Iridescent marine creatures, flitting to the beautiful “Nutcracker Suite” and “Pastoral Symphony” in “Fantasia ... writing in their book, “Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life ...

In the 1940s, Walt Disney had the idea for a "Concert Feature". Together with composer Leopold Stokowski, Disney made his "Concert Feature" by combining classical music with Disney Animation.

The National Symphony Orchestra's summer residency at Wolf Trap continued Friday and Saturday, providing live scoring for selections from the two Walt Disney "Fantasia" films (1940 and 2000).

In fact, "Fantasia" rebooted him with a new look, the familiar pupil-eyed face we know today. 5. The centaurettes in the segment scored to Beethoven's "Pastoral" symphony were the source of more ...

But the most famous attempt to provide visual images for classical music was Walt Disney's Fantasia ... Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony" turns the composer's peaceful countryside images into ...

Abetted by uncommonly articulate orchestral playing, the performance of the Pastoral Symphony evinces a glowing dedication ... No grumbles, either, about the two-fill-ups; the Tallis Fantasia brings ...

Most everyone has seen Disney’s 1940 classic Fantasia and its 1999 counterpart Fantasia 2000, but not everyone has had the pleasure of hearing the Santa Barbara Symphony bring the colorful animation ...