Yes! Today is finally the day for the release of Disney’s Into the Woods. My girls have been counting the days down to until this movie was released. I, myself, cannot wait to see just how all of the fairy tales intertwine with each other and to hear Disney’s versions of all of the fantastic music! Wait! I’ve got a surprise for you!…
You can download the entire soundtrack on iTunes NOW! Find it HERE.
In September, I told you this new new film adaptation of the Into the Woods Musical intertwines stories from favorite Disney characters and the Grimm fairytales. Have you been on the edge of your seat wanting to know more? Here are seven filmmaking facts from the making of Into the Woods to share with your family:
1. Production on “Into the Woods” began in September, 2013 at Shepperton Studios and on locations throughout England.
2. Stephen Sondheim has received eight Tony® Awards, more than any other composer in history. He has won seven times: Best Music and Best Lyrics for “Company” (1971); and Best Score for “Follies” (1972), “A Little Night Music” (1973), “Sweeney Todd” (1979), “Into the Woods” (1988) and “Passion” (1994). His eighth honor was a 2008 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.
3. The foundation of the Woods set, built on Stage H at Shepperton Studios, was made up of 2,000 tons of soil, over 600 ferns, acres and acres of ivy and countless pallets of moss and turf.
4. 95 percent of the trees used on the Woods set were real trees, which included 30-foot pine trees and hundreds of 25-foot oak tree branches, the leaves of which had to be removed and replaced with artificial ones (so they would last longer). The remaining five percent were full-sized whimsical trees constructed from plaster.
5. There were four cows cast to play Milky-White. Their names were Tug, Diamond, Two Fold and Pearl.
6. Rapunzel’s hair in the film is 20 feet long. The braid is made from real hair and weighs almost six pounds.
7. The music for the film was pre-recorded over a two-week period at Angel Studios in London with a 56-piece orchestra, composed of some of the best musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra and London Philharmonic.
Learn more about Mom Does Reviews’ coverage of Into the Woods HERE.
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INTO THE WOODS is rated PG and is NOW playing in theaters everywhere!
