Music in an old Disney cartoon

[Valentino]

Halfway through this thing, just after Donald's met the ice dancer, there is a theme played to some "egyptian" dancing. Do anyone know from which work and by which composer the theme is?

Takes a while to download: http://www.rotekroken.com/page.html

[Maciek]

I can't watch the clip because I'm having trouble with my browser. But even without watching I'd venture a guess: the Bacchanale from Samson et Delilah (Saint-Saens) - probably the theme that comes in about one third into the piece. It's the standard "Egyptian" tune in cartoons and the like.

[Valentino]

Thanks, but it's not the one: http://www.emusic.com/images/ctlg/album/icons/listen.gif

[Maciek]

Sorry then. (Can't listen to the other link either - my browser is not cooperating today... sigh)

[S709]

The linked activeX control doesn't work very well for me in either IE or Opera (it never finishes the download, and it is not a stream)... I had to DL the AVI file using the direct URL.
.. but I wouldn't recommend that to others -- it's 50 megs.

However, I extracted the relevant audio portion, it can be downloaded here:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/k9ffq3

... I don't know what it is, I would guess it is just composed specifically for the cartoon.

I can recommend music in a similar vein though: Carl Nielsen's "Aladdin".

[Valentino]

That's a great help.
I wonder if anybody in here know of composers who worked with Disney.

[orbital]

This one is best known as Hootchy Kootchy Dance in the US, but it is believed to be an old Eygptian Melody.

for more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Streets_of_Cairo,_or_the_Poor_Little_Country_Maid

[Bogey]

That's a great help.
I wonder if anybody in here know of composers who worked with Disney.

We have probably 75+ Disney cds...anything you are looking for in particular?

[Valentino]

Not really, Bogey. I was just trying to find leads.
orbital has nailed it. Some lyrics for a childrens song!

Thank you all for contributing. Now I know.