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Melody (1953)
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
Updated Jan 6 2015
Cast
Harry Stanton
Harry Stanton
Crew
Julius Svendsen
Animation
Dick Huemer
Story
Charles A. Nichols
Director
Ward Kimball
Director
Ward Kimball
Animation
Joseph S. Dubin
Original Music Composer
Hal Ambro
Animation
Marc Davis
Animation
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