For more videos related to this film, check out our curated playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfQnigF_xmZFY07wwdxupPiwv6Yf5_ds2 Fantasia/2000 (74 min) Synopsis: A new generation of Disney animators showcase their talents in this sequel to 1940’s Fantasia featuring seven new musical segments performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by James Levine. • “Symphony No. 5” by Ludwig van Beethoven features abstract visions of color, shape, and light; • Ottorino Respighi’s “Pines of Rome” tells the story of a pod of whales who can fly; • George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” presents a stylized look at life in Manhattan during the Jazz Age; • Dmitri Shostakovich’s “Piano Concerto No. 2, Allegro, Opus 102” tells the Hans Christian Andersen fable of The Steadfast Tin Soldier; • Camille Saint-Saëns’s “Carnival of the Animals, Finale” shows what can happen when you give a yo-yo to a flock of flamingos; • Sir Edward Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance, Marches 1, 2, 3, and 4” stars Donald Duck as an assistant on Noah’s ark; • Igor Stravinsky’s “Firebird Suite (1919 version)” tells a tale of death and rebirth as a young sprite triumphantly awakens a ravaged forest. • These new pieces are combined with one selection (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) from the 1940 classic. Supervising Director: Hendel Butoy. Segment Directors: Hendel Butoy, Francis Glebás, Eric Goldberg, Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi, Pixote Hunt, James Algar. Interstitials Director: Don Hahn Cast: Steve Martin, Itzhak Perlman, Quincy Jones, Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Penn Jillette, Teller, James Levine, Angela Lansbury, Wayne Allwine (Mickey Mouse), Tony Anselmo (Donald Duck), Russi Taylor (Daisy Duck) Premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York on December 17, 1999, had a New Year’s Eve gala at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, then opened in Imax theaters worldwide on January 1, 2000, for four months, with a general release on June 16. US Home Media Releases: November 14, 2000 (DVD/VHS); November 30, 2010 (BR/DVD) Trivia: • Frames: 106,560 • Roy E. Disney personally supervised Fantasia 2000. • The film was released in 70mm IMAX format in 100 theaters. • A Walt Disney Feature Animation newsletter from January 11, 1999 features a different show order compared to the final line-up featured in the film. In the previous line-up, Rhapsody in Blue is not on the program and two additional segments from the original Fantasia were listed (Dance of the Hours and The Nutcracker Suite). Pines of Rome was originally to be introduced by Angela Lansbury and Itzhak Perlman, Dance of the Hours was to be introduced by Oprah Winfrey, and The Nutcracker Suite was to be introduced by Yo-Yo Ma. The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.” This video and the “Animation Compendia” YouTube channel in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrighted holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above.