Melody

Synopsis

An owl teaches his class full of birds about melody. It's all around in nature. Only birds and man can sing; man "sings" even when he speaks. We see 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: love, sailing, trains, the West, motherhood, etc., but "we never sing about brains." Finally, an example of how a simple melody can be expanded into a symphony: an elaborate version of the simple tune that opened the lesson

Main Cast

Bill Thompson

Professor Owl

Age : N/A | Popularity : 13%

Harry Stanton

Bass Singer in Canoe and Ship

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Songs	Paul Webster Sonny Burke
	Original Music Composer	Joseph Dubin
Art	Art Direction	Victor Haboush Kendell O'Connor
Visual Effects	Animation	Marvin Woodward Julius Svendsen Marc Davis Hal Ambro Harvey Toombs Ward Kimball
	Color Designer	Eyvind Earle
Writing	Story	Dick Huemer
Directing	Director	Charles A. Nichols Ward Kimball
Department	Role	Name

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