Product Description
This Swept Up in the Magic Mickey Mouse Fantasia embellished giclee on canvas by Brett Iwan celebrates one of the most beloved animated shorts in the history of Disney.
Swept Up in The Magic comes signed by the artist and hand numbered.
About Brett Iwan:
Bret Iwan (born September 10, 1982) is Mickey Mouse. He is an American voice actor and an illustrator and the fourth and current voice of Mickey, a role he assumed from the late Wayne Allwine. He graduated from the Ringling College of Art and Design inSarasota, Florida, USA in 2004. Iwan was previously an illustrator at Hallmark.
Iwan was cast as the voice of Mickey Mouse after the death of Wayne Allwine on May 18, 2009. Bret first recorded Mickey Mouse dialogue for the Animal Kingdom theme park, as well as the 2009 Disney On Ice: Celebrations, and Disney Live: Rockin' Road Show. He gave his first full performance as Mickey Mouse for the English version of the PlayStation Portablegame Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. He later reprised the role in Epic Mickey, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Mickey Mousekersize and the English version of theNintendo DS game Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded. He provided the voice of Mickey Mouse once again in 2011 for Kinect Disneyland Adventures and in 2012 for the gamesKingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance and Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.
Iwan's first voice over work in a Disney park can be heard in the Animal Kingdom closing show, "Adventurers Celebration" as well as on the newly refurbishedTomorrowland Transit Authority ride at the Magic Kingdom, in Walt Disney World, in which upon passing Mickey's Star Traders, Mickey responds with his signature laugh and 'That's right, it's outta this world!'
Fantasia is a 1940 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and released by Walt Disney Productions. With story direction by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer, and production supervision by Ben Sharpsteen, it is the third Disney animated feature film. The film consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by Leopold Stokowski, seven of which are performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Music critic and composer Deems Taylor acts as the film's Master of Ceremonies, providing a live-action introduction to each animated segment.
Disney settled on the film's concept as work neared completion on The Sorcerer's Apprentice, an elaborate Silly Symphonies short designed as a comeback role for Mickey Mouse, who had declined in popularity. As production costs grew higher than what it could earn, Disney decided to include the short in a feature-length film with other segments set to classical pieces. The soundtrack was recorded using multiple audio channels and reproduced with Fantasound, a pioneering sound reproduction system that made Fantasia the first commercial film shown in stereophonic sound.
Fantasia was first released as a theatrical roadshow held in thirteen U.S. cities from November 13, 1940. While acclaimed by critics, it was unable to make a profit due to World War II cutting off distribution to the European market, the film's high production costs, and the expense of leasing theaters and installing the Fantasound equipment for the roadshow presentations. The film was subsequently reissued multiple times with its original footage and audio being deleted, modified, or restored in each version. Fantasia is the 23rd highest-grossing film of all time in the U.S. when adjusted for inflation. The Fantasia franchise has grown to include video games, Disneyland attractions, and a live concert. A sequel, Fantasia 2000, co-produced by Roy E. Disney, was released in 1999. Fantasia has grown in reputation over the years and is now widely acclaimed; in 1998 the American Film Institute ranked it as the 58th greatest American film in their 100 Years...100 Movies and the fifth greatest animated film in their 10 Top 10 list.
