Fantasia
- Studio
- Walt Disney Studios
- Distributor
- RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
Synopsis
Fantasia is nothing less than a symphony concert, illustrated by Disney animation, with Leopold Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra. The eight sequences are: "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" (J. S. Bach), "The Nutcracker Suite" (Tchaikovsky), "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (Dukas), "The Rite of Spring" (Stravinsky), "The Sixth Symphony (The Pastoral)" (Beethoven), "Dance of the Hours" (Ponchielli) and "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria" (Mussorgsky/Schubert).
Characters
Mickey Mouse, Hop Low, Mushroom Dancers, Dewdrop Fairies, Autumn Fairies, Yen Sid, Mlle. Upanova, Hyacinth Hippo, Elephanchine, Ben Ali Gator, Chernabog
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Ben Sharpsteen
- Sequence Director
- Sam Armstrong (as Samuel Armstrong) (Toccata and Fugue in D minor and Nutcracker Suite), James Algar (The Sorcerers Apprentice), Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield (The Rite of Spring), Hamilton Luske (as Hamilton S. Luske), Jim Handley, Ford Beebe (Pastoral Symphony), T. Hee, Norm Ferguson (Dance of the Hours), Wilfred Jackson (A Night on Bald Mountain)
Producing
- Producer
- Walt Disney
- Production Supervisor
- Ben Sharpsteen (uncredited)
Writing
- Writer
- Joe Grant, Dick Huemer (Orchestral Sequence)
- Writer, Toccata in D Minor Sequence
- Lee Blair, Elmer Plummer, Phil Dike
- Writer, The Nutcracker Suite Sequence
- Sylvia Moberly-Holland, Norman Wright, Albert Heath, Bianca Majolie, Graham Heid
- Writer, The Sorcerer's Apprentice Sequence
- Perce Pearce, Carl Fallberg
- Writer, Rite of Spring Sequence
- William Martin, Leo Thiele, Robert Sterner, John McLeish
- Writer, Pastoral Symphony Sequence
- Otto Englander, Webb Smith, Erdman Penner, Joseph Sabo, Bill Peet, Vernon Stallings
- Writer, Bald Mountain/Ave Maria Sequence
- Campbell Grant, Arthur Heinemann, Phil Dike
Voices
- Voice
- Deems Taylor (Master of Ceremonies), Leopold Stokowski (Conductor, The Philadelphia Orchestra), Walt Disney (Mickey Mouse), Julietta Novis (Soloist "Ave Maria"), James Macdonald (Percussionist, uncredited), Paul J. Smith (Violinist, uncredited), Hugh Douglas (Narrator, 1982 re-release), Tim Matheson (Narrator, 1982 re-release)
Music
- Music
- Leopold Stokowski (Conductor)
- Composer, "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor"
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Composer, "Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a"
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Composer, "l'Apprenti Sorcier"
- Paul Dukas
- Composer, "The Rite of Spring"
- Igor Stravinsky
- Composer, "6th symphony in F, Op.68 'Pastorale'"
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Composer, "La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours"
- Amilcare Ponchielli
- Composer, "A Night on Bald Mountain"
- Modest Mussorgsky
- Composer, "Ave Maria"
- Franz Schubert
- Choral Director, A Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria
- Charles Henderson
Animation
- Animator
- Ed Aardal, Daniel MacManus, Joshua Meador, Art Palmer, George Rowley, Cornett Wood, Cy Young (Toccata and Fugue in D minor)
- Animators, The Nutcracker Suite Sequence
- Art Babbitt, Les Clark, Don Lusk, Robert Stokes, Cy Young
- Animators, The Sorcerer's Apprentice Sequence
- Preston Blair, Les Clark, Ugo D'Orsi, Edward Love, George Rowley, Cornett Wood, Marvin Woodward
- Animators, The Rite of Spring Sequence
- Ed Aardal, Paul Busch, Philip Duncan, Paul B. Kossoff, John McManus, Art Palmer
- Animators, Pastoral Symphony Sequence
- Jack Bradbury, Jack Campbell, John Elliotte, Harry Hamsel, Bill Justice, Lynn Karp, Walt Kelly, Don Lusk, James Moore, Milt Neil, Bernard Wolf, Robert W. Youngquist
- Animators, Dance of the Hours Sequence
- Preston Blair, Art Elliott, Hugh Fraser, Franklin Grundeen, Hicks Lokey, John Lounsbery, Ray Patterson, Grant Simmons, Howard Swift
- Animators, A Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria Sequence
- Bob Carlson, John McManus, Lester Novros, Don Patterson, William Shull
- Supervising Animators, The Sorcerer's Apprentice Sequence
- Fred Moore, Bill Tytla
- Supervising Animators, The Rite of Spring Sequence
- Joshua Meador, Wolfgang Reitherman
- Supervising Animators, Pastoral Symphony Sequence
- Art Babbitt, Ollie Johnston (as Oliver M. Johnston Jr), Ward Kimball, Eric Larson, Fred Moore, Don Towsley
- Supervising Animator, Dance of the Hours Sequence
- Norm Ferguson (as Norman Ferguson)
- Supervising Animators, A Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria Sequence
- Bill Tytla
Art Department
- Art Direction
- Robert Cormack (Toccata and Fugue in D minor)
- Character Design
- Ethel Kulsar, Elmer Plummer, John Walbridge (The Nutcracker Suite)
- Backgrounds
- Nino Carbe, John Hench, Joe Stahley (Toccata and Fugue in D minor)
- Concept
- Oskar Fischinger (uncredited) (Toccata and Fugue in D minor)
Visual Effects
- Special Camera Effects
