Fantasia

Fantasia

Fantasia, released in 1940, is the The Walt Disney Company's third animated film. It features eight classical music pieces recorded by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski. The film, which has no dialog, is considered an experiment in the interactions between animation and music. The artwork varies from scenes of literalism to total abstraction in response to the mood and pace of the music. The film was originally distributed by the Disney Company itself, presented as a two-hour traveling road show. The show was largely unsuccessful and a year later Disney was forced to release the film through an independent distribution company, which edited the movie to 81 minutes long. Since then, the original two hour film with accompanying original soundtrack has never been fully restored. However, a 2000 release came as close as is thought to be possible, missing only 10 minutes of original footage, now considered to be lost. In 2000, a sequel to Fantasia, called Fantasia 2000 was also released.

Fast Facts

Released: November 13, 1940
Received: 2 honorary Academy Awards
The 3rd Disney animated film
Disney developed its own stereophonic sound process (Fantasound) for the film
Fantasia was the first film released in stereophonic sound

Categories

Entertainment | Movies | Classic Films (Pre-1960) | Family and Animated Films

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The Mahalo Top 7

Disney Archives: Fantasia
Wikipedia: Fantasia
IMDb: Fantasia
Rotten Tomatoes: Fantasia Reviews
Big Cartoon Database: Fantasia
Video: 1956 Fantasia Trailer
Article: "We All Make Mistakes..." (2000)

Fantasia DVDs and Merchandise

DisneyShopping.com: Fantasia Merchandise
Amazon.com: Fantasia DVDs | Music | Toys & Games
eBay: Fantasia Merchandise
Art.com: Fantasia Posters and Prints
The House of Disney: Fantasia Collectibles Database

Fantasia Photos

Google Image Search: Fantasia
Yahoo! Image Search: Fantasia
Fan Site: The Fantasia Gallery
Live Image Search: Fantasia
Fan Site: Chernabog Image Gallery

Fantasia Musical Selections

SoundtrackNet: Fantasia Soundtrack

"Toccata and Fugue in D Minor"

Wikipedia: "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" by Johann Sebastian Bach
YouTube: "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor"

"Nutcracker Suite"

Wikipedia: "Nutcracker Suite" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
YouTube: "Nutcracker Suite" Part 1 | Part 2

"The Sorcerer's Apprentice"

Wikipedia: "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Paul Dukas
YouTube: "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"

"The Rite of Spring"

Wikipedia: "The Rite of Spring" by Igor Stavinsky
YouTube: "The Rite of Spring" Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

"Symphony No. 6"

Wikipedia: "Symphony No. 6" by Ludwig van Beethoven
YouTube: "Symphony No. 6" Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

"Dance of the Hours"

Wikipedia: "Dance of the Hours" by Amilcare Ponchielli
YouTube: "Dance of the Hours"

"Night on Bald Mountain & Ave Maria"

Wikipedia: "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modest Mussorgsky
Wikipedia: "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert
YouTube: "Night on Bald Mountain" | "Ave Maria"
Image Gallery: Chernabog Image Gallery
Chernabog Character Profiles: Disney Archives | Wikipedia

Fantasia Reviews and Articles

Rotten Tomatoes: Fantasia Reviews
RogerEbert.com: Fantasia Review
Washington Post: Fantasia Review
Jim Hill Media: "We All Make Mistakes..." (2000)

Fantasia Fan Sites, Blogs and Message Boards

Google Blog Search: Fantasia
IMDb: Fantasia Message Board
Blog Post: Fantasia Will Amazia!

Related Pages on Mahalo

The Walt Disney Company | Disney Animated Films | Disneyland Vacation | Disney World | Johann Sebastian Bach | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Paul Dukas | Igor Stravinski | Ludwig van Beethoven | Amilcare Ponchielli | Modest Mussorgsky | Franz Schubert

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