80 years ago, in the dark fall of 1940, just before World War II, Walt Disney’s classical music film Fantasia opened across America. WNYC’s Sara Fishko and guests explore its ups, downs, and in-betweens in this episode of Fishko Files.
Fantasia is now streaming on Disney Plus.
Fishko Files with Sara Fishko
Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley
Mix Engineer: Wayne Shulmister
Editor: Karen Frillmann
Music Playlist
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The Nutcracker Suite, Arabian Dance
Artist: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky -
The Rite of Spring
Artist: Igor Stravinsky -
Stairway to the Stars
Artist: Glenn Miller Orchestra -
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Artist: Paul Dukas -
Night on Bald Mountain
Artist: Modest Mussorgsky -
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Artist: Johann Sebastian Bach