Plot and background information of film segments Melody Time

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1 plot , background information of film segments

1.1 once upon wintertime
1.2 bumble boogie
1.3 legend of johnny appleseed
1.4 little toot
1.5 trees
1.6 blame on samba
1.7 pecos bill





plot , background information of film segments

according disney, film s plot follows: in grand tradition of disney s greatest musical classics, such fantasia, melody time features 7 classic stories, each enhanced high-spirited music , unforgettale characters...[a] feast eyes , ears [full of] wit , charm...a delightful disney classic . rose pelswick, in 1948 review news-sentinel, described film adventure intriguing make-believe world people walt disney s cartoon characters . explains off-screen voice of buddy clark doing introductions, the...episodes include fantasy, folklore, south american rhythms, poetry, , slapstick . 1948 review pittsburgh post-gazette described mixture of fantasy, abstraction, parable, music, color, , movement .


the 7 mini-musical stories outlined below:


once upon wintertime

this segment features frances langford singing title song 2 romantic young lovers in december. named jenny , joe (unlike in films, jenny , joe not have spoken dialogue in cartoon). joe shows off on ice lover, jenny, , near-tragedy , timely rescue ensues. several other segments of these package films, once upon wintertime later released theatrically individual short, in case on september 17, 1954. short featured in merry christmas songs, part of disney sing along songs, background movie song jingle bells.


bumble boogie

this segment presents surrealistic battle solitary bumble bee tries ward off visual , musical frenzy. music courtesy of freddy martin , orchestra (with jack fina playing piano) , swing-jazz variation of rimsky-korsakov s flight of bumblebee, 1 of many pieces considered inclusion in fantasia.


the legend of johnny appleseed

this segment retelling of story of john chapman, spent of life roaming mid-western america (mainly ohio , indiana) in pioneer days, , planting apple trees, earning famous nickname. dennis day narrates (as old settler knew johnny ) , provides voices of both johnny , angel. segment released independently on december 25, 1955 johnny appleseed. piece has running time of 17 minutes [making it] film s second-longest piece . before being adapted segment in melody time, story of johnny appleseed first immortalized around campfires , later turned storybook form .


little toot

this segment based on story of little toot hardie gramatky, in title protagonist, small tugboat, wanted father big toot, couldn t seem stay out of trouble. andrews sisters provide vocals. clip little toot features briefly in friendship song on disney sing along songs volume friend me . featured in sing me story belle.


trees

this segment featured recitation of 1913 poem trees joyce kilmer poem performed fred waring , pennsylvanians lyrical setting accompanying animation of bucolic scenes seen through changing of seasons.


to preserve of original story sketches, layout artist ken o connor came idea of using frosted cels , render pastel images right onto cel. before being photographed each cel laminated in clear lacquer protect pastel. result had never been seen in animation before.


blame on samba

this segment has donald duck , josé carioca meeting aracuan bird, introduces them pleasures of samba. accompanying music 1914 polka apanhei-te, cavaquinho ernesto nazareth, fitted english lyrics. dinning sisters provide vocals while organist ethel smith plays organ.


donald duck, jose carioca, , aracuan bird reprise roles 3 caballeros. ethel smith appears in live-action role.


pecos bill

the film s final segment texas famous hero pecos bill. raised coyotes (similar how mowgli raised wolves in jungle book) , later became biggest , best cowboy ever lived. features horse widowmaker, , recounts how pecos tamed beautiful woman named slue foot sue, whom falls in love @ first sight. retelling of story features roy rogers, bob nolan, , sons of pioneers bobby driscoll , luana patten, live-acted. segment later edited on film s ntsc video release (except pal release) remove parts bill smoking cigarette , entire tornado part bill rolling cigarette , lighting lightning bolt. total running time of 22 minutes, [it] lengthiest piece .








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