Happy Anniversary to Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” and Friends
Thirty years ago this month, Disney returned to its musical fairy tale roots (with a contemporary edge) and scaled heights far beyond some expectations. But we knew.
Tag Archives: Walt Disney Productions
A Look at the Music Behind Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Having worked with Tim Burton on five previous films prior to The Nightmare Before Christmas, Danny Elfman found this collaboration to be even easier than the rest.
It’s Different with the Classics
Fantasia posed a problem for the Music Department at the Walt Disney studio. How do you put lyrics to “Night On Bald Mountain”?? Answer: You don’t!
The “Pinocchio” Song Book
Songs from Disney’s Pinocchio would wind up being given to bands that were not the hottest swing groups, but went to solid name-bands – or obscure musical groups.
Disney’s “Robin Hood” on Records
A look at the original Disneyland vinyl releases – as well as the new Disney Legacy Collection expanded soundtrack CD set – of the hit 1973 Disney animated comedy.
Animation Book Reviews for October
I’m grateful in this internet age that physical printed books still exist. So here’s a new batch of reviews – all of them have value for those of us who love animation and study cartoons.
Donald Duck proudly presents “Family Planning” (1967)
Produced by Walt Disney Productions for the Population Council, this educational short is perhaps the second oddest of the films that the studio produced for the non-theatrical market.
Chatting with Manny Gonzales and Bob Carlson
Manny Gonzales and Bob Carlson were both Disney artists who were both hired as inbetweeners in 1936, though their subsequent careers went in rather different directions.
The Story Behind “Pete’s Dragon” (1977)
Walt Disney originally purchased the short story in 1957 as a possibility for his weekly television show. In it, a boy named Pete, who had trouble dealing with reality, would escape into a fantasy world.
Chatting with Jay Gould and Wilma Baker
Up next in our series of video interviews from the 1987 Golden Awards Banquet are two Disney stalwarts, Jay Gould and Wilma June McAllister Baker.
