Harmonix’s Fantasia: Music Evolved will include “Night on Bald Mountain,” one of the most iconic segments from Disney’s 1940 classic Fantasia.
“It’s one of the first songs we’re announcing from the heritage of the Disney Fantasia film, bringing some of that music into the track list that runs the gamut from the original classical music from 1940 to contemporary pop today,” said John Drake, head of communications at Harmonix. “Music is a living, breathing thing and we want to respect the entire canon of music, that’s what Fantasia is all about.”
It’s not entirely clear how “Night on Bald Mountain” will be used in the game, whether it’ll be a standalone track or used as a part of hub world. Harmonix is going for a different type of music game experience with Fantasia and Drake tells us the reactions have been all across the spectrum, saying some folks during the E3 presentation actually cried.