Xbox One : Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved - Xbox On VideoGames-Refurbished

Xbox One : Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved - Xbox On VideoGames-Refurbished

“Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved” is a breakthrough musical motion video game inspired by Disney’s classic animated film “Fantasia.” In the game, players enter the magical realms of Fantasia, selected by the legendary sorcerer Yen Sid, to hone their musical and magical prowess as his new apprentice. “Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved” takes players on an interactive and immersive motion-controlled journey through worlds of music and magic.

Gameplay

The narration directly references the "Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment from Walt Disney's 1940 animated film Fantasia.^[1] The sorcerer Yen Sid tasks his new apprentice, the player, with animating the worlds he has created.^[2] Players generate life in initially desolate levels by moving in rhythm with licensed popular music, which unlocks gestures that change elements of the musical composition.^[2] In an example, a player traced arrows with her body in time with a song, and was rewarded with a selection of rock, orchestral, and brass music overlays that fit over the song.^[2] The Kinect's camera shows the player as an on-screen silhouette, which transforms other objects when the two touch.^[3] The game is able to read nuance in the player's body movements and change the visual animations accordingly.^[2]

Development

Disney Interactive Studios first contacted Harmonix with the idea in 2010.^[3] The Harmonix team was invigorated from the success of its Dance Central and brainstormed about further intersections between motion control and music.^[1] Harmonix was not open to Disney's offer to meet at first since the team did not traditionally use third-party intellectual property.^[1] At the meeting, there was an instant connection when Disney mentioned Fantasia, since the brand connected with Harmonix's projects in development.^[1] Disney and Harmonix wanted a game more interactive for the player than simply participating in the actions of the film,^[3] so the Harmonix team began planning from Walt Disney's original intentions via his production notes instead of from the final film release.^[1] Disney Interactive Studios executive producer Chris Nicholls met with the Harmonix team to establish core principles upon which to base the game.^[3] The development team liked the "Sorcerer's Apprentice" dream sequence scene best, where Mickey controlled the weather and background orchestra like a conductor from atop a mountain.^[3][1] Its "reaching out" interaction is reflected in the gameplay.^[3] This scene, where "magic and the manipulation of music itself were woven into a single act", became a central narrative conceit and "creative inception point" for the team.^[1] While visiting the Disney creative teams, the Harmonix team was also inspired by Disneyland's World of Color show.^[1]

Music

Songs from more than 30 artists are included in the game, and each song is accompanied by three colour-coded mixes (Blue, Pink and Green), two of which vary by the song.^[2] "Bohemian Rhapsody", for example, has the original, an orchestral composition, and an 80s metal mix.^[3] The licensed music includes compositions from the classical era, including Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky that is a feature piece of the original Fantasia film.^[6] The span of music is a first for Harmonix, and represents a fusion of music genres across music history.^[1] Classical songs are highlighted Italic, and any other genre of songs are highlighted regular.^[2][7][8] There are thirty-three songs in this game.

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