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Fantasia is a 1940 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and released by Walt Disney Productions. It consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by Leopold Stokowski, with seven of the pieces performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra. The film was directed by a team of directors including James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, and Ford Beebe Jr., among others. It was considered a groundbreaking project at the time, blending animation with music in an unprecedented way.The segments in the film include a variety of famous pieces such as Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite," Dukas's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," and Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring." Each segment features its own unique animation style and narrative, ranging from allusions to classical mythology to whimsical, abstract interpretations of the music. "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," starring Mickey Mouse, is perhaps the most famous segment and has become one of Disney's iconic performances.Although it initially received mixed reviews and was not immediately successful at the box office, the film has since been recognized as a classic and earned substantial critical acclaim. It has been re-released multiple times over the decades and has won numerous awards. In 1990, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."