Melody

5.6 / 10

(14 votes)

An owl teaches his class full of birds about melody. It's all around in nature. Only birds and man can sing; man "sings" even when he speaks. We see a quick survey of the stages of life, as captured by songs: the alphabet song for primary school, Here Comes the Bride, The Old Gray Mare, etc. Some inspirations for song are outlined in song: love, sailing, trains, the West, motherhood, etc., but "we never sing about brains." Finally, an example of how a simple melody can be expanded into a symphony: an elaborate version of the simple tune that opened the lesson

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Animation

Duration:

10 minutes

Year:

1953

Director:

Ward Kimball

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Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Cast:
Bill Thompson

Professor Owl

Harry Stanton

Bass Singer in Canoe and Ship

Crew:
Ward Kimball

Director

Dick Huemer

Story

Eyvind Earle

Color Designer

Kendell O'Connor

Art Direction

Victor Haboush

Art Direction