Fantasia is an outstanding film for lovers of classical music and animation in general. Mar 30, 2015 perhaps the single finest sequence in fantasia, and an enduring masterpiece of the art of animation, the nutcracker scene also helped to create a newfound appreciation for tchaikovskys music. Jan 22, 2018 disney amor arte disney disney pixar retro disney vintage disney disney love fantasia disney disney tattoos disney animation paula rodriguez bad boy fantasia nutcracker suite dance of the sugar plum fairy this is another very elegant, anthropomorphizednature example. The film consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by leopold stokowski, seven of which are performed by the. But also personified depictions of other naturalistic or animalistic beings. A collection of animated interpretations of great works of western classical music. Fantasia 1940 soundtrack complete list of songs whatsong. Get the best deals on fantasia vintage disney collectibles pre1968 when you shop the largest online selection at. Unlike the original ballet, this fantasia adaptation has no real plot. How disney turned tchaikovskys nutcracker into a ballet of the. Intended to be part of the film, it was deleted due to the films already excessive length. Though no nutcracker appears in this version of the music from the famous ballet, disney s reimagining takes the music from the. Disney fantasia dancing mushrooms maybe they are friendly avatars fans will understand.
Fantasia vintage disney collectibles pre1968 for sale. In fact, fantasia may have done more for the nutcracker as a piece of music than for any other piece featured in the film. Collectible figurines free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Nov 12, 2015 the failure of fantasia would remain a sore spot with disney for the rest of his life.
What we are shown are a few animated musicals, filled with grand splendor and vivid colors. Disney does not put the old classics on the shelf, but finds ways to introduce them to subsequent generations of disney fans. The nutcracker suite, a selection of pieces from tchaikovskys nowclassic christmas ballet the nutcracker, is a personified depiction of the changing of the seasons. We learn the modus operandi of fantasia, the linking theme, in the second segment an abridged version of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. Oct 31, 20 fantasia always loved the dancing mushrooms. To simply call it an animate film would not do justice to the vision walt disney had and brought to fruition. As master of ceremonies deems taylor points out, there is no nutcracker on the screen. Fantasia is a 1940 animated film from walt disney and the third entry in the disney animated canon. When they are done, they are followed by the summer fairies, who change the season to. Fantasia, walt disney s glorious monument to midcentury middlebrowism, is celebrating its 50th birthday. Snowflakes, russian thistles, goldfish, flower fairies, and dancing mushrooms help cement fantasias take on tchaikovskis nutcracker suite as one of the most memorable and recognizable features from the film. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Fairies dance around a woodland landscape, sprinkling their fairy dust on everything they pass.
See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is fantasia over and over again. Such vision and talent, the man was years ahead of this time. Characters in this list are sorted by the film and segment in which they appear. Those people looking for the classic disney animation experience with captured princesses, evil warlocks, and princes who face evil and certain death may be disappointed with this film. Awords in 1941 fantasia won two special academy awards. The pairing of classical music and animation might not seem all that revolutionary today, but it sure was in 1940, especially when the latter part was imagined by the creative visionary, walt disney. Connecting the nutcracker and the four realms to walt. This version was also included both as part of the 3lp soundtrack album of fantasia since released as a 2cd set, and as a single lp, with dance of the hours, another fantasia segment, on the reverse side. Walt disneys timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound. Disney fantasia dancing mushrooms from the nutcracker suite disney love, disney magic. Hawkins for their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures through the production of fantasia and leopold stokowski for their unique achievement in the creation of a new form of visualized music in walt disneys production fantasia, thereby widening the.
