Egyptian Melodies is a 1931 Silly Symphonies

Silly Symphonies

Silly Symphonies is a series of animated short subjects, 75 in total, produced by Walt Disney Productions from 1929 to 1939, while the studio was still located at Hyperion Avenue in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles...

 animated short subject produced by Walt Disney

Walt Disney

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 and directed by Wilfred Jackson

Wilfred Jackson

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. In the film, a spider wanders down into an Egyptian tomb. His entrance is seen as if following the spider and is certainly a notable technique in animation of the period. Once inside the tomb, the mummies begin to dance and the various paintings come to life.

Highlights

• The unusual "following" view of the spider entering and exiting the tomb. This was recycled two years later in the Mickey Mouse short The Mad Doctor
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• The spider exclaiming "Mummy! Mummy!" instead of "Mammy!" on seeing the sarcophogi.
• The walking hieroglyphics and wall painting chariot race; something similar would be done decades later for Moses' nightmare sequence in the Dreamworks
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   film The Prince of Egypt
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• Extensive usage of Alexandre Luigini
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  Alexandre Clément Léon Joseph Luigini was a French composer and conductor, especially active in the opera house. As as composer, he is now remembered almost solely for his Ballet égyptien.-Life and career:...
  
  's Ballet égyptien
  Ballet égyptien
  Ballet égyptien, Op. 12 , is Alexandre Luigini's best-known composition, and is the only one of his works in the standard repertoire....
  
  throughout the tomb scene.