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Fantasia 2000 is a Disney animated film featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written and directed by different people for each segment and was released on December 17, 1999.
Like its predecessor, Fantasia, Fantasia 2000 consists of animated segments set to pieces of classical music. One of these pieces of music is based on The Firebird, a ballet and orchestral concert work by Igor Stravinsky.
Program
The film begins with the sound of a modern symphony orchestra tuning and Deems Taylor's introduction from Fantasia. Panels showing various segments from Fantasia fly in outer space and form the set and stage for a 100-person modern symphony orchestra. 100 Musicians take their seats and tune up as 22 animators and 22 artists draw at their desks before James Levine approaches the conductor's podium and signals the beginning of the first piece.
- Symphony No. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Abstract patterns and shapes that resemble hundreds of colorful triangle-shaped butterflies in dozens of magentas, reds, oranges, yellows, greens, cyans, turquoises, blues, indigos, violets, purples, pinks, grays, whites, and browns in various shades, tints, tones, and hues explore a world of light and darkness whilst being pursued by a swarm of dark black pentagon or hexagon-shaped bats. The world is ultimately conquered by light and color. Introduced by surviving archival recordings by Deems Taylor.
- Pines of Rome by Ottorino Respighi. A family of humpback whales are able to fly. The calf is separated from his parents, and becomes trapped in an iceberg. Eventually, he finds his way out with his mother's help. The family join a larger pod of whales, who fly and frolic through the clouds to emerge into outer space. Introduced by Steve Martin and Itzhak Perlman.
- Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin. Set in New York City in the 1930’s, and designed in the style of Al Hirschfeld's known caricatures of the time, the story follows four individuals who wish for a better life. Duke is a construction worker who dreams of becoming a jazz drummer; Joe is a down-on-his-luck unemployed man who wishes he could get a job; Rachel is a little girl who wants to spend time with her busy parents instead of being shuttled around by her governess; and John is a harried rich husband who longs for a simpler, more fun life. The segment ends with all four getting their wish, though their stories interact with each other's without any of them knowing.[3] Introduced by Quincy Jones with pianist Ralph Grierson.
- Piano Concerto No. 2, Allegro, Opus 102 by Dmitri Shostakovich. Based on the fairy tale "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" by Hans Christian Andersen, a broken toy soldier with one leg falls in love with a toy ballerina and protects her from an evil jack-in-the-box.[4] Unlike the original story, this version has a happy ending. Introduced by Bette Midler featuring pianist Yefim Bronfman.
- The Carnival of the Animals (Le Carnival des Animaux), Finale by Camille Saint-Saëns. A flock of flamingoes tries to force a slapstick member, who enjoys playing with a yo-yo, to engage in the flock's "dull" routines. Introduced by James Earl Jones with animator Eric Goldberg.
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas. Based on the 1797 poem "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Goethe, the segment is the only one featured in both Fantasia and Fantasia 2000. It tells the story of Mickey Mouse, an apprentice of sorcerer Yen Sid who attempts some of his master's magic tricks before knowing how to control them. Introduced by Penn & Teller. Previously from the first film.
- Pomp and Circumstance – Marches 1, 2, 3 and 4 by Edward Elgar. Based on the story of Noah's Ark from the Book of Genesis, Donald Duck is Noah's assistant and Daisy Duck is Donald's wife. Donald is given the task of gathering the animals to the Ark, and misses, loses, and reunites with Daisy in the process. Introduced by James Levine featuring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.
- The Firebird—1919 Version by Igor Stravinsky. A Sprite is awoken by her companion, an elk, and accidentally wakes a fiery spirit of destruction in a nearby volcano who destroys the forest and seemingly the Sprite. The Sprite survives and the elk encourages her to restore the forest to its normal state. Introduced by Angela Lansbury.
Show Adaptation
- The tree nymphs, with their unique skin tone and hair color, along with the butterflies in their hair, look similar to the spring sprite from "The Firebird Suite" segment from Fantasia 2000. Gothel and Flora's long bushy hair also resembles the spring sprite.
- The tree nymphs' gift of phytokinesis is similar to the spring sprite's powers. In one scene, Gothel makes a yellow flower bloom, just like the spring sprite does in the Disney film.
- Gothel's curiosity indirectly causes the other tree nymphs' deaths, and the destruction of the tree nymphs' grove, by torches and axes. This alludes to the spring sprite's forest burning down in Fantasia 2000, at the hands of a firebird she accidentally awakened.
Characters Featured
| Original Character | Adapted as | First Featured in |
|---|---|---|
| The firebird | House sisters (allusion) | "Flower Child" |
| Spring sprite | Gothel | "Flower Child" |
| Tree nymphs | "Flower Child" |
Locations Featured
| Original Location | Adapted as | First Featured in |
|---|---|---|
| Spring sprite's forest | Tree nymphs' grove | "Flower Child" |
References
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