The Pastoral Symphony

“The symphony that Beethoven called the Pastoral, his sixth, is one of the few pieces of music he ever wrote that tells something like a definite story.”

―Deems Taylor^[src]

Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, also known as The Pastoral Symphony, is the fifth segment of Fantasia. It utilized delicate color styling to depict a mythical ancient Greek world of centaurs, families of Pegasus, the Gods of Mount Olympus, fauns, cupids, and other legendary creatures and characters of classical mythology. It tells the story of the mythological creatures gathering for a festival to honor Bacchus, the god of wine riding his horned donkey, Jacchus; the bacchanal is disturbed by Zeus, who decides to have a little fun by throwing lightning bolts at the attendees.

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Musical score: Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 "Pastorale"
Directed by Hamilton Luske, Jim Handley, and Ford Beebe
Story development: Otto Englander, Webb Smith, Erdman Penner, Joseph Sabo, Bill Peet, and George Stallings
Character designs: James Bodrero, John P. Miller, Lorna S. Soderstrom
Art direction: Hugh Hennesy, Kenneth Anderson, J. Gordon Legg, Herbert Ryman, Yale Gracey, and Lance Nolley
Background painting: Claude Coats, Ray Huffine, W. Richard Anthony, Arthur Riley, Gerald Nevius, and Roy Forkum
Animation supervision: Fred Moore, Ward Kimball, Eric Larson, Art Babbitt, Ollie Johnston, and Don Towsley
Animation: Berny Wolf, Jack Campbell, Jack Bradbury, James Moore, Milt Neil, Bill Justice, John Elliotte, Walt Kelly, Don Lusk, Lynn Karp, Murray McClellan, Robert W. Youngquist, and Harry Hamsel

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Media
Films: Fantasia (Video) • Fantasia 2000 (Video) • The Sorcerer's Apprentice • Night on Bald Mountain Video Games: Fantasia • Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance • Disney INFINITY • Fantasia: Music Evolved • Disney Emoji Blitz• Disney Sorcerer's Arena

Disney Parks

Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour • Disney Animation Building • Fantasia Carousel • Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf • Fantasy Gardens • Primeval World • Le Pays des Contes de Fées • Mickey's PhilharMagic • Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom • The Sorcerer's Hat • Voyage to the Crystal Grotto

Entertainment: Disney Classics: The Music & The Magic • Fantasmic! • Le Livre Magique de Mickey • Mickey's Gift of Dreams • Mickey's Magical Celebration • Mickey and the Magical Map • Once Upon a Mouse • Villains Tonight!
Restaurants: Fantasia Gelati
Parades: Dreaming Up! • Festival of Fantasy Parade • Jubilation! • Magic Happens • Parade of the Stars • SpectroMagic
Fireworks: Celebrate! Tokyo Disneyland • We Love Mickey! • Wishes • Wonderful World of Animation • World of Color
Halloween: Celebrate the Magic • Happy Hallowishes

Characters

Fantasia: Mickey Mouse • Sugar Plum Fairies • Nutcracker Suite dancers • Yen Sid • Magic Brooms • Tyrannosaurus Rex • Stegosaurus • Triceratops • Pteranodon • Corythosaurus • Apatosaurus • Diplodocus • Ornithomimus • Brachiosaurus • Ceratosaurus • Kannemeyeria • Edmontosaurus • Parasaurolophus • Dimetrodon • Tylosaurus • Plateosaurus • Ankylosaurus • Compsognathus • Archaeopteryx • Troodon • Oviraptor • Bacchus • Jacchus • Centaurs • Centaurettes • Melinda • Brudus • Iris • Morpheus • Diana • Zeus • Apollo • Vulcan • Boreas • Mother Pegasus • Father Pegasus • Pegasi Siblings • Peter Pegasus • Cherubs • Satyrs • Unicorns • Madame Upanova and her ostriches • Hyacinth Hippo and her hippos • Elephanchine and her elephants • Ben Ali Gator and his alligators • Chernabog • Chernabog's minions

Fantasia 2000: Donald Duck • Daisy Duck • Colorful Triangles • Black Triangles • Humpback Whales • Duke • Flying John • Killjoy Margaret • Joe • Elizabeth • Tin Soldier • Ballerina • Jack-in-the-Box • Yo Yo Flamingo • Snooty Flamingos • Noah • Spring Sprite • The Elk • The Firebird
The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Balthazar Blake • David "Dave" Stutler • Maxim Horvath • Rebecca "Becky" Barnes • Drake Stone • Veronica Gorloisen • Morgana le Fay • Merlin • Abigail Williams • Sun Lok
Deleted: Otika • Sunflower • Nutcracker Sentries

