Say what you want about Disney, they've had some talented people working over there. For music week I wanted to write a post about the Fantasia films, and how beautifully they tell stories with just music and visuals.
But I woke up with an insane headache, so instead you are just getting a video of my favorite segment in Fantasia 2000. It's Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue", with animation designed to imitate the work of famed artist/caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. Enjoy!
I can't visualize anything else anymore; when I hear that clarinet's initial slide up the scale, all I can see is that simple line that slowly turns into a cityscape. I love it!
ReplyDeletelove gershwin in "manhattan" as well
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorite segments in film history. It's a love song to two wonderful artists: Gershwin and Hirschfeld. Beautiful.
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