Notes Alive! My Many Colored Days (1998) Online
- Original Title :
- Notes Alive! My Many Colored Days
- Genre :
- Creative Work / Animation / Short / Family
- Year :
- 1998
- Type :
- Creative Work
- Time :
- 45min
- Rating :
- 6.9/10
The third in the Notes Alive series with the Minnesota Orchestra is another fine introduction for kids to the arts. This computer-animated version of the Dr. Seuss story about the mood of colors (narrated by Holly Hunter) is combined with footage of a concert symphony. We follow a boy and his dog juggling his various moods, something soaring like a bird ("a blue day") or moping around the house ("a gray day"). The music is outstanding; Richard Einhorn created a new composition, which focuses on the individuality of instruments in the 30-minute piece. A percussive, hand-clapping sequence is quite fun. The animation doesn't seem as fresh in this day and age of A Bug's Life--it's quite bulky. Yet the film is brisk enough to entertain the youngsters and they will undoubtedly ask questions about the various instruments shown. There's also a 15-minute short on the making of the film. It includes interviews with the animators, the composer, and, most notably, with Theodore Geisel's (Dr. ...
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Holly Hunter | - | Narrator |