Segments
Fantasia: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor • Nutcracker Suite • The Sorcerer's Apprentice • The Rite of Spring • The Pastoral Symphony • Dance of the Hours • Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria Fantasia 2000: Symphony No. 5 • Pines of Rome • Rhapsody in Blue • Piano Concerto No. 2 • The Carnival of the Animals • Pomp and Circumstance • The Firebird Suite

Locations
Yen Sid's Tower • Bald Mountain • New York City • Prehistory

Deleted and unused concepts
Unused Fantasia Segments • Clair de Lune • Sunflower • Otika • Egret Couple • Naiads • Destino • The Little Matchgirl • One by One • Lorenzo

Objects
Sorcerer Hat • Grimhold • Merlin's Ring • Encantus

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Games

Main series: Kingdom Hearts • Chain of Memories • Kingdom Hearts II • 358/2 Days • Birth by Sleep • coded • Dream Drop Distance • χ [chi] • Kingdom Hearts III
Remakes and others: Final Mix • Re:Chain of Memories • II: Final Mix • Birth by Sleep: Final Mix • Re:coded • HD I.5 ReMIX • HD II.5 ReMIX • HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue • Unchained χ/Union χ [cross]

Disney Parks
Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

Incorporated Films and Shorts

Aladdin/The Return of Jafar • Alice in Wonderland • Beauty and the Beast • Big Hero 6 • Cinderella • Fantasia • Frozen • Hercules • The Hunchback of Notre Dame • Lilo & Stitch • The Lion King • The Little Mermaid • Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers • Monsters, Inc. • Mulan • The Nightmare Before Christmas • Peter Pan • Pinocchio • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl/Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End • Sleeping Beauty • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • Steamboat Willie • Tangled • Tarzan • Toy Story • Tron/Tron: Legacy • Winnie the Pooh • Wreck-It Ralph

Characters

Main Characters: Sora • Riku • Kairi • King Mickey • Donald Duck • Goofy • Roxas • Axel/Lea • Naminé • Xion • Aqua • Terra • Ventus

