This animated musical anthology film was produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures on April 20, 1946.
During World War II, much of Walt Disney’s staff was drafted into the army, and those that remained were called upon by the U.S. government to make training and propaganda films.
In order to keep the feature film division alive during this difficult time, the studio released six package films including this one, made up of various unrelated segments set to music.
This third package film, following Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros, was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Fest.
This particular film has ten such segments.
The Martins and the Coys
The popular radio vocal group The King’s Men sings the story of a Hatfields and McCoys-style feud in the mountains. The feud is broken up when Grace Martin and Henry Coy, two young people from each side, inadvertently fall in love.
Blue Bayou
This segment featured animation intended for Fantasia using the Claude Debussy musical composition Clair de Lune from Suite bergamasque (conducted by Leopold Stokowski). It featured two egrets flying through the Everglades on a moonlit night.
However, by the time Make Mine Music was released Clair de Lune was replaced by the new song Blue Bayou, performed by the Ken Darby Singers. However, the original version of the segment still survives.
