How is a Fishkill chain hotel responsible for a classic Disney song? The answer is one of my favorite bits of Hudson Valley history. In 1989, Disney was deep in pre-production on Beauty and the Beast. Composer Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman were writing the music — but Ashman was dying of AIDS, and too sick to travel from his home near Beacon. So Disney did something extraordinary: they moved the entire creative operation to the Hudson Valley. The directors and other essential personnel

disney | movies | memes on Instagram: "That sound is iconic! The THX “Deep Note” is practically synonymous with the late 90s and early 2000s home cinema experience. It’s often joked about as the “loudest sound in the world” because of how it builds tension. Here is a bit more about the sounds featured in your video: The THX “Deep Note” This synthesized crescendo was created by James A. Moorer in 1982 for the film Return of the Jedi. • The Science: It starts with 30 frequencies oscillating random