Villains: Xehanort • Ansem • Xemnas • Maleficent • Pete • Vanitas • Xigbar/Braig • Xaldin • Vexen • Lexaeus • Zexion • Saïx/Isa • Demyx • Luxord • Marluxia • Larxene • Terra-Xehanort • Young Xehanort • Xehanort's Guardian
Other Characters: Jiminy Cricket • Ansem the Wise/DiZ • Yen Sid • Master Eraqus • Dilan • Even • Aeleus • Ienzo • Lingering Will • Hayner • Pence • Olette • Kairi's Grandma • Riku Replica • Jiminy's Journal • Foretellers • Master of Masters • Luxu • Ephemer • Skuld • Chirithy
Original Monsters: Heartless • Nobodies • Unversed • Dream Eater
Disney Characters and Villains: Queen Minnie • Daisy Duck • Pluto • Chip and Dale • Scrooge McDuck • Huey, Dewey, and Louie • Horace Horsecollar • Clarabelle Cow • Clara Cluck • Merlin • Alice • White Rabbit • Doorknob • Cheshire Cat • Queen of Hearts • Card Soldiers • Mad Hatter • March Hare • Tarzan • Jane Porter • Clayton • Terk • Kerchak • Kala • Sabor • Hercules • Philoctetes • Pegasus • Megara • Hades • Pain and Panic • Cerberus • Titans • Hydra • Zeus • Apollo • Athena • Hermes • Aladdin • Abu • Jasmine • Genie • Carpet • Jafar • Iago • Peddler • Sultan • Razoul • Royal Guards • Cave of Wonders • Ariel • Flounder • Sebastian • Ursula • King Triton • Prince Eric • Flotsam and Jetsam • Attina • Andrina • Glut • Pinocchio • Geppetto • Blue Fairy • Monstro • Cleo • Jack Skellington • Zero • Sally • Oogie Boogie • Lock, Shock, and Barrel • Dr. Finkelstein • Mayor of Halloween Town • Santa Claus • Skeletal Reindeer • Peter Pan • Tinker Bell • Captain Hook • Mr. Smee • Wendy • Lost Boys • Crocodile • Magic Brooms • Chernabog • Chernabog's Minions • Winnie the Pooh • Tigger • Piglet • Eeyore • Rabbit • Owl • Kanga • Roo • Gopher • Lumpy • Bees • Pongo • Perdita • Dalmatian Puppies • Dumbo • Bambi • Mulan • Mushu • Li Shang • Shan Yu • Hayabusa • Yao, Ling, and Chien Po • The Emperor • Belle • Beast • Lumiere • Cogsworth • Mrs Potts • Chip • Wardrobe • Maurice • Gaston • Jack Sparrow • Elizabeth Swann • Will Turner • Captain Barbossa • Mr. Gibbs • Tia Dalma • Davy Jones • Kraken • Cutler Beckett • Jacoby • Cursed Crew • Simba • Timon • Pumbaa • Nala • Rafiki • Scar • Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed • Mufasa • Kiara • Pridelanders • Hyenas • Tron • Master Control Program • Commander Sark • Chicken Little • Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather • Aurora • Prince Phillip • Maleficent's Raven • Maleficent's Goons • Samson • Snow White • Doc • Grumpy • Happy • Sleepy • Bashful • Sneezy • Dopey • The Prince • Evil Queen • Magic Mirror • Cinderella • Prince Charming • Fairy Godmother • Jaq • Lady Tremaine • Anastasia • Drizella • Lucifer • Grand Duke • Stitch • Grand Councilwoman • Captain Gantu • Jumba • Experiment 221 • Quasimodo • Esmeralda • Phoebus • Judge Claude Frollo • Victor, Hugo, and Laverne • Kevin Flynn • Sam Flynn • Quorra • CLU • Rinzler • Black Guards • Beagle Boys • Julius • Little Chef • Woody • Buzz Lightyear • Rex • Hamm • Sarge • Green Army Men • Little Green Men • Rapunzel • Flynn Rider • Pascal • Maximus • Mother Gothel • Sulley • Mike Wazowski • Boo • Randall Boggs • The CDA • Trailer Son and Mom • Elsa • Anna • Kristoff • Olaf • Sven • Marshmallow • Hans • Baymax • Hiro Hamada • Go Go Tomago • Honey Lemon • Fred • Wasabi • Wreck-It Ralph • Vanellope von Schweetz • Fix-It Felix Jr. • Sergeant Calhoun • King Candy • Sour Bill • Cy-Bugs • Hero's Duty Troops
Square Enix Characters: Leon • Cloud • Moogle • Others

Elements
Plot Elements: Kingdom Hearts • Heart • Keyblade War • Dark Seeker Saga • More Game Elements: Gameplay in Kingdom Hearts • Magic

Objects
Sea-salt ice cream • Wayfinder • Door to Darkness • Keyblade • X-blade • More

Locations

Original Worlds: Destiny Islands • Traverse Town • Radiant Garden/Hollow Bastion • Disney Castle/Disney Town/Timeless River • Dive to the Heart • End of the World • Realm of Darkness • Twilight Town/Mysterious Tower • The World That Never Was • Castle That Never Was • Land of Departure/Castle Oblivion • Keyblade Graveyard

Disney Worlds: Wonderland • Deep Jungle • Olympus Coliseum/Underworld/Olympus • Agrabah • Atlantica • Halloween Town/Christmas Town • Neverland • Hundred Acre Wood • The Land of Dragons • Beast's Castle • Port Royal/The Caribbean • Pride Lands • Space Paranoids • Dwarf Woodlands • Castle of Dreams • Deep Space • La Cité des Cloches • The Grid • Prankster's Paradise • Country of the Musketeers • Toy Box • Kingdom of Corona • Monstropolis • Arendelle • San Fransokyo • Game Central Station/Niceland/Cy-Bug Sector/Candy Kingdom

Organizations/Groups
Organization XIII • Princesses of Heart • Disney Villains Council

Songs

Dearly Beloved • Simple and Clean • Sanctuary • Face My Fears • Don't Think Twice • Mickey Mouse Club March • Swim This Way • Part of Your World • Under the Sea • Ursula's Revenge • A New Day is Dawning • Destati • This is Halloween • He's a Pirate • Beauty and the Beast • Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo • It's a Small World • Night on Bald Mountain • Winnie the Pooh • The Sorcerer's Apprentice • The Pastoral Symphony • Nutcracker Suite • You've Got a Friend in Me • Healing Incantation • Put That Thing Back Where It Came From or So Help Me • Let It Go • Do You Want to Build a Snowman • Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)

Soundtracks
Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack • Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack • Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete • Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days Original Soundtrack • Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance Original Soundtrack • Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack • Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack

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