Click below to view the film clip:
I came upon this beautiful interpretation of "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy, deleted from the final version of the Disney classic film, Fantasia. A visual and aural illustration of life's circularity, this film depicts innovation in the art of filmmaking for the time in which the artists and musicians collaborated to create this film. The love expressed in this one scene makes my heart sing! Moreover, I really love the blue tones in the scene above, for they remind me of the very early morning, right before sunrise, when the flora and fauna all contain shades of blue.
Below is the opening recitative from my operetta, Luminescence, an interpretation of the 13th century poem, Roman de la Rose. It also focuses on the moon as it relinquishes its light to the sun:
The moon, known as Lunula, emits a soft, silver glow onto the indigo and deep green foliage where life renews in the created shadows of the garden’s crevices. Then, she silently dismisses darkness from the fertile land. As daybreak slowly creates an elusive blush, Lunula moves aside to allow her eminence, the sun, its splendid glow in the dawning light. Knowing that her radiance is dependent on the reflection of the sun, Lunula illuminates this shaded, overgrown venue with dignity and grace, providing inspiration for the precious life over which her luminescence humbly drifts.
© Jeanne I. Lakatos
To hear me read this, please click HERE.
GEE NEE
ReplyDeleteWOW and CHEERS
Oh and thanks!
I come from the world of pre computer graphics
so to see that clip!!!!oh cant explane bl;a
anyway:- glad to be on the same planet as you!
Thank you, your Highness! When I came across this video clip today, I couldn't believe that the Disney folks actually edited it out of the final production. Maybe it was a timing factor. Anyway, I appreciate that someone saved it somewhere, so we could enjoy it 7 decades later!
ReplyDeleteGlad to share this planet with you, too! Cheers back atcha!