Covering the Tunes of Disney’s “Make Mine Music”
A look at the individual songs – and how they were covered – from Disney’s Make Mine Music, one of the best package films from the mid-40s.
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Disney’s “The Winged Scourge” (1943)
Walt never wanted to make shorts using The Seven Dwarfs – but he made one exception: a public service educational film, part of the good neighbor effort, to help curb the spread of malaria.
Brazilian Pop In “The Three Caballeros”
The Brazilian tunes featured in The Three Caballeros were mainly part of Brazil’s “Tin Pan Alley” – published “popular” songs, sometimes taken from revues or other stage presentations.
The Terrific Times Of The ‘Tico-Tico’
As all Disney-fans know, another song was interpolated into the “Aquarela do Brasil” number in Saludos Amigos. That song was known in Brazil as “Tico-Tico No Fuba”.
Going (Brazil) Nuts
When Walt Disney first heard “Brazil” – the American title for “Aquarela do Brasil” – he knew he he had to have it for his first “Good Neighbor” production.
When Walt Disney Sent “Wonderland” to Fred Waring’s TV Show
Four months before the release of Alice in Wonderland, bandleader Fred Waring introduced the songs with a TV “mini-musical” and a Decca Records “cast” album.
Disney Goes Latin
Walt Disney wanted “the whole enchilada” of Mexican culture–both musical and visual. And there is plentiful evidence that he got just what he wanted.
Food Will Win the War: The Disney Way
In 1942, Disney got a contract from the Agriculture Department to create a short PSA to remind audiences of the importance of food to the war effort.
Disney Music – For Radio Only
In the 1930s, when it came to disseminating America’s popular songs, there were many ways. There was sheet music, phonograph records, juke boxes and… radio transcriptions.
Disney’s “Bugs In Love” (1932)
Today’s animator breakdown gathers insight into Bugs in Love and Bucky Bug, a little guy with a big history!