Nutcracker suite is the second installment in fantasia. While its good to see that they are having fun and that the film doesnt have that stiff and formal atmosphere, the cameos can be quite distracting and some parts of the film would have some of the cameos perform some ridiculous tiny skit to lighten the mood. How disney turned tchaikovskys nutcracker into a ballet. Fantasia nutcracker suite mushroom dancers production cel courvoisier setup walt disney, 1940. Still keeping with fantasia i want to move onto the dancing mushrooms section. From delicate fairies magically alighting a dark forest, to prancing mushrooms allegedly inspired by the three stooges, spinning flower blossoms, and seductively graceful goldfish, the nutcracker suite section of fantasia showcases a magical range of animated dance sequences that still today leaves dance and film aficionados breathless. The nutcracker suite features a selection of pieces from tchaikovskys classic ballet the nutcracker. Oct 31, 20 oct 31, 20 fantasia always loved the dancing mushrooms. Chinese mushroom dance fantasia nutcracker suite disney 1940 framed seri disney fantasia sorcerer 1940 mickey mouse animation art production cel disneys fantasia bacchus 1940 animation cel. A landmark in animation and a huge influence on the medium of music video, disneys fantasia is a relentlessly inventive blend of the classics with phantasmagorical. This portion of film is also part of the nutcracker suite and is called the chinese dance. Jun 01, 2009 disney does not put the old classics on the shelf, but finds ways to introduce them to subsequent generations of disney fans. Connecting the nutcracker and the four realms to walt disneys.
Disney knows how to make money, by making films scarce at times and. Likewise, the psilocybin mushroom, better known as magic mushrooms or shrooms is also a hallucinogenic drug and the chinese dancers in fantasias nutcracker suite are mushrooms. With story direction by joe grant and dick huemer, and production supervision by ben sharpsteen, it is the third disney animated feature film. Disneys the nutcracker suite segment of fantasia was principally animated by art babbitt and he has credited the three stooges as a reference for animating the dancing mushrooms in the chinese dance sequence. Fantasia always loved the dancing mushrooms fantasia. Heres one of the dancing mushrooms from fantasia, rendered in topiary. By 1936 disney was taking mescaline on a regular basis and as a result his most famous work appeared.
Disney should start with the restored nutcracker he this time discarded all 14 minutes of it and let fantasia 1940 set the pace for a series of longer and more patient animated. Fantasia merely makes our other pictures look immature. Jun 18, 2002 of the notion that the imagination displayed in disneys animated films was druginduced, animator art babbitt, who drew the dancing mushrooms in the nutcracker suite portion of fantasia. The result was fantasia, a creative masterpiece that amazed audiences when it debuted, and is still beloved over seventy years later. For its new york premiere, the broadway theater was equipped with 90 speakers to convey stokowskis philadelphia orchestra in fantasound an. Dancing mushrooms from disneys fantasia my mobile adventures. The film consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by.
Music and animation combine in disneys fantasia walt disneys fantasia, the first featurelength film to offer visual images of classical music, has just been re. Fantasia merely makes our other pictures look immature and suggests for the first time what the future of. While fantasia appealed immediately to children, its adult understanding did not develop until the mid60s, years after black mountain college. Alex traces the connection between walt disneys fantasia in 1940 and the american debut of the classic ballet in 1954 to disneys new fantasy adventure, the. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. I have a highquality dvdrip of fantasia on my external harddrive. Walt disneys timeless masterpiece is a celebration of sight and sound, featuring eight sequences marrying classical music with the most innovative animation of its day.
It actually takes place right before the russian dance segment in the ballet. Buy walt disney classics collection wdcc mushroom dancer porcelain figurine fantasia. The sequence with the mushrooms is set to a section of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite ballet. Disney fantasia dancing mushrooms from the nutcracker suite disney fantasia dancing mushrooms they used to give me nightmares. Fantasia faries dance of the sugar plum fairy youtube. See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that. Walt disney classics collection wdcc mushroom dancer. My personal favorite was always the mickey mouse short one of the darkest mickey cartoons ive ever seen. His animation was timed to the music score, which he pinned to his desk in order to work out the choreography. Fantasia is a 1940 animated film from disney animated canon. The following are fictional characters from disney s 1940 film fantasia, its 1999 sequel fantasia 2000 and the video game fantasia.
See dancing fairies, fish, flowers, mushrooms and leaves in the nutcracker suite. Stream saved cover by ranbowie from desktop or your mobile device. In the nutcracker suite segment of the film, the fairies appear to perform the dance of the sugar plum fairies. This sequence features abstract images, shapes and forms moving in time. Fantasia nutcracker suite mushroom dancers production cel lot. Fantasia stands alone as a virtuoso tribute to the virtuosity of its music. Mickey mouse sugar plum fairies nutcracker suite dancers. Original animation cel of mushrooms from the nutcracker. The smallest mushroom, writes john culhane in his definitive book on fantasia, projects his personality as vividly as any character in the disney.
