Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters,
Singin' in the Rain (1952) film poster
The Wizard of Oz (1939) is considered one of the greatest movies of all time.
Bollywood dances usually follow or are choreographed to filmi Bollywood songs.
Volga-Volga, directed by Grigori Aleksandrov
Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated musical romantic fantasy film directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, and written by Linda Woolverton, based on the French fairy tale "Beauty and the
Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
Upon seeing the initial storyboard reels in 1989, Walt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg ordered that the film be scrapped and started over from scratch.
A frame from the "Beauty and the Beast" ballroom dance sequence. The background was animated using computer generated imagery which, when the traditionally animated characters are composited against it using Pixar's CAPS system, gives the illusion of a dollying film camera.