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	Silly Symphonies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Silly Symphonies was an acclaimed series of animated short subjects produced by Walt Disney Productions from 1929 to 1938.
		Donald Duck got his start in a Silly Symphony cartoon (The Wise Little Hen, 1934), and Pluto's first appearance without Mickey Mouse was also in a Silly Symphony cartoon (Mother Pluto, 1936).
		Within the animation industry, the Silly Symphonies series is most noted for its use by Walt Disney as a platform for experimenting with processes, techniques, characters, and stories in order to further the art of animation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Silly_Symphonies (1850 words)

	DVD review of Silly Symphonies: Walt Disney Treasures Limited Edition Tin - DVD Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Anyway, viewing these two discs of Disney "Silly Symphonies" reminded me a lot of those far-distant, magical Saturdays, and I was surprised at how many of the animated features I remembered after all these years.
		Colors in the later "Silly Symphonies" are particularly striking in their richness, depth, and clarity.
		The second is a seventeen-minute featurette, "Silly Symphony Souvenirs," which examines a lot of the memorabilia surrounding the cartoons.
	www.dvdtown.com /review/Silly_Symphonies_Walt_Disney_T/10684/1388 (946 words)

	Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Silly Symphonies
		The Silly Symphonies utterly dominated the animation Oscars during the 1930s.
		Silly Symphonies that introduced continuing characters include Little Hiawatha, who had a series in the back pages of the comic book Walt Disney's Comics & Stories until well into the 1950s and is still occasionally seen in European comics, and The Wise Little Hen (1934), in which Donald Duck appeared as a supporting character.
		The Silly Symphonies can still be seen from time to time on The Disney Channel, where they appear side-by-side with Donald, Mickey, et al.
	www.toonopedia.com /sillysym.htm (701 words)

	Walt's Masterworks: Silly Symphonies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		And thus were born the Silly Symphonies, a series of cartoons each of which would feature different characters and would be based on musical themes.
		Walt compromised a bit by allowing his Silly Symphonies to bear Mickey's name on the title screen; but he didn't appear as a character.
		The experimentation possible in Silly Symphonies was invaluable to Walt.
	disney.go.com /disneyatoz/familymuseum/collection/masterworks/sillysymphonies (324 words)

	DVD Review of Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies - DVDtoons! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Silly Symphonies were created to experiment with music, animation, and color in cartoons.
		The very first Silly Symphony was The Skeleton Dance and it was shot in fl and white.
		All of the Silly Symphonies are presented in the full screen format, and this includes Walt Disney and Maltin’s introductions.
	www.dvdtoons.com /reviews/47 (2402 words)

	Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		There are also hidden "easter eggs" that have Walt introducing some of the SILLY SYMPHONIES pieces, some of which do not appear elsewhere on the collection despite being listed in the accompanying booklet.
		Most commentaries, however, focus on how various SILLY SYMPHONIES pieces seem to be "dress rehearsal precursors" for the animators to experiment with special effects and designs that would later carry through to feature films; for example, Maltin compares the Buttefly Fairy of "The Flying Mouse" with the Blue Fairy of PINNOCHIO.
		One thing I did learn from the "Music Land" commentary was that new SILLY SYMPHONIES shorts needed to be created month after month; this definitely would have created a challenge to find new material, especially given the number of years they were produced.
	www.digitalmediafx.com /reviews/sillysymphonies.html (1165 words)

