Before Walt ventured into feature-length animation with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney’s original music numbers were created by sheer necessity. The studio didn’t have a library of songs to ...
When a musical is adapted to film, one thing’s for certain: a new song will be added whether it needs one or not (it usually doesn’t). The main reason for this is increased awards potential. In order ...
From the cult classic The Nightmare Before Christmas to Pixar's first film Toy Story, these are the best animated movies from ...
Music always played a pivotal role in the films of Walt Disney. “Steamboat Willie,” the short that introduced Mickey Mouse to the world in 1928, is impossible to imagine without Mickey whistling ...
With the Disney/Fox merger, the Mouse House gained properties like "Aliens" and "Avatar," but everyone should really be thinking about "Anastasia." ...
“When You Wish Upon a Star” is one of those songs, like “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” that’s bigger than a song. It was first heard, of course, in the 1940 Walt Disney animated classic “Pinocchio,” ...
Whether you're wishing upon a star, partying under the sea, exploring a whole new world, letting it go, or feeling the love tonight, it's an accepted absolute truth that Disney films are pure magic.
In Disney Princess: Beyond the Tiara, longtime Rolling Stone contributor Emily Zemler takes a deep dive into how various beloved princesses became the cultural icons they are today, from Snow White’s ...