The conceptual framework of the individual pieces embraces such areas as prehistoric times, the four seasons, nature, hellheaven, the themes of light. Medieval theologians would have had him burnt at the stake. Directed by james algar, samuel armstrong, ford beebe jr with leopold stokowski, deems taylor, the philadelphia orchestra, corey burton. But everything until that part, especially the nutcracker scene is serene and should compliment a trip well, what with the great music selection and spectacular animations. Originally walt was only going to animate the sorcerers apprentice segment as a mickey mouse short to bring back public interest in mickey who was being. Its not a princess movie its the nutcracker sequence in the 1940 classic fantasia as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of a film that has introduced generations of children and, perhaps just as often, adults to classical music, im telling the stories behind each of.
Tchaikovsky waltz of the flowers from disneys with. Now, for disneys second dip into fantasiathemed brand management and cannibalization of its own legacy, there is the nutcracker and the four realms. Its a surreal, yet classic blend of animation and classical music, often considered to have been ahead of its time back in the day. Disney s the nutcracker suite segment of fantasia was principally animated by art babbitt and he has credited the three stooges as a reference for animating the dancing mushrooms in the chinese dance sequence. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Perhaps the single finest sequence in fantasia, and an enduring masterpiece of the art of animation, the nutcracker scene also helped to create a newfound appreciation for tchaikovskys music. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Fantasia is one of those films that everyone knows by heart, and has watched since being a child. Oct 30, 2018 alex traces the connection between walt disney s fantasia in 1940 and the american debut of the classic ballet in 1954 to disney s new fantasy adventure, the nutcracker and the four realms. Walt disney had the notion early on that the film would be rereleased every year with new segments as well as old favourites. In 1940 it became a staple of american cinema, the year it was launched. Fantasia is a 1940 american animated film produced by walt disney and released by walt disney productions.
The 1940 disney animated film fantasia features a segment using the nutcracker suite. A fantasia for the mtv generation the new york times. The mushroom dance from fantasia 1940 w the nutcracker suite. Aug 23, 2019 snowflakes, russian thistles, goldfish, flower fairies, and dancing mushrooms help cement fantasia s take on tchaikovskis nutcracker suite as one of the most memorable and recognizable features from the film. Tchaikovskys ballet involves anthropomorphising inanimate things, plus. Fantasia mushroom hop low chinese dance tchaikovsky cel. Hawkins for their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures through the production of fantasia and leopold stokowski for their unique achievement in the creation of a new form of visualized music in walt disney s production fantasia, thereby widening the.
The nutcracker suite is the second segment of the 1940 disney film fantasia. Screencap gallery for fantasia bluray, disney classics. A landmark in animation and a huge influence on the medium of music video, disney s fantasia is a relentlessly inventive blend of the classics with phantasmagorical. Walt disney s timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound. Disney turns you into a pagan, hence the charm of fantasia for the lsd neoaborigines of the 1960s. In the nutcracker suite, animator art babbitt is said to have. It features a number of different scenes within, with their own music respectively.
Disney fantasia dancing mushrooms they used to give me. Yen sid is the powerful sorcerer in fantasia, appearing as an old man with a long beard and robes that extended to the floor. The nutcracker suite dancers are characters who appear in the nutcracker suite segment of the film, fantasia. Fantasia 1940, a disney animated featurelength concert film milestone, is an experimental film integrating eight magnificent classical musical compositions with enchanting, exhilarating, and imaginative, artisticallychoreographed animation.
Alex traces the connection between walt disneys fantasia in 1940. The movie the film consists of animated sequences synchronized to classic pieces of music. Those people looking for the classic disney animation experience with captured princesses, evil warlocks, and princes who face. Mar 19, 20 still keeping with fantasia i want to move onto the dancing mushrooms section. Tchaikovsky waltz of the flowers nutcracker disney animation. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Disney fantasianutcracker 2 chinese dancemushrooms sequence. Fantasia nutcracker suite dance of the sugar plum fairy this is another very elegant. Animation historian john canemaker calls it one of the most exquisite examples of disney fantasy ever created.
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