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utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!houxi!npois!eiss!ggw
Thu Apr 22 17:19:11 1982
Re: Fantasia Re-release
	I beg to differ with the comment that the animation was done
*after* the sound recording in Fantasia.
	The composer Igor Stravinsky would tell his horror story about
the awful way he was treated when they used *Le Sacre du Printemps*
in the movie.  It seems that they told him it would be used, he was
not asked, and that he did not recieve anthing near just compensation
for the use of his work.
	He was invited to attend the recording of the soundtrack for
Fantasia, and did.   He discovered that Stowkowski had rearranged
the music to ease the rhythmic problems for the orchestra, had moved
whole sections around, and in general *destroyed* the integrity of
the work.  "...as for the [story] that was displayed upon the screen,
I will not critisize an unresisting imbecility." (Note: this is his
opinion, not mine.)
	Also, other information and photographs I have seen, testify
to my observation that the major portions of Fantasia were done in
the usual manner.  I do agree that the animation for the J. S. Bach
Tocatta and Fugue in D minor was probably done after the recording.
	For those who have not seen this movie,
	GO SEE IT,  it is an incredible experience.  I am hoping that
the new computer animation techniques will give us more of this type
of Film.  BTW - Peter Ustinov narrated a movie that did a similar
treatment on some of the Greek Myths, I don't remember the title,
but it was better than the critics gave it.
				Gregory G. Woodbury
				BTL  PY 2K-332 x7287
				(...!npois!eiss!ggw)

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