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Bumbling The “Boogie”
NEEDLE DROP NOTES
September 2, 2018 posted by James Parten

Bumbling The “Boogie”

Another piece used in Melody Time that the Disney people did not “own” was Bumble Boogie. In fact, most people already knew of it as the Rimsky-Korsakov composition “Flight of the Bumblebee”.

Animation Anecdotes #378
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
August 31, 2018 posted by Jim Korkis

Animation Anecdotes #378

Somethin’s Cookin’ is the official name of the animation short film that opens the movie 1988 ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’. But very few viewers will notice all the ACME products therein.

Back To School!
THUNDERBEAN THURSDAY
August 30, 2018 posted by Steve Stanchfield

Back To School!

The forthcoming Rainbow Parade set is full of challenges. Over the weekend I spent a lot of time cleaning up ‘Parrotville Post Office’ from the only known 35mm print.

“Time” For Some Disney “Melody”
NEEDLE DROP NOTES
August 26, 2018 posted by James Parten

“Time” For Some Disney “Melody”

Joyce Kilmer had written a short poem around 1913. Nine years later, it was set to music by Oscar Rasbach. “Trees” was already a well-known standard by the time Melody Time was being planned.