Make Mine Music (Disney Gold Classic Collection)

Make Mine Music (Disney Gold Classic Collection)
Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 01/25/2005 Run time: 75 minutes Rating: Nr
Customer Review: Disney's first of 3 follow-ups to 'Fantasia' is superb!
After Walt Disney's 1940 masterpiece FANTASIA failed at the box office, it's surprising he ever again tried illustrating music with animation-- yet he did, gratefully. Some of Disney's best and these days generally unknown 1940s animated features follow the format laid down in that groundbreaking film. Created in part from scraps left over when the majority of Walt's animators were involved in WWII, these musical montages are quite good. The first to be released was MAKE MINE MUSIC (1946). Using popular tunes and some classical, and with the talents of Nelson Eddy, Dinah Shore, Benny Goodman, the Andrews Sisters, Jerry Colonna, Sterling Holloway and crooner Andy Russell, this delightful work has 10 distinct segments: THE MARTINS AND THE COYS has since been removed because it contains comedic gunplay. BLUE BAYOU was intended for FANTASIA. The music is DeBussy's "Clair de Lune." ALL THE CATS JOIN IN is a real highlight. Benny Goodman's band accompanies a pencil that sketches out the action. WITHOUT YOU is a ballad sung by Andy Russell. Jerry Colonna reads CASEY AT THE BAT. TWO SILHOUETTES is two actual ballet dancers seen as silhouettes against animated backgrounds. Dinah Shore sings the title tune. Sterling Holloway narrates Prokofiev's PETER AND THE WOLF. AFTER YOU'VE GONE features Goodman again and some highly unusual-looking musical instruments. The Andrews Sisters provide vocals for JOHNNY FEDORA AND ALICE BLUE BONNET, a story of two hats in a department store that fall in love. The final segment is best. In the poignant THE WHALE WHO WANTED TO SING AT THE MET, the giant sea mammal is harpooned and killed because it's believed his lovely voice emanates from an opera singer the whale swallowed. Multiple singing voices provided by Nelson Eddy. Music includes an aria from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. MAKE MINE MUSIC is also available on DVD. In 1947, Disney studios released another excellent animated musical montage called FUN AND FANCY FREE. (VHS edition) (DVD edition)
Customer Review: Make Mine Music
This wonderful Disney Classic is a must for any true collector. It is made in the style of Fantasia and my kids all love it.