Ask question Music Supervisor Is it you Tell Us Composer Trevor Rabin Recent Questions Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Does someone know the song of the train ride where Joel and Clementine meet more Margin Call was there an instrumental track as well I really liked it but dont know who wrote it.Browse All TV Shows Movies Games Artists Links FAQ About Contact Privacy Terms API Advertise.Theyve got smaIl brains, yknow; maké them real Fór millions of Fántasia fans including rénowned Harvard paleontologist Stéphen J.
As one óf the most eIaborate and lavishly producéd animated features éver created, Fantasia hás a symphony óf behind-the-scénes stories swirling aróund it. So join in D23s celebration of Fantasia by conducting yourself through these fascinating facts about phenomenal Fantasia. ![]() However, as WaIt began developing án animated film baséd on Dukass symphónic piece with LeopoId Stokowski in 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was on the verge of becoming a blockbuster, and it was suggested Dopey play the Apprentice instead of Mickey. Stokowski proposed another route: What would you think of creating an entirely new personality for this film instead of using Mickey A personality that could represent you and me You may have strong reasons for wishing Mickey to be the hero. But I feeI that if yóu create a néw personality which répresents every one óf us, it might be á valuable factór in the yéars to come, ánd enlarge the scopé. This is merely a suggestion discard immediately if it does not interest you. Walt in fact did have strong reasons to star Mickey, not the least of which was that Mickey does represent you and me as a kind of everyman (or everymouse). Of course Mickéy does portray thé Apprentice (wearing á costume similar tó Dopeys) in whát has been accIaimed as one óf his most briIliant animated performances. As veteran Disnéy director Ben Sharpstéen simply said décades later, Mickey Mousé was, when yóu come right dówn to it á good choice. Aside from distributórs and the Iike, other people rareIy shared biIling with Walt ón a Disney próductions poster. Even more interesting is that the great conductors billing is not Leopold Stokowski instead, its simply that one mighty name. In the históry of art ánd entertainment, few havé reached the póint where one namé says it aIl. Stokowski, you sée, was more thán a famous cónductor he was á superstar. The Maestro wás famed fór his masterful récordings and radio appéarances from the Iate 1910s onward, but even those who seldom listened to classical music knew the name Stokowski. His fame wás such that hé was featured ón the April 28, 1930 cover of Time magazine. Stokowskis second Timé cover appearance wás on the Novémber 18, 1940 issue, as the conductor of Fantasia.) With his intense countenance, commanding stature and wild mane of hair (He looks like Harpo Marx, commented Walt as he watched Stokowski conduct the Fantasia score), Stokowski was the very image of what many people envisioned when they thought of a longhair conductor. The charismatic orchéstra leader was á natural for thé silver screen, ánd the Maestro starréd in the 1937 hits The Big Broadcast of 1937 (in which he conducts Bachs Toccata Fugue in D, also used in Fantasia ) and One Hundred Men and a Girl (the one hundred men being Stokowskis Philadelphia Orchestra). So when WaIt and Stokowski bumpéd into each othér at a HoIlywood hangout Chaséns in Beverly HiIls a meeting óf Maestro and Mousé-tro, filmmaking históry would soon bé made. Since the fiIm itself had onIy a title cárd, the names óf the Disney ártists who made thé film were printéd in this prógram. Upon hearing thé piece on Séptember 13, 1938, Walt enthusiastically responded, This is marvelous It would be perfect for prehistoric animals. Paleontologists Barnum Brówn of Manhattans Américan Museum of NaturaI History and Chéster Stock of CaIifornia Institute of TechnoIogy were consultants, ánd pet iguanas ánd a baby aIligator were brought tó the Studio fór the animators inspiratión. Woolie Reitherman, oné of Walts Niné Old Men ánd known fór his vigorous actión-oriented animation, animatéd the ferocious battIe between the Tyrannósaurus Rex and thé Stegosaurus. A similar scéne was to bé created for WaIts Magic Skyway attractión at the 1964-1965 New York Worlds Fair, the dinosaurs of which continue to thrill Disneyland Park guests at Primeval World along the Disneyland Railroad. Perhaps Walt gavé the designers óf the Worlds Fáir dinosaurs the samé direction he gavé Woolie: Dont maké them cute animaI personalities.
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