Fantasia

"All the BEAUTY... All the DELIGHT.. All the EXCITEMENT of the world's greatest music!"

Stories: Fantasia is not a normal full length animated feature. Fantasia is a series of classical music pieces brought to life with the animation of the Disney artists. The music pieces are collected by Walt Disney and Leopold Stokowski. There are eight music segments which together make up Fantasia. #1 "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" - Bach: A piece where the Disney artist used abstract animation inspired by the music. #2 "The Nutcracker Suite" - Tchaikowsky: This segment tells the story of the fairies, who change a forest during the seasons. It also shows you flowers, fish and mushrooms dancing along with the music. #3 "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" - Dukas: Probably the most famous segment from Fantasia. In this piece Mickey Mouse stars as the apprentice, who uses the magic for his master, the sorcerer Yen Sid. This goes horribly wrong when he brings a broom to life and can't stop it. #4 "Rite of Spring" - Stravinski: In this segment the Disney artists show you the birth of our planet and the age of the dinosaurs. #5 "The Pastoral Symphony" - Beethoven: Inspired by the myths for ancient Greece, this piece introduces the gods, half-gods and their friends. # 6 "Dance of the Hours" - Ponchielli: This is the funniest piece of the film. Here hippos practise ballet along with crocodiles and other animals. #7 "Night on Bald Mountain" - Mussorgsky: A dark piece which tells you what happens at night when normal people go to sleep. It shows you how Chernabog comes to life and his defeat by the dawn. #8 "Ave Maria" - Schubert: Right after Night on Bald Mountain comes this piece which symbolizes the peace of the dawn.

Directed by: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beebe, Norman Ferguson, Jim Handley, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield and Ben Sharpsteen. Writing credits: Joe Grant, Dick Huemer, Lee Blair, Elmer Plummer, Phil Dike, Sylvia Moberly-Holland, Norman Wright, Albert Health, Bianca Majolie, Graham Heid, Perce Pearce, Carl Fallberg, William Martin, Leo Thiele, Robert Slerner, John McLeish, Otto Englander, Webb Smith, Erdman Penner, Joseph Sabo, Bill Peet, Vernon Stallings, Campbell Grant and Arthur Heinemann. Music by: Johann Sebastian Bach, Paul Dukas, Modest Mussorgsky, Amilcare Ponchielli, Franz Schubert, Igor Stravinsky, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Ludwig van Beethoven. Produced by: Walt Disney and Ben Sharpsteen. Animators: Edwin Aardman, Art Babbitt, Preston Blair, Jack Bradbury, Paul Busch, Jack Campbell, Bob Carlson, Les Clark, Charles Conner, Ugo d'Orsi, Phil Duncan, Art Elliott, John Elliotte, Hugh Fraser, Franklin Grundeen, Harry Hamsel, Bill Justice, Lynn Karp, Walt Kelly, Paul B. Kossoff, Hicks Lokey, John Lounsbery, Edward Love, Don Lusk, Dan MacManus, Murry McClellan, John MacManus, Joshua Meador, James Moore, Milt Neil, Lester Novros, Art Palmer, Don Patterson, Ray Patterson, George Rowley, William Schull, Grant Simmons, Robert Stokes, Howard Swift, Norman Tate, Riley Thompson, Don Tobin, Harvey Toombs, Bernard Wolf, Cornett Wood, Marvin Woodward, Cy Young and Robert W. Youngquist.

Cast: Leopold Stokowski: Himself (Conductor) Deems Taylor: Himself (Narrative Introductions) Walt Disney: Mickey Mouse (voice) Julietta Novis: Soloist "Ave Maria"

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