Underplayed Gems

High Note (1960)

High Note poster
Directed by
Chuck Jones
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
7 min
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A piece of sheet music comes to life and tries to reach the high note at the end of a song. The short follows its musical adventures with no dialogue, using only animation and sound.

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What happens

High Note is a 1960 American animated short film directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. It was originally released by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 3, 1960, as part of the Looney Tunes series. The short features no dialogue, relying solely on the animation and music to carry the plot. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film (Cartoon) in 1961, losing to Gene Deitch's Munro. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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