is the animated musical sequel to its originator in 1940, Fantasia. It was released in December of 1999 and was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and Walt Disney Pictures. Walt Disney’s brother, Roy E. Disney was the helm of producing it and so was Donald W. Ernst, who co-produced it. The movie includes many celebrities that introduced the live action parts with the classical music counterpart. It took many, many years to get the approval to make the sequel and it did really well in the box office. But the more important part from this movie is the music behind it, the music really goes along with all seven of the segments shown and they all have an art style behind it.
The orchestra behind the film was performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra and was conducted by James Levine. The movie contains seven segments and has an important musical piece behind it, which they are written by somebody significant in the classical music world. Fantasia 2000 opens with the most famous concert music of all, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor. Following the first film in 1940, this first segment follows abstract images that form the ideas of the heavens, butterflies, bats, and darkness. The second sequence is “Pines of Rome” by Ottorino Respighi, which follows the journey of humpback whale calf as it learns to fly (only because of a supernova). The whale is separated from its parents, but manages to reunite with the entire school, that ends up coming through the fluffy clouds
However, even though illustrations and certain parts of the stories have changed, the overall story has remained intact and will hopefully continue that authenticity for many more years to come. In 1992, Disney released their animated version of Aladdin. This production that brought in over two hundred million dollars was very much like the version in 1001
The first part of the concert played Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, also known as Fantasia, and it lasted less than 30 minutes. It opened with a lady named Anastasia Markina, and she introduced the piece with a slow virtuoso playing of the piano, to which later on the strings, cellos and basses, enter. Then Markina played an ornamented version of the choral theme, to
The first and opening piece was a Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9, by Hector Berlioz. In major tonality, classical piece started with vivace statement, and then slow introduction progressed later in allegro. It featured an independent solo that was performed with an English horn and gradually changed dynamics throughout the classical movement.
Lead: In the world of musicals, Hamilton has become a rising star. However, some of us cannot afford to pay $500 a ticket to see the show, which is sold out for months into the future, performed live. But do not fear, the soundtrack to the musical in itself is wonderfully enjoyable, and tells much of the musical’s story as well.
There have been many marvelous books given to this world by genius authors. I have discovered a new deep appreciation for written works and their generous offers of knowledge into my mind. Think of it. Literature is a way to spark imagination, adventure, and passion into the dull areas of life. It creates emotion in me and in turn, plays off my emotions to give me a message of some kind. Books have the power to inspire change or purely entertain. In my own personal life, I have read a book that has changed me for the better. William Goldman’s Princess Bride has taught me many simple yet important life lessons. I especially love his clever satire and interesting characters that give me better insight for the world I’m preparing to enter. This
The Princess and the Frog. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, performances by Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, and Oprah Winfrey, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures, 2009. This movie is the ninth movie in Disney’s line of princess movies.
The artist that I have chosen is Richie Valens. The genre in which the artist is mostly categorized in is Rock & Roll. The reason why this artist should be represented more into this course is because not only did he make such an impact in the music industry within two years even though he died when he was 17 due to a plane crash. Furthermore he only released two albums. With only two albums alone he influenced many artist for example like of Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys and Carlos Santana. He is considered the first Latino to successfully cross over into mainstream rock.( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritchie_Valens)
Cinderella was Disney 's second feature-length animated fairy tale that followed Snow White which was made in 1937. Written
Fantasia, a Walt Disney film from the year 1940 is a strong example of hermeneutic composability because the orchestrated music was written with a story in mind. To accentuate this, an animation was paired with the music to illustrate the idea the composer had in mind. The conductor of the orchestra says, “What you are going to see are the designs and pictures and stories that music inspired in the minds and imaginations of a group of artists” (Fantasia). He specifies later that, “these [animations] are not going to be the interpretations of trained musicians, Which I think is all to the good. There are three kinds of music on this ‘Fantasia’ program. First there's the kind that tells a definite story. Then there's the kind, that while it has no specific plot, does paint a series of more or less definite pictures. Then there's third kind, music that exists simply for its own sake” (Fantasia). As conductor and music critic Deems Taylor so eloquently states, the point of the movie was to have the music inspire the artists to animate as they please, not to have musicians or people who wrote the music to tell them what to animate. The significance of this in terms of hermeneutic composability is that Fantasia is a direct and visual example of people interpreting music that the composer wrote with an idea in mind.
Since the establishment of Walt Disney Company in 1923, it has created many classic animated characters, such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Lion King, Bambi, and so on. The success of Disney animated movie is not only due to its wonderful storyline and the vivid characterization of the animated characters, but also because of the music produced in the film. Disney’s music, whether its theme music, its background music, or song music, are clever and perfect blend of the plot, prompting many Disney animated movies become classics. This paper will focus on one of the Disney’s animated movie, The Three Caballeros, and analysis the connections between its content and its music.
Response to #1 The following are the notes and list from viewing the 1940 film Fantasia by Disney. Notes/List Introduction of the film opens with the orchestra getting to their seats. Once at their seats some of the musicians begin to tune their instruments. Some individual instruments heard are a violin, horn and flute.
Actually Walt Disney and Roy Disney were two brothers who found the Cartoon Studio in California in 1923. Both brothers made a contract for a film which name was Alice Comedy. This film was
Walt Disney Films are known to be as an incredible and outstanding fantasy stories producer. It created more than a hundred of films. Majority of what has been produced rely on fictional stories. The films that were released used animation to capture children’s interest and musically performed as well. Walt Disney produced fantasy stories like The Little Mermaid 1989; Sleeping Beauty 1959; Beauty and the Beast 1991; Cinderella 1950 and more. The tales most often than not were always about the life of a princess in search of her prince charming.
In the 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the tale revolutionized and began a Golden Age of animation. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the very first full length animated motion picture as well as the first film to release a motion-picture soundtrack recording in 1944 by the Disney studio. (Backlots) Also, “it was the first to employ the use of Technicolor, and features the first large-scale use of the multiplane camera which became a signature at Disney for decades”. (Backlots)
A. In Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Tchaikovsky’s main music characteristic is Russian folk music. He does like to use some elements from French, Italian, and German music.