WORLDS TO CONQUER ART & MAKING OF WALT DISNEYS FANTASIA

In 1940, Walt Disney released his third feature film: Fantasia, consisting of eight animated segments set to music by Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra. The film was groundbreaking: it was the first to be presented with multiple audio channels in a process called Fantasound, the precursor to surround sound. Apart from its technical achievements, Fantasia broadened the scope of Disney's appeal. Adults had always comprised a large percentage of Disney's audience, but Fantasia-while suitable for children-was designed specifically to appeal to audiences with a mature appreciation of the arts. J.B. Kaufman presents the definitive history of the making of Fantasia, from source material to hundreds of photographs documenting the film's production. In Worlds to Conquer, become a part of the wild ride that was the making of a Disney classic.