An owl teaches his class full of birds about melody. It's all around in nature. Only birds and man can sing; man "sings" even when he speaks. We see a quick survey of the stages of life, as captured by songs: the alphabet song for primary school, Here Comes the Bride, The Old Gray Mare, etc. Some inspirations for song are outlined in song: love, sailing, trains, the West, motherhood, etc., but "we never sing about brains." Finally, an example of how a simple melody can be expanded into a symphony: an elaborate version of the simple tune that opened the lesson
Unfortunately the movie Melody is not yet available on HBO Max.
Visual Effects | Ward Kimball | Animation |
Art | Kendell O'Connor | Art Direction |
Visual Effects | Hal Ambro | Animation |
Visual Effects | Marvin Woodward | Animation |
Art | Victor Haboush | Art Direction |
Visual Effects | Harvey Toombs | Animation |
Visual Effects | Eyvind Earle | Color Designer |
Directing | Charles A. Nichols | Director |
Visual Effects | Julius Svendsen | Animation |
Sound | Paul Webster | Songs |
Writing | Dick Huemer | Story |
Visual Effects | Marc Davis | Animation |
Sound | Sonny Burke | Songs |
Directing | Ward Kimball | Director |
Sound | Joseph Dubin | Original Music Composer |