Purely History on Instagram: "What a masterpiece 😍 Fantasia 2000 is a sequel to Disney’s original Fantasia from 1940, continuing the idea of blending classical music with imaginative animation. Released in 1999, it used a mix of traditional hand-drawn animation and early CGI, making it one of the last Disney films to do so before the studio moved fully into digital production. The film features eight musical segments, including works by Beethoven, Gershwin, and Shostakovich, each brought to lif

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cineatomy on Instagram: "Before Disney’s Fantasia (1940) hit theaters, the film was set to include a mesmerizing “Clair de Lune” sequence 🌝 Fully animated and orchestrated, it depicted herons gliding over the misty Everglades under moonlight. But despite the beauty and technical achievement, the segment was cut to keep the film’s runtime manageable. The music wasn’t lost, though - the delicate Debussy score, captured by Leopold Stokowski with the Philadelphia Orchestra, was later reused for the

Explaining a Movie on Instagram: "@explainingamovie teaches you something new about movies everyday! While developing Fantasia in 1940, Walt Disney approved a complete “Clair de Lune” segment set to Debussy’s score. Directed by James Algar and animated by a small team led by Milton Quon, it followed two herons gliding through the Everglades under moonlight. The piece was finished, fully painted and orchestrated, but removed late in production to bring the film’s long runtime down. The footage di

Mariano Arrigo • Argentine curator 🤖🧝‍♀️💀 on Instagram: "The Firebird Suite (1919 version) is the breathtaking final segment of Fantasia 2000, Disney’s modern follow-up to the original 1940 classic 🔥 Set to Igor Stravinsky’s powerful composition, it tells a symbolic story of a forest spirit’s encounter with a fiery force of destruction—and her eventual rebirth 🦌 Inspired by the eruption of Mount St. Helens, this segment is a stunning fusion of music, myth, and animation 🙌 #fantasia2000 #fa