Musical director for NBC Radio's "Kraft Music Hall" (1937-1946).
His final work, You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown, was broadcast on October 28, 1975-one day before his death.
Trotter was nominated for an Oscar award and a Grammy award for his musical score for the 1969 feature film, A Boy Named Charlie Brown.
He also worked with Vince Guaraldi on the score for Peanuts animated television specials and feature films between 1966 and 1975.
Beginning with It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown in 1966, Scott arranged and directed music scores for 11 Peanuts television specials and one feature film in conjunction with composer Vince Guaraldi.