This groundbreaking series of 31 cartoons, released between 1929 and 1939, includes six Academy Award winners and provides an astonishing look inside the evolution of animation. Each boasting a unique cast of characters, these musical shorts served as Walt Disney's proving ground for emerging technology, new musical styles, and experimental forms.
In addition to the cartoons themselves, join Academy Award(R)-winning composer Richard M. Sherman for an overview of the "Silly Symphony" series, and take a peek inside the Disney archives to view some rare and remarkable merchandise, conceptual art, and theatrical posters. Enjoy a nostalgic look back at the original musical shorts that launched a revolution in the world of animation. Featuring exclusive introductions by film historian Leonard Maltin, this is a timeless collection from generations past for generations to come.
Silly Symphonies Volume 1Disc One
- Fables and Fairy Tales (9 cartoons)
- Favorite Characters (5 cartoons)
- Leonard's Picks (6 cartoons)
Disc Two
- Accent on Music (7 cartoons)
- Nature on the Screen (10 cartoons)
- Leonard's Picks (4 cartoons)
- The Song of the Silly Symphonies
- Silly Symphonies Souvenirs
- Still Gallery
- Easter Eggs
Silly Symphonies Volume 2
Disc One
- Hell's Bells (1929)
- Springtime (1929)
- Arctic Antics (1930)
- Autumn (1930)
- Frolicking Fish (1930)
- Monkey Melodies (1930)
- Night (1930)
- Playful Pan (1930)
- Summer (1930)
- Winter (1930)
- The Cat's Out (1931)
- The Clock Store (1931)
- The Fox Hunt (1931)
- The Spider and the Fly (1931)
- The Bears and the Bees (1932)
- The Bird Store (1932)
- Bugs in Love (1932)
- El Terrible Toreador (1929)
- The Merry Dwarfs (1929)
- Cannibal Capers (1930)
- Midnight in a Toy Shop (1930)
Disc Two
- Birds in the Spring (1933)
- The Night Before Christmas (1933)
- Old King Cole (1933)
- The Pied Piper (1933)
- The Goddess of Spring (1934)
- Cock o' the Walk (1935)
- Three Blind Mouseketeers (1936)
- Little Hiawatha (1937)
- Merbabies (1938)
- Moth and the Flame (1938)
- King Neptune (1932)
- Santa's Workshop (1932)
- The China Shop (1934)
- Broken Toys (1935)
- Three Orphan Kittens (1935)
- More Kittens (1936)
- Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)