	Silly Symphonies by Steve Burns - StartedByAMouse.com Features Section
		Interestingly, they were titled "Mickey Mouse Presents a Walt Disney Silly Symphony", using the popularity of Mickey Mouse to attract the attention of the audience; Mickey had nothing to do with the series besides having his name above the title.
		One of my favorite Silly Symphonies is Music Land, which tells the story of the Land of Symphony and the Isle of Jazz.
		In all, 75 Silly Symphonies were produced, and each one is interesting to watch for various reasons.
	www.startedbyamouse.com /features/SillySymphonies.shtml (938 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies
		If Walt had one more rule evident in the "Silly Symphony" series, it is that baby butts are a source of unlimited humor.
		In "Mother Pluto" (a 1936 Pluto solo cartoon that does not really qualify as a "Silly Symphony," in spite of its label), the traditional "maternal" role is imposed on a doting Pluto as he raises a brood of chicks.
		The evolution of the "Silly Symphonies" from simple parades to story-driven features-in-training is evident in the only remake Walt authorized during the entire series: "The Ugly Duckling." The 1931 version, filmed in fl and white, is rather different from the fable we tend to remember.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/sillysymphonies.php (2171 words)

	DVD Review: Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies
		The first of these features is "Song of the Silly Symphonies", which is an interview with famed composer Richard Sherman and film critic/historian Maltin.
		The second featurette included is "Silly Symphonies Souvenirs", which is a 17 minute featurette with Maltin and the head of the Walt Disney Archives.
		The two take a look at some of the merchandise of the "Silly Symphonies" series, showing that there was promotion of these cartoons, even way back when.
	www.currentfilm.com /dvdreviews4/wdtsillydvd.html (1015 words)

	Who's Afraid of ASCAP? Popular Songs in the Silly Symphonies
		All of these songs, of course, were kept subservient to the overall flow of the pictures; the Silly Symphonies were never reduced to mere showcases for popular songs.
		Songs in the Symphonies always helped to establish a character or a mood, and were deftly integrated into the action and incidental scores of the pictures.
		In any case, if the practice of original songs was disappearing from the Silly Symphonies, the days of the Symphonies themselves were numbered.
	www.awn.com /mag/issue2.1/articles/kaufman2.1.html (1645 words)

	Silly Symphonies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The new Disney DVD Silly Symphonies, one of four new DVD's in the Walt Disney Treasures series, contains thirty-one animated films made in the 1930's.
		The Silly Symphonies series began with music and added actions which suited the music.
		And there are twenty-six more films, in all more than five hours of Silly Symphonies.
	www.selu.edu /kslu/silent.html (477 words)

	Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies reviewed by AllZone4DVD.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Silly Symphonies were Walt Disney's attempts to create a more elaborate and sophisticated type of animated short than the Mickey Mouse cartoons he had become famous for.
		At times some distortion is audible from the higher end of the sound spectrum, but this is just due to to source tape limitations, and is perfectly understandable given the age of the material.
		Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies is presented in a Full-Screen 16x9 transfer (1.33:1).
	www.allzone4dvd.net /review_details.htm?id=869 (569 words)

	DVD Times - Walt Disney Treasures come to the UK
		The Silly Symphonies comprises of the groundbreaking series of 31 uncensored cartoons, released between 1929 and 1939, including six Academy Award winners.
		In addition to the five hours of animation on each collection, there is a chance to take a sneak peek into Disney's archives to look at early concepts, rare merchandise and original artwork for theatrical posters.
		Silly Symphonies is also a two disc set with running times of 169mins + 171mins.
	www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=11055 (1012 words)

	Silly Symphonies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Walt Disney’s Silly Symphonies are a breed apart in the field of animation.
		And one of the low points is “Lullaby Land,” in which a baby is beset by all manner of evil things: this feature proves that the Disney team was capable of anthropomorphizing absolutely anything, from baby bottles to safety pins--but I blanched at the sight of a baby being chased by living, lit matches!
		The Silly Symphonies collection serves not only as grand entertainment, but as a sort of mini-history of animation.
	www.classicsondvd.com /sillys.htm (753 words)

	Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies - DVD film: Totaltiorden.dk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Whilst this is a lovely compilation of the Silly Symphonies series, there are many missing treasures, such as "Broken Toys", "Moth and the Flame" "Spring", "The Goddess of Spring" "Midnight in a Toyshop" "Autumn" etc. Out of the 70+ Silly Symphonies realeased, this DVD only holds a fraction!!!!!!!!!!!!
		While I was extremely happy to view these cartoons again, including some that I've been trying to find for years, I couldn't help wondering "Where's the rest?" I had other silly symphony cartoons on VHS from the mid 80's, but they were not on this release.
		Along w/ Mickey Mouse in Color vol.1 and Donald Duck vol.1, Silly Symphonies preludes Disney's first features: Snow White, Pinnochio, Fanstasia, and Bambi, which were the company's greatest artistic achievements.
	www.totaltiorden.dk /shop/dvd_details.php/B00005KARF\|dvd (1146 words)

	"Silly Symphonies" Symposium: FILM FREAK CENTRAL DOES THE 12th ANNUAL ASPEN SHORTSFEST - FESTIVALS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		His insights on the evolution of animation (as squeezed through the particular obsessions of Disney) run the gamut from the melding of classical music with popular to the cannibalistic implications of "Three Little Pigs." An engaging speaking style married to a smooth familiarity with the topic, Prof.
		He then returned to introduce six other of the vintage shorts, sent with special dispensation from the Walt Disney Studios, some of them seen in their uncut form for the first time in seventy years.
		Its wordless tale of a collection of outsiders (another Disney theme) taking shelter in the titular ramshackle mill is one that compels for its sweeping artistry while underwhelming with its non-anthropomorphized animals.
	www.filmfreakcentral.net /aspen/aspenshortsfestsillysymphonies.htm (1215 words)

	DVDActive - News - Releases - Silly Symphonies (UK - R2)
		To celebrate 75 years of Mickey Mouse, Buena Vista are releasing two special DVD sets.
		The first is Silly Symphonies which features 31 uncensored animated shorts released between 1929 and 1939, including six Academy Award winners.
		Introductions to selected shorts including the Water Babies and Wynken, Blynken and Nod come from Walt Disney himself and provide a fascinating insight into the making of the shorts.
	www.dvdactive.com /news/releases/silly-symphonies.html (163 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies - The Historic Musical Animated Classics at ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I never realized before viewing the Walt Disney Treasures collection DVD, Silly Symphonies that there were so many cartoons with the Disney name on them which didn’t feature the characters I’ve come to know and love over the years.
		Silly Symphonies are a series of cartoons which Walt Disney developed at the behest of his music director, Carl Stalling, in which there is no central character.
		My children did enjoy watching these cartoons with me. Although the characters weren’t present in the animated shorts themselves, the Silly Symphonies were often titled with “Mickey Mouse presents…” complete with a Mickey face, prompting my four year-old son to ask to “watch Mickey” when I had it paused.
	www.epinions.com /content_176894742148 (768 words)

	DVD Video Cheats, Hints and Codes : Silly Symphonies
		Press Enter to hear extended commentary from Walt Disney and the Silly Symphony "Wynken, Blynken and Nod".
		Press Enter to hear commentary from Walt Disney, followed by the Silly Symphony "The Old Mill" feature.
		Silly Symphonies for DVD Video has 1 cheat code at the moment.
	www.cheatingdome.com /dvd/6310.htm (443 words)

	Hilary's eBay Auctions - New Disney DVDs - Silly Symphonies - The Historic Musical Animated Classics
		In 1928, when Walt Disney's artists completed "The Skeleton Dance," the distributor of the Mickey Mouse shorts rejected the first "Silly Symphony" with a two-word telegram: "MORE MICE." Disney arranged to screen "Skeleton Dance" at the Carthay Circle Theater in Los Angeles, where it received an enthusiastic response, and the series took off.
		Seven "Silly Symphonies" won Academy Awards, beginning with "Flowers and Trees." Disney used these musically themed shorts to train young artists and test new styles, effects, and technologies: every film represented an innovation of some sort.
		"The Song of the Silly Symphonies" Leonard Maltin and Composer Richard Sherman, "Silly Symphonies Souvenirs" Leonard Maltin and Dave Smith of the Disney Archives
	members.shaw.ca /hplowright/auctions/show_item_51.html (382 words)

