Why are cartoon's music pitched by one note when on TV?

[emotionalgirl162]

I noticed this especially with tom and jerry and merrie melodies/looney tunes cartoons. for example. the merrie melodies and looney tunes's cartoons's starting music on tv is in C# major but when I open them from a CD or on internet I find it in C major. I need to understand why this is happening because I am confused

 

[RandomMe]

This is a general problem, since television color formats differ in certain parts of the world. In Europe, Africa, most of Asia and Oceania, due to the fact that almost every country on the continent chose either PAL or SECAM, the music is pitched by one note because of some fort of frame rate conversion.

 

[VHSTrader234]

Interesting question.
Often with films shot in 24fps, they would be shown at 25fps. The sound would be therefore higher pitched and people in this country would get used to that and when hearing NTSC when on a US holiday the normal pitch would sound lower.

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[Daffyrocks]

Of course I am very used to the PAL pitch

To bad most of today's shows don't use that anymore, and stick to the original NTSC, even though the speed is still "European".

 

[RandomMe]

Of course I am very used to the PAL pitch

To bad most of today's shows don't use that anymore, and stick to the original NTSC, even though the speed is still "European".

Yeah, me too, for me, a lot of shows sound cooler in PAL.

 

[Daffyrocks]

PAL actually gives the shows more life and energy. When hearing something in NTSC, it just feels mediocre and boring.