The Ring 2002 – Bill Fulton source music from I Am Weasel composer
The Ring (2002) feature film excerpt I Am Weasel on tv set at :22
Bill Fulton I Am Weasel music in The Ring connects two very different screen worlds: Cartoon Network comedy and a Hollywood horror film. In the 2002 feature The Ring, a television briefly shows I Am Weasel, the animated series for which Fulton composed music. The excerpt below highlights that appearance, with the cartoon visible around 22 seconds and the relevant sequence continuing near 27 seconds.
A Cartoon Network cameo in The Ring
Director Gore Verbinski brought The Ring to theaters in 2002, with Naomi Watts starring as journalist Rachel Keller. Keller investigates a disturbing videotape linked to deaths that follow seven days after viewing. The film places ordinary television images alongside its supernatural mystery. Against that setting, the fleeting appearance of I Am Weasel offers an unexpected connection to late-1990s animation.
Paramount’s official film page identifies Verbinski as director and describes the videotape at the heart of the story. Meanwhile, Amblin’s production overview lists the principal cast and credits Hans Zimmer as the film’s composer. Fulton’s connection is different: it comes through music he wrote for the cartoon appearing on the television, not through the feature’s original dramatic score.
Bill Fulton’s I Am Weasel music
Created by David Feiss, I Am Weasel began as part of Cow and Chicken before becoming a separate Cartoon Network series. Its stories follow the capable I.M. Weasel and his frequently frustrated rival, I.R. Baboon. Fulton contributed the series’ main and end-title music and composed background scores for numerous episodes. In addition, Richard Pursel contributed to the theme’s creation.
The music also reached listeners through the 1999 Cartoon Medley compilation. That collection includes material connected with I Am Weasel among themes from other animated programs. For more on the recordings, see Bill Fulton’s Cartoon Medley credits. The series’ IMDb credits also identify Fulton’s theme-music work.
A brief appearance with a lasting connection
Bill Fulton I Am Weasel music in The Ring is a small but distinctive crossover between television animation and feature filmmaking. Although the on-screen appearance lasts only seconds, it places a familiar Cartoon Network production inside a very different kind of story. The accompanying clip lets viewers spot the television moment for themselves.
Original Performance Notes
I Am Weasel with music by Bill Fulton appears for a few seconds at 00:27 in the excerpt below. A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone in a week of viewing it.
The Ring feature film excerpt I Am Weasel on tv set at :22 (2002)
Year(s): 2002-2002
Bill Fulton role: Bill Fulton (IMDb) source music from I Am Weasel composer
Production: The Ring
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Media Category: Feature Film
Production Co: Cartoon Network, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Warner Bros. Animation
Director/Producer: Gore Verbinski
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