Fantasia
One of my favorite (hey, I'm a classically trained musician during my day job) Disney movies. In honor of my 1 year old (who I'm going to start calling Ferb)'s first viewing, I decided to look up some more trivia.General Fantastia Trivia:
- Walt Disney expected Fantasia to be a huge success and be updated regularly (60 years isn't regular)
- The Philadelphia Orchestra with Maestro Leopold Stokowski was the original orchestra. A 1982 re-release was re-recorded thanks to better recording technology. However, in 1990 for the 50th re-release, they cleaned up the original recording as best as possible.
- The images of the dinosaurs, used in Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, was later used in the Disneyland Diorama "Primeval Whirl"
Did you know:
The animators secretly modeled elements of the Sorcerer in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" on their boss, Walt Disney. The raised eyebrow was regarded as a dead giveaway. They call the character Yen Sid, which is "Disney" spelled backwards.
The animators secretly modeled elements of the Sorcerer in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" on their boss, Walt Disney. The raised eyebrow was regarded as a dead giveaway. They call the character Yen Sid, which is "Disney" spelled backwards.
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Cool! I've always loved Fantasia. I'm also a professional musician in my day job, . :)
ReplyDeleteMy Ian went through a phase of watching this movie every day. We only have it on VHS, though, so we rarely watch it anymore. Interesting trivia.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you do/play? Love that!
ReplyDeleteHeidi - a few years back they did a redo with both the original and 2000 on DVD.. with your musical family, you should have it! We definitely used it for studying in college! #musicnerds
ReplyDeleteOur son loves this movie, I'll have to fill him in on this trivia! Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteHmmm . . . I wonder if you can still find that in stores or on Amazon. I'll have to look into it. As much as my girls make fun of that movie, I really do think it would be a great musical resource to have!
ReplyDeleteGreat Fantasia trivia! Love that they modeled the Sorcerer after Walt. That was pretty bold, lol!
ReplyDeleteI am a music teacher and a professional vocalist! I play piano, flute, and some other random band type instruments as well! What do you play/do?? I love it that you are a fellow musician and Disney enthusiast!
ReplyDeleteI'm a clarinetist in one of the DC military bands :) very fun!
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