Fantasia (1940 film)
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+ | The concept of matching animation to classical music was used as early as 1928 in Disney's cartoon series, the ''[[Silly Symphonies]]'', but he wanted to go beyond the usual slapstick, and produce shorts where "sheer fantasy unfolds ... action controlled by a musical pattern has great charm in the realm of [[unreality]]." | ||
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+ | [[Oskar Fischinger]] designed the [[J. S. Bach]] ''[[Toccata and Fugue in D Minor]]'' sequence for the film, but quit without credit because Disney altered his designs to be more [[representational]]. | ||
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+ | *[[Visual music]] | ||
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Fantasia is a 1940 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and released by Walt Disney Productions. The film consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by Leopold Stokowski, seven of which are performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Music critic and composer Deems Taylor acts as the film's Master of Ceremonies, who introduces each segment in live action interstitial scenes.
The concept of matching animation to classical music was used as early as 1928 in Disney's cartoon series, the Silly Symphonies, but he wanted to go beyond the usual slapstick, and produce shorts where "sheer fantasy unfolds ... action controlled by a musical pattern has great charm in the realm of unreality."
Oskar Fischinger designed the J. S. Bach Toccata and Fugue in D Minor sequence for the film, but quit without credit because Disney altered his designs to be more representational.
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