Fantasia 2000 [videorecording] / Walt Disney Pictures ; directed by Pixote Hunt, Hendel Butoy, Eric Goldberg, James Algar, Francis Glebas, Gaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi ; produced by Donald W. Ernst ; executive producer, Roy Edward Disney.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
Copyright Date:
c1999
Description:
1 videodisc (147 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. (videodisc)
Widescreen. Aspect ratio is 1.85:1 FHA. Audio options: Dolby Digital, DTS audio tracks. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Accompanied by Fantasia 2000 Video and DVD Commemorative Booklet. Hosts: Steve Martin, Itzhak Perlman, Quincy Jones, Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Penn & Teller, James Levine, Angela Lansbury. Conductors: James Levine, with Bruce Broughton (Rhapsody in blue), Leopold Stokowski (The sorceror's apprentice). Music played by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Contents:
Feature presentation (ca. 70 min.). Chapters: 1, Opening/main title. 2, Symphony no. 5, allegro con brio / music, Ludwig van Beethoven ; direction and art direction, Pixote Hunt. 3, Introduction / by Steve Martin and Itzhak Perlman. 4, Pines of Rome / music, Ottorino Respighi ; direction, Hendel Butoy ; art direction, Dean Gordon, William Perkins. 5, Introduction / by Quincy Jones. 6, Rhapsody in blue / music, George Gershwin ; conducted and supervised by Bruce Broughton ; piano, Ralph Grierson ; direction and story, Eric Goldberg ; art direction, Susan McKinsey Goldberg ; artistic consultant, Al Hirschfeld. 7, Introduction / by Bette Midler. 8, Piano concerto no. 2, allegro, Opus 102 / music, Dmitri Shostakovich ; piano, Yefim Bronfman ; direction, Hendel Butoy ; art direction, Michael Humphries ; ballet choreography, Kendra McCool ; based on Hans Christian Andersen's story The steadfast tin soldier. 9, Introduction / by James Earl Jones. 10, Carnival of the animals, finale / music, Camille Saint-Saëns ; direction, animation and story, Eric Goldberg ; art direction, Susan McKinsey Goldberg ; original concept, Joe Grant. 11, Introduction / by Penn & Teller. 12, The sorceror's apprentice / music, Paul Dukas ; conducted by Leopold Stokowski ; direction, James Algar ; art direction, Tom Codrick, Charles Philippi, Zack Schwartz. 13, Introduction / by James Levine. 14, Pomp and circumstance, marches 1, 2, 3 and 4 / music, Sir Edward Elgar ; direction, Francis Glebas ; art direction, Daniel Cooper ; choral performance, Chicago Symphony Chorus ; featured soprano, Kathleen Battle. 15, Introduction / by Angela Lansbury. 16, Firebird suite, 1919 version / music, Igor Stravinsky ; direction, design and story, Gaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi ; art direction, Carl Jones. 17, End credits. Bonus features: Roy Disney introduction (ca. 3 1/2 min.). Audio commentaries by Roy Disney, James Levine, Donald Ernst, and the directors and art directors for each segment. The making of Fantasia 2000 (ca. 48 min.) / also titled The Fantasia legacy ; produced by Buena Vista Home Entertainment in association with Kurtti Pellerin and TV Is OK Productions ; written and directed by Jeff Kurtti ; produced by David Collins, Susan Lee ; executive producer, Michael Pellerin ; narrator, David Ogden Stiers ; interviewees, Leonard Maltin, John Culhane, Thomas Schumacher, Peter Schneider, Roy Edward Disney, James Levine, Donald W. Ernst, Pixote Hunt, David A. Bossert, Hendel Butoy, Eric Goldberg, Al Hirschfeld, Susan McKinsey Goldberg, Eamonn Butler, Francis Glebas, Peter Schickele, Paul Brizzi, Don Hahn, Scott McQueen. Documentary on the creation of Fantasia 2000, exploring its links to the first Fantasia film (1940) and other films combining animation and music. Each segment of Fantasia 2000 is separately discussed by its director(s) and other creative contributors. The program also includes a description of the IMAX format in which the film was released in theaters, and an assessment of the film's impact and significance. Showcase program (ca. 5 min.) / highlights from the film. Adventures in music: melody (ca. 10 min.) / released May 28, 1953 ; presented by Walt Disney ; directed by C. August Nichols and Ward Kimball ; story, Dick Huemer ; music, Joseph S. Dubin ; songs, Sonny Burke, Paul Webster ; art direction, Kendall O'Connor. Toot, whistle, plunk and boom (ca. 10 min.) / released November 10, 1953 ; Walt Disney presents Adventures in music ; directed by C. August Nichols and Ward Kimball ; story, Dick Huemer ; music, Joseph Dubin ; songs, Sonny Burke, Jack Elliott ; art direction, A. Kendall O'Connor.
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