	Comic creator: Al Taliaferro
		From 1932 to 1939, he drew the weekly 'Silly Symphonies' page, in which he adapted several of the famous Disney shorts to comics.
		The 'Silly Symphonies' page was replaced by a 'Donald Duck' page after two years, due to the character's popularity.
		Taliaferro's Donald comic strips became the most distributed Disney strip, and were immensly popular in the U.S.A. Taliaferro also contributed to a few Disney comic-book stories for Dell/Western publishing, such as 'Counter-Spy', a 'Bucky Bug' story and some 'Donald Duck' two-pagers.
	lambiek.net /artists/t/taliaferro.htm (231 words)

	Silly Symphonies
		This groundbreaking series of 31 uncensored cartoons, released between 1929 and 1939, includes six Academy Award winners and provides an astonishing look inside the evolution of animation.
		In additon to the cartoons themselves, join Academy Award-winning composer Richard M. Sherman for an overview of the Silly Symphony series, and take a peek inside the Disney acrhives to view some rare and remarkable merchandise, conceptual art and theatrical posters.
		Featuring exclusive introductions by film historian Leonard Maltin, this is a timeless collection from generations past for generations to come.
	www.mvps.org /st-software/Movie_Collection/details/9815.html (142 words)

	AlterNet: Smartening Sonatas or Silly Symphonies?
		It all started a couple of years ago when a group of scientists, realizing that one day I'd need something to write about, decided to see if they could find a correlation between listening to Mozart and the ability to keep government grant money flowing into their personal bank accounts.
		This being the Age of Unchecked Extrapolation, that was all parents across the country needed to hear.
		The kids, wanting to know why they were being punished, had to be fooled, so they were told they were listening to a new form of Wolfgangsta rap by DJ I'm A Deuce Most-Art.
	www.alternet.org /story/882 (1146 words)

	Home Theater Forum - Custom Inserts: Silly Symphonies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		After I shared the inserts with others here in the HTF, there were "requests" for a custom insert set for Silly Symphonies (yeah, I'm looking right at you Enrique!).
		Browsing those "other" DVD forums, it's frustrating to see that many people are buying these sets (Silly Symphonies and Mickey Mouse in Living Color) when they find 'em just to sell on Ebay in the future.
		Luckily I managed to get the Silly Symphonies for Christmas, but I'm out of luck on the MM in Living Color.
	www.hometheaterforum.com /htforum/showthread.php?threadid=102465 (1221 words)

	Amazon.ca: Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies - The Historic Musical Animated Classics: DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The first Silly Symphonies were composed of simple themes - in fact, there were a set produced that dealt only with the seasons: Springtime and Summer came out in 1930, Fall and Winter came out in 1931.
		The Disney Treasures DVD focuses on several academy award winners (such as The Old Mill) and the fairy tale/story based Silly Symphonies.
		All in all, this is a wonderful package for SS fans, with a nice selection of the Silly Symphony shorts (35 shorts are on the DVD, 36 are not) with subjects to please adults and children alike, gorgeous color and sound, and very attractive packaging.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005KARF (1687 words)

	DVD Authority - Printable DVD Review of Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		And after an extensive wait, Disney has started to deliver and as part of their Walt Disney Treasures line, they've released a collection of Silly Symphonies made from 1929-39.
		As with the other Walt Disney Treasures sets, Silly Symphonies is presented in a lavish two disc set found within a sturdy, attractive metal case, one which uses a lid, as opposed to hinges.
		This set is also limited to 150,000 copies and with such a wonderful array of animated shorts, no one should miss this excellent release.
	www.dvdauthority.com /print_friendly.asp?reviewid=2281 (488 words)

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