Melody (1953)
Melody
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
Casting arrow_drop_down
Bill Thompson
as Professor Owl
as Professor Owl
Harry Stanton
as Bass Singer in Canoe and Ship
as Bass Singer in Canoe and Ship
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Dick Huemer
Story
Story
Charles A. Nichols
Director
Director
Kendell O'Connor
Art Direction
Art Direction
Sonny Burke
Songs
Songs
Victor Haboush
Art Direction
Art Direction
Ward Kimball
Animation
Animation
Julius Svendsen
Animation
Animation
Marc Davis
Animation
Animation
Marvin Woodward
Animation
Animation
Hal Ambro
Animation
Animation
Paul Webster
Songs
Songs
Eyvind Earle
Color Designer
Color Designer
Harvey Toombs
Animation
Animation
Ward Kimball
Director
Director
Joseph Dubin
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
