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

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