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
Year: 1953
Genre: Animation
Studio: Walt Disney Productions
Director: Charles August Nichols, Ward Kimball
Cast: Bill Thompson, Harry Stanton
Crew: Dick Huemer (Story), Charles August Nichols (Director), Sonny Burke (Songs), Victor Haboush (Art Direction), Ward Kimball (Animation), Julius Svendsen (Animation)
Runtime: 10 minutes
Release: May 28, 1953
IMDb: 6.10/10 by 18 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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