One by One (film)
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One by One is a traditionally animated short film directed by Pixote Hunt and released by Walt Disney Pictures
on August 31, 2004, as an extra feature on the DVD release of The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride Special Edition. The short intended to be one of the segments for the proposed but never completed Fantasia 2006.
for The Lion King
. Although the song was cut from the final film, it did make it into the Disney Theatrical adaptation, before being used on this short.
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney...
on August 31, 2004, as an extra feature on the DVD release of The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride Special Edition. The short intended to be one of the segments for the proposed but never completed Fantasia 2006.
Synopsis
The film shows a story of children from a South African town flying kites down a hill after one boy is inspired by a colourful feather floating from the sky. The children find materials from places all over the town and produce equally colourful kites. After a walk, they fly the kites and release them into the sky for the ending of the film.Production
The short film takes its title and inspiration from One by One, a "freedom song" written and performed by Lebo MLebo M
Lebohang “Lebo M.” Morake, known professionally as Lebo M, is a South African composer most famous for arranging and performing music for the Lion King movies and stage productions. He was recommended to Disney by Hans Zimmer, the score composer of The Lion King, and was later hired to form and...
for The Lion King
The Lion King
The Lion King is a 1994 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series...
. Although the song was cut from the final film, it did make it into the Disney Theatrical adaptation, before being used on this short.
Credits
- Directed by Pixote Hunt
- Co-Directed by David A. BossertDave BossertDavid A. Bossert is the Creative Director and Head of Special Projects at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He studied at the Character Animation program at CalArts. Among his classmates were Joe Ranft, Butch Hartman, Ralph Eggleston, and Ann Telnaes, among others....
- Executive Producer: Roy Edward Disney
- Producer: Don HahnDon HahnDon Hahn is an American film producer who has produced some of the most successful Walt Disney animated films of the past 20 years. He currently owns his own film production company called Stone Circle Pictures.-Early life:...
- Co-Producer: Baker Bloodworth
- Associate Producer: David SteinbergDavid SteinbergDavid Steinberg is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, director, and author. At the height of his popularity, during the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was one of the best-known stand-up comics in the United States...
- Art Direction: Mike Humphries
- Music Composed, Arranged and Produced by Lebo MLebo MLebohang “Lebo M.” Morake, known professionally as Lebo M, is a South African composer most famous for arranging and performing music for the Lion King movies and stage productions. He was recommended to Disney by Hans Zimmer, the score composer of The Lion King, and was later hired to form and...
- Lead Vocal Performance by Lebo MLebo MLebohang “Lebo M.” Morake, known professionally as Lebo M, is a South African composer most famous for arranging and performing music for the Lion King movies and stage productions. He was recommended to Disney by Hans Zimmer, the score composer of The Lion King, and was later hired to form and...
See also
- List of Disney animated shorts
- The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride:Special Edition 2-Disk DVD