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''Melody'' is a 1953 Walt Disney short cartoon film, originally released on May 28, 1953. It was the first cartoon filmed in 3D.〔(Ward-O-Matic - Melody )〕 It was shown at Disneyland in the Fantasyland Theater as part of the 3D Jamboree. This film was the first in a proposed series of shorts teaching the principles of music, called Adventures in Music. Only one other film in the series was made, ''Toot, Whistle, Plunk, and Boom.''〔(Ward-O-Matic - Melody )〕 The characters would go on to feature in Disney's Sing-Along Songs. Walt Disney was always a fan of music, and it shows in all of his movies and short films. He said: "There's a terrific power to music. You can run any of these pictures and they'd be dragging and boring, but the minute you put music behind them, they have life and validity they don't get any other way." - Walt Disney.〔Hischack, Thomas. The Disney Song Encyclopedia, Preface〕 ==Plot== Melody is an educational ''Adventure in Music'' animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions, and originally released to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures on May 28, 1953. This short film shows Professor Owl instructing his classroom full of birds on how to find melody around them. Then there is a scene that shows the "Steps of life", demonstrating how melody is evident throughout the life of an average guy. As we go through time, the overall colors shown for each step changes subtlety, as warm ochre, yellows and reds, suggesting growth and vitality, are for his childhood and school years, up until his marriage. When he gets older, the color scheme subtlety changes from reds to purples to blues, depicting maturity and loss of vitality. There is 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 (such as love), but a pinfeather of the choir named "Penelope" states that they never, ever sing about brains. Finally, an example is shown of how a simple melody can be expanded into a symphony: an elaborate version of the simple tune which opened the lesson. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Melody (1953 film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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