To be honest, there really hasn't been much demand for animated musicals. Sad, but true. It could have to do with the fact that hiring musical talents to produce music for a 90 minute animated feature is more cost consuming that it used to be. Disney was the trend setter. They still do the occasional animated musical when they feel like it. Every animation studio tried to copy them back in the day, even so much as to put music in their movies when there wasn't a need to. That's why there were so many animated films from the 90's that had bland, forgettable musical numbers. Though I do agree. There needs to be more original music. I'm tired of animated films using nothing but outdated pop music to entertain the masses.
Following
Animated musical/nonmusical
Go To
CaptainBones
Since: Dec, 1969
#2: Sep 20th 2011 at 3:53:32 PM
Total posts: 2
- Show Spoilers
- Night Vision
- Sticky Header
- Wide Load

Please enlighten me as to why it seems everyone would rather scratch out their eardrums with a pufferfish than see another animated film be a musical. I know there are more musicals than nonmusicals, but I think recently it's evened out. In the 80s and 90s, people would have stopped caring completely about animated films if Disney hadn't infused them with Broadway musicals. (Why aren't people complaining about how few nonmusical shows go on Broadway...) The musical saved animation.
From what I can tell, "animated films have to have songs" isn't nearly as entrenched in the industry execs' minds as "animation is exclusively for children."
Fresh-eyed movie blog