Music in Disney's animated features : Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The jungle book / James Bohn ; foreword by Jeff Kurtti

Author:: Bohn, James Matthew, 1970-
Published:: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2017]
Physical Description:: xviii, 294 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm
Additional Creators:: Kurtti, Jeff

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Contents:

Mickeys -- The Silly symphonies -- Snow White and the seven dwarfs -- Pinocchio -- Dumbo and Bambi -- Cinderella -- Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan -- Disney animated features, 1955-1961 -- The sword in the stone and The jungle book.

Summary:

In Music in Disney's Animated Features James Bohn investigates how music functions in Disney animated films and identifies several vanguard techniques used in them. In addition he also presents a history of music in Disney animated films, as well as biographical information on several of the Walt Disney Studios' seminal composers. The popularity and critical acclaim of Disney animated features truly is built as much on music as it is on animation. Beginning with Steamboat Willie and continuing through all of the animated features created under Disney's personal supervision, music was the organizing element of Disney's animation. Songs establish character, aid in narrative, and fashion the backbone of the Studios' movies from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs through The Jungle Book and beyond. Bohn underscores these points while presenting a detailed history of music in Disney's animated films. The book includes research done at the Walt Disney Archives as well as materials gathered from numerous other facilities. In his research of the Studios' notable composers, Bohn includes perspectives from family members, thus lending a personal dimension to his presentation of the magical Studios' musical history. The volume's numerous musical examples demonstrate techniques used throughout the Studios' animated classics [Publisher description].

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Criticism, interpretation, etc

ISBN:

9781496812148 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
149681214X
1496818334
9781496818331

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-279) and index.

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