A Hit Is A Wish the Chart Makes
Tin Pan Alley–the establishment of the music industry at the time of Disney’s Cinderella–gave some of the songs from the score short shrift.
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Kem Weber and the Streamline Moderne influence at the Disney Studios in 1939
To understand why the Disney animation furniture is so revered, one has to look at Kem Weber’s earlier career and the design movements that influenced him.
The Other Disney Cartoons: “Minnie’s Yoo Hoo”
Composed by Carl Stalling for the 1929 short Mickey’s Follies – “Minnie’s Yoo Hoo” was the Disney studio’s first original song.
A Dilly Dilly Hit
The song–based upon an eighteenth-century English tune–was the biggest hit connected with a Disney production since “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” nearly two years previous.
So Dear To Walt’s Heart
The title song–a sweet and sentimental ditty–was the object of three singers, and their respective record companies.
7 Things That You Didn’t Know About the Disney Animation Furniture
Most are unaware that Walt Disney had the most optimal animation furniture designed for use at the new studio he was building in 1939.
Animator Profiles: Burt Gillett
This month will feature a series of profiles on different figures from the Golden Age of animation that merit further analysis. This week: Burt Gillett.
Disney, ABC… and Segregation
In the 1950s Walt Disney agreed to produce the Disneyland television series for ABC – and whenever Disney released a new film, he often arranged for an ABC-Paramount theatre to premiere it.
Melody Time’s Blue Shadows On The Trail
“Blue Shadows On The Trail” was also all over the airwaves during the spring and summer of 1948. Decca released a version of this tune, as sung by Bing Crosby.
5 Things That You Didn’t Know About the Disney Studio Lot in Burbank
These are points of interest that I either came across in my research or thought more about in regards to my own experiences exploring the Studio lot.
