Post by videopowerXRI on Feb 9, 2023 3:57:29 GMT
I am looking for two, seemingly out-of-print versions of the Disney classic Fantasia. I have already inquired about this on another site. Admittedly, I am a newcomer on this forum, and I have little to no experience hunting for lost media.
The first reissue of Fantasia was released in 1982, and a man named Hugh Douglas provided the commentary before each segment. According to Wikipedia, this commentary was a lot more condensed than the original commentary by Deems Taylor, which itself would later be dubbed by voice actor Corey Burton. The second reissue, released in 1985, included narration provided by actor Tim Matheson.
Info on the nature of either of these commentaries have been scarce, although I did find scans of a continuity script of the 1982 reissue, which included a description of the Nutcracker segment. I also found a dub of Fantasia on Vimeo that doesn't show Deems Taylor onscreen at all, and the narration is all offscreen. I think that this is what the reissues resembled.
I love Fantasia, and finding any trace of these narrations would really make my day. I acknowledge that the only way to access the voice-over tracks may be to actually hunt down print copies of the reissues. But I also have been using the Lost Media Wiki for years now, and I figure that the forums might be a good place to inquire about this.
Evidence - 1982 Hugh Douglas
- Scans of a continuity script that possibly shows
- Recreation of opening titles and interstials.
I cannot yet verify if this is what it resembled. - Minor: Post on a blog that mentions Irwin Kostal's new
recording of the score for the reissue. - This review of the 1990 reissue bemoans the 1982 reissue for
P.S. I am aware that there is a separate entry on the wiki regarding the rest of Deems Taylor's narration for the Fantasia.
