"Dumbo" (1941)

This was a re-watch, but it also had been awhile. The movie really could be a story concert (Romantic Programmatic music) by itself, without the visuals. Variety of musical styles. Communication of emotion and "talking" for Dumbo himself. Quite enjoyable. I also watched the extra feature "The Making of Dumbo". Even in the bit where they talk about the music of the film, they almost exclusively focus on talking about the lyrics. Certainly the sung songs are a significant part of the movie, but there were also the solo oboe moments, the fun tuba intro, an interesting transition or two, and the sound used when the mouse clangs the watch before talking in the ringmaster's ear. I mean, when they were talking about the visual parts of that scene, they mention borrowing from German Expressionism. So, what was the sound borrowed from? "The Making..." was interesting--don't get me wrong--but I continue to hear the need for a more solid music education.

Good food for thought.