- Gail Papineau, Leonard Pickley (The Rite of Spring, A Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria)
- Special Effects Animation, A Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria
- Daniel MacManus, Joshua Meador, Miles E. Pike, John F. Reed
Editing
- Editor
- Stephen Csillag
- Film Editor, 1990 Restoration
- John Carnochan
Sound
- Sound Recordist
- William E. Garity, J.N.A. Hawkins, C.O. Slyfield
Music Department
- Musical Film Editor
- Stephen Csillag
Crew
- Crew
- Bruce Bushman, Arthur Byram, Robert Cormack, Curtiss D. Perkins, Al Zinnen (The Nutcracker Suite), Tom Codrick, Charles Philippi, Zack Schwartz (The Sorcerer's Apprentice), John Hubley, Dick Kelsey, McLaren Stewart (The Rite of Spring), Ken Anderson, Yale Gracey, Hugh Hennesy, J. Gordon Legg, Lance Nolley, Herbert Ryman (Pastoral Symphony), Harold Doughty, Ernest Nordli, Kendall O'Connor (Dance of the Hours), Kay Nielsen, Charles Payzant, Thor Putnam, Terrell Stapp (A Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria), Nino Carbe, John Hench, Ethel Kulsar (The Nutcracker Suite), Claude Coats, Albert Dempster, Eric Hansen, Stan Spohn (The Sorcerer's Apprentice), Edward Levitt, Brice Mack, Ed Starr (The Rite of Spring), W. Richard Anthony, Claude Coats, Roy Forkum, Ray Huffine, Gerald Nevius, Arthur Riley (Pastoral Symphony), Charles Conner, Albert Dempster (Dance of the Hours), W. Richard Anthony, Merle Cox, Ray Lockrem, Robert Storms (A Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria), James Bodrero, John P. Miller, Lorna S. Soderstrom (Pastoral Symphony), James Bodrero, Earl Hurd, Martin Provensen, Duke Russell (Dance of the Hours)
Production notes
The first feature to be released with a stereophonic soundtrack. This show had a limited-release premier run in 7 channel "Fantasound". In the original roadshow release, the film had an intermission and extra intro snippits.
The name of the character "Yen Sid" is "Disney" in reverse.
Working title: "The Concert Feature."
In 1990, Fantasia was one of 25 films added by the Library of Congress' National Film Preservation Board to the National Film Registry.
This was the third film in the official Disney list of animated films.
The name of the character "Yen Sid" is "Disney" in reverse.
Working title: "The Concert Feature."
In 1990, Fantasia was one of 25 films added by the Library of Congress' National Film Preservation Board to the National Film Registry.
This was the third film in the official Disney list of animated films.
Awards
Special Certificate (Academy Award) for Fantasound
Pictures
Original Release Poster
Alternate Original Release Poster
Original Release Program Book
1960's Release Poster
Rerelease Poster
Rerelease Poster
1990 50th Anniversary Rerelease Poster
Film Title Card
Deleted Sunflower Character
Deleted Sunflower Character
Deleted Sunflower Character
Deleted Sunflower Character
Reviews
Top 10 List
1940's Fantasia Is My Tenth Favorite Film Of All Time.
A Movie
1940's Fantasia Is My Tenth Favorite Film Of All Time, My Segments That I Like In Fantasia Are Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, The Rite Of Spring, A Night On Bald Mountain And Ave Maria.
Fantasia
This is the original. Accept NO SUBSTITUTES!!!!!
Fantasia
What? No-one has actually reviewed this yet!
This is outstanding. You can keep your computer generated effects, etc. This is art, and it certainly shows. For a film that is so old, you have to appreciate the vast amount of work that went into this. Blood, sweat and tears had obviously been shed to produce this Masterpiece and every ounce of talent is there for you to see.
And yet, I have heard Fantasia panned by my friend when I tell them that it is my favourite Disney movie every produced. There reasons for hating are that there is no story and they don't like classical music. Oh yes, and after hundreds of clips on other shows, they were expecting more of Mickey Mouse in the film than they actually got. Actually, that last point was the reason many parents returned there VHS copies back to the shops for a refund on the movies original VHS release - there simply wasn't enough Mickey Mouse to entertain their kids (obviously the kids didn't like classical music either).
Ah yes, but these people miss the point. 60 odd years ago, Disney full length cartoons weren't made for kids - they were art!
I've always like classical music (yes, even as a kid. Then again, I'm a Doctor Who fan, so I was never a normal kid anyway) so Fantasia already had me won over by a soundtrack album I once bought. Numerous clips of The Sorceror's Apprentice also held me in wonder as a child. But the turning point was when DisneyTime showed a clip of the dancing mushrooms. What on earth was all that about and how did that tie-up with the Mickey Mouse bits I've seen before (my ten-year old mind thought)? That was it, I had to see this film. When it finally emerged on VHS I was not disappointed - the rest of the family didn't like it, but hey, I loved it and still do.
Needless to say, I now own the all-singing-all-dancing Fantasia Legacy DVD set. And it's worth every penny.