Skeleton Dance

The Skeleton Dance, by Disney, is a very popular short musical clip known for its' creativity and incredible use of the combination of animation and music. Clips from The Skeleton Dance have been used at the end of most of Disney's Halloween movies or t.v. episodes. It is not directly used in Tim Burton's fabulous feature film, The Corpse Bride, but it is referred to in the musical scene, "Remains of the Day". In this musical break, the skeleton is the master of ceremonies of sorts and sings a song with three other backup skeletons. Throughout the clip, there are clear moments of inspiration pulled from The Skeleton Dance. For example, at 2:12 in the clip, the skeleton is using the other skeleton's spine as an xylophone, which was taken directly from The Skeleton Dance. There are other new and creative uses of bones as instruments in Tim Burton's version. The difference lies in the rhythm of the scene. All of the movements in The Skeleton Dance seem to create the music, whereas in The Corpse Bride, the skeleton's dancing accompanies the music.