Though I loved Walt Disneys Fantasia as a young kid and will credit it with being original, it is Allegro Non Troppo which is the ultimate artful piece when it comes to animation on music. So much more feeling, humor and variation in artwork. The sad parts still nearly get me to tears just when I hear the music (Valse Triste by Jean Sibelius) while some of the funny parts are as hilarious as they are interesting because of the subtle (moral) messages. The art work ranges from simple cartoon-ish to flowing water color paintings. What impressed me most about almost all of the animations was how well they fitted the music. Not just the rhythm, but also the emotion. As a kid I was convinced that the music was created to fit with the animations only later to discover that some of the music was centuries old.
Review of Allegro non troppo
