Make Mine Music facts for kids

Make Mine Music is a 1946 animated movie created by Walt Disney Productions. It was first shown in movie theaters by RKO Radio Pictures on August 15, 1946. This film is the 8th animated movie in the official Disney animated movie collection. It features the voices and talents of famous stars like Nelson Eddy, Dinah Shore, Benny Goodman, and The Andrews Sisters.

Exploring the Musical Segments

This movie is special because it is made up of ten different short stories, or segments. Each segment has its own unique style and music.

The Martins and the Coys

This part features the popular radio singing group, King's Men. They sing a story about a family feud, similar to the famous Hatfields and McCoys. The fighting stops when two young people from each family fall in love. This segment was later removed from the film's video release.

Blue Bayou

Blue Bayou uses animation that was first planned for the movie Fantasia. It is set to the beautiful music of Debussy called Clair de Lune.

All the Cats Join In

This is one of two segments that features music by Benny Goodman. It shows a cool animation style where a pencil draws the action as it happens. The story is about teens in the 1940s who love to dance to popular music.

Without You

Without You is a sad song about lost love. It is sung by Andy Russell.

Casey at the Bat

In this segment, Jerry Colonna tells the famous poem about Casey, a very confident baseball player. His overconfidence leads to his downfall.

Two Silhouettes

This part features two real-life ballet dancers, David Lichine and Tania Riabouchinskaya. They dance in silhouette against animated backgrounds and characters. Dinah Shore sings the main song.

Peter and the Wolf

Sterling Holloway narrates this story based on Prokofiev's music. It is about a little boy named Peter who hunts for a wolf. Each character in the story is represented by a different instrument in an orchestra, like violins for Peter or a flute for a bird.

After You've Gone

This segment again features Benny Goodman and his orchestra. It shows four musical instruments that act like people, parading through a fun musical playground.

Johnnie Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnett

This is a sweet romantic story about two hats. Johnnie Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnett fall in love while sitting in a department store window. When Alice is sold, Johnny tries to find her. The Andrews Sisters sing the songs for this segment.

The Whale Who Wanted To Sing At the Met

This story is about Willie, a sperm whale with an amazing singing voice. Willie dreams of singing Grand Opera. However, a theater producer named Tetti-Tatti thinks Willie has swallowed an opera singer. Tetti-Tatti chases Willie with a harpoon. Nelson Eddy performs all the voices in this segment.

How the Movie Was Made

Make Mine Music was created during World War II. Many of Walt Disney's artists and staff joined the United States Army. Those who remained at the studio were asked by the U.S. government to make training and propaganda films. Because of this, the studio had many unfinished story ideas. To keep the movie studio going during this hard time, Disney released four "package films." These movies, including Make Mine Music, were made up of several short, unrelated segments set to music.

Who Was in the Movie

Here are some of the talented people who lent their voices or appeared in Make Mine Music:

Movie Release Information

Make Mine Music is the only movie in the Disney animated features collection that has not been released on DVD in some parts of the world (Region 4 and Region 2). Its only home video release on DVD was on June 6, 2000, as part of the Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection.

Titles in Other Languages

• Dutch: Maak de Muziek van de Mijn
• Finnish: Iskelmäparaati
• French: La Boîte à Musique
• German: Mach Mir Musik
• Italian: Musica Maestro!
• Japanese: メイク・マイン・ミュージック (Meiku Main Myūzikku)
• Portuguese: Musica, Maestro!
• Spanish: Musica Maestro (also known as La Cajita Musical in Latin America)
• Swedish: Spela för mej (also known as Spela för mig)

See also

In Spanish: Música maestro para niños