Melody
1953
Animation
Synopsis
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
Credits
Cast
Bill Thompson as Professor Owl
Harry Stanton as Bass Singer in Canoe and Ship
Crew
Hal Ambro (Animation)
Harvey Toombs (Animation)
Julius Svendsen (Animation)
Marc Davis (Animation)
Marvin Woodward (Animation)
Ward Kimball (Animation)
Kendall O'Connor (Art Direction)
Victor Haboush (Art Direction)
Eyvind Earle (Color Designer)
Joseph Dubin (Original Music Composer)
Original Poster
Melody - Original Poster
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