Music of Fantasia (1940 film)

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The music for the 1940 animated musical anthology film Fantasia consisted of eight orchestral suites from Johann Sebastian Bach, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinsky, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, named as different segments in the film. The orchestral portions were conducted by Leopold Stokowski and performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Recording of Fantasia was held in January 1938 with the segment The Sorcerer's Apprentice being first to be recorded at the Culver Studios in California. The other segments were recorded during April 1939 at the Academy of Music, with the 90-member crew from the Philadelphia Orchestra. The recording, editing and final mix of the film took place for 42 days, which was completed by July 1939, although minor re-recordings were held afterwards prior to the 1940 release. A mono soundtrack was first released by Disneyland and Buena Vista Records in 1957, followed by a stereo release in 1961. Disney executives replaced the degrading soundtrack...

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