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The original stories that inspire our favorite films.

01/07/2025

Here's a quick talk about what’s coming up, what’s changed, how things are going behind the scenes, and what it really takes to keep this show alive.

A quick talk about what’s coming up, what’s changed, how things are going behind the scenes, and what it really takes to keep this show alive.

30/06/2025

This episode was the hardest of the three by far. There was more to say, more to unpack, and it ended up running a little longer than planned. Hopefully, it was worth the stretch.

Thanks to everyone who made it through the full Prince of Egypt arc with me. And now it’s on to the next story. One with fewer family squabbles, fewer plagues, and a little more amity.

Do consider supporting the show. We've kinda fallen on some harder times here and can really use it. Many thanks to all those who do support the show, it doesn't exist without your help. ~Paul

Comparing and contrasting "The Prince of Egypt" by Dreamworks Animation with scriptures from The Torah, The Holy Bible, and the Qur'an. This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are....

31/05/2025

This one took a lot of digging, but I’m proud of how it came out. We’re diving deeper into the story behind the story. Hope you enjoy it—let me know what you think! ~Paul

17/05/2025

In the works.

30/04/2025

I took the same approach with The Prince of Egypt episode that I did with the Moana series—leaning more into tone and music than dramatic sound effects. The subject matter isn’t something I want to be too silly about, and there weren’t many natural spots for big SFX moments anyway. So instead, I focused on letting the story—and the contrast between film and scripture—carry the weight, and tried to support it with the right music underneath. ~Paul

https://cinemastoryorigins.com/cso-019a-the-prince-of-egypt-part-1/

Comparing and contrasting Dreamworks SKG's "The Prince of Egypt" with the original scriptures fond in The Torah, The Christian Bible, and the Qur'an. This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in g...

12/04/2025

To everybody celebrating Passover—may your week be filled with good food, deep meaning, and moments that matter. Happy Passover!

02/04/2025

01/04/2025

This series finale will make you wonder what possessed Wolfgang Reitherman to believe this would make a good animated film for kids. Whatever was going through his mind as he read the book, the result isn't bad. The movie had/has it's problems, but they're easy to overlook.

Trigger Warning folks (literally) There's gunfire, animals caught in traps and cruelly disposed of.

I really enjoyed the challenge of making this one, and I hope you all really like it! ~Paul

Comparing and contrasting "The Fox and the Hound" by Daniel Mannix with Disney's 1981 animated film "The Fox and the Hound". This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected b...

15/02/2025

Did anybody like the Watership Down CSO episodes? Fox and the Hound has me wondering. I never got much feedback on that one.

14/02/2025

I lied about my age so they told me no. 😞 Sorry, everybody. I gave it my best shot.

08/02/2025

COVID all but killed this program, but we’re still here, plugging away, building choirs and funding music education programs as best as we can. If you have a dollar or two to give to bring music into the lives of under-served or special need kids, please donate at:

https://www.risingstarmusicfund.org/donate-today/

We are very excited to be establishing our third choir in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2020. We need your help to keep all of our kids in three choirs singing. Turn your Amazon purchases into
support for our beautiful children by choosing Rising Star Music Fund as your charity of choice through AmazonSmile.com. Amazon will donate 0.5%of your purchases. Thank you so much for your support of our family and our community.

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It’s common knowledge that the books, myths and historical events that Hollywood draws inspiration from are always better and more interesting than the films that are based on them. We’ve grown up hearing that old platitude, “The book is better.” It’s a platitude, because it is true more often than not. And when you see a movie based on a book, a myth or some historical event, Hollywood always makes drastic changes, leave things out, or puts things in. Hollywood will do its best to capture the essence of the story, without telling the whole story. Historical facts, or sections of the original work that is ignored is irrelevant to the stories that the filmmaker is trying to tell. No one takes that principle and bends it to their will like Disney. Disney does it their way, no matter what the story is. Some fairy tales and myths fit into their formula nicely. But if it doesn't, if the story is a square peg, and their family-friendly formula is a round hole, they will take the square peg, put it on top of that round hole, and drive it in with a sledgehammer, and whatever’s left lying around that didn't make into that round hole is why I created this podcast, the blog site, and this page. The Disney Story Origins Podcast, discusses what Disney left out, forgot to mention, changed and some might say subverted to tell a Disney-style story. Also, this is not an effort to bash on Disney. This is a podcast for Disney fans to hear the real stories, shake our heads, to smile and say, "Wow, I never knew that." The page is meant as a community for listeners of the podcast, where once and awhile I will post little facts that most people don't know regarding the differences between actual stories and Disney's version. Just by opening a book, putting a few keystrokes into Google, you can learn the heritage and history of these stories and get the real story. If you don’t have time or nary the inclination... welcome to Disney Story Origins. ~Paul J. Hale

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