Midnight Dance

Animated film by award winning animator John McCloskey. A visual interpretation of Danse Macabre by Saint Saens. Produced by Raw Nerve.

[@1324DudeCool]

Danse Macabre is just the early romantic version of spooky scary skeletons.

[@Lunille]

Couldn’t agree more

[@marronVulpes1991]

I sometimes have pictures in my head that move like this animation when I go to bed. They are not dreams exactly because I am still sort of awake when I have them, only when I'm completly relaxed yet alert is when I have a surreal vivid experence like this.

[@michaelforthriller]

absolutely inspiring and beautiful. One of the best animated short films i've ever seen.

[@LunarHermes]

Agreeee

[@meganprice3757]

My boyfriend has a memory of seeing this animation alongside another very similar one for the same song in a contest, where his class were some of the people who voted on the winner. Don't suppose anyone knows the other video, if it's up anywhere? This was in Derry in Northern Ireland btw - thank you!!!

[@devandale6134]

We watched the same one not sure what it's called tho

[@moonbubbles3046]

Why this doesn’t have a million likes I’ll never know

[@Dave_thenerd]

How does this not have more views ?!

[@Mazeppa6]

A Danse Macarbe is a device used to remind us all of the inevitability of death..as the end of this wonderful cartoon demonstrates! She thought it was all just a dream, but no, there was Death at the end just biding his time..fabulous music and brilliantly realised in this animation!! Five stars!

[@hansstoll1545]

The great John McCloskey, wonderful.

[@themad8088]

!BRAVO¡, the ideal video to one of the best mythical masterpieces in the musical field, really a classic from the other world.

[@Raerae28201]

That. Is one craazy dream

[@onigireee]

This music has always brought to mind waltzing skeletons and playful ghosts... I never thought it was the intended visual x'D This is awesome..

[@shawngibbons596]

Fantastic. Story a little hard to follow but drawings excellent.

[@Barnee1897]

Absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations on such a wonderful film. Very creative. I love your use of color. 💕💕💕🙏🏼

[@0oPerson]

THANK YOU for uploading this. I have been looking for a well done animated interpretation of this piece forever. I've only ever seen one other, and it was stop motion and had a poem in it. As an animation student, this is the most inspirational thing I have seen in a while.

[@penelopeowens8873]

on halloween i hade this song playing on my ipod in my pocket really quietly...it freaked out my friends 'cause i didn't tell them and i didn't turn it on until we left the house :)

[@Shadowkey392]

I don’t know what I just saw, I just know it looked CRAZY GOOD.

[@SebastianVargas97]

This is Art

[@Jm4steam]

Awesome, the animation follows the folklore behind this piece. Excellent!!

[@MrCaotico666]

I truly love this

[@rainboweinstein]

Just noticed the skull superimposed at 2:29 - this really is an amazing piece of animation!

[@retromurder]

time for my annual viewing. I absolutely love this!

[@midnightmosesuk]

It's like The Snowman for Goths.

[@SweeneyXskellington]

this was briliant! I love this musical piece so much. It's so beautiful. This video was amazing too. I remember first hearing this in 3rd grade. I remember mostly everyone being weirded out but I instantly fell in love with it. :D I remember we got a few worksheets with very poor quality grainy drawings of them of images portrayed in the song, and Death looks much different. I think there was a video too, but not this one. Death had a black shroud. Anyone know where I could find it?

[@Sarika38]

This is one of my most favorite videos to watch when I’m feeling down! I absolutely adore this!❤❤❤

[@novatodave]

Wonderful! Thank You.

[@AudreySeddon]

Very well done! I've always enjoyed this piece and it's nice to see a new animated interpretation of it.

[@rainboweinstein]

This completely took me out of my head for a few minutes - a total journey!

[@JDalltonX]

Beautiful.

[@thelavithan933]

This has the least amount of dislikes I have ever seen and I am not surprised well done on the animation it's butiful and inspireing

[@KabukiRoad]

Wasn't this shown on the Public Broadcast Station in America 10+ years ago. If so I have been looking for this piece for AGES!!!

[@ItsAnOldCroneLife]

I am absolutely in awe! Bravo!

[@advance600]

Absolute Masterpiece

[@senzatestachannel]

a work of extreme genius!! Great!

[@matheuspinto8337]

This is amazing!!!!!

[@debritovaladares]

Loucura total

[@Legiondude]

Fantastic!

[@OzarkCelt]

When I go I want it to be like this.

[@SpookyFossil]

This gets me in the mood for Halloween! Getting the song too.

[@stonetacular5651]

Woah...this was really cool. I loved it.

[@standingcorpse]

Incredible!

[@BlueLizard27]

Amazing!!

[@bsicker]

this is just amazing!!!

[@MrCaotico666]

Beautifull!

[@gegerRAZOR13]

Brilliantly done amazeing

[@DoroniaB]

great piece of real art!!!thanks ;)

[@Eiramazing]

Absolutely love this.

[@assasindark8999]

This is nice love the animation

[@charliegabs]

Simplemente arte.

[@Aramintava]

That was cool!

[@tiffanyk1997super13]

well referenced from the poem that inspired the music

[@kylefrank638]

And then suddenly *THICC SKELETON*

[@lorenagarcia6538]

me gusta, me gusta, me gusta... me encanta !!!!!

[@Mary-de2he]

Me encanto!

[@ForestFairy]

This is simply amazing! I can notice the black frames that were inserted to keep the whole thing a bit more fluid I think it might be because youtube is pushing frames differently but still it's amazing!

[@ErichoTTA]

Great!

[@dannyvives_]

ESO FUE GENIAL!!! simplemente me encanto,

[@jeieldavid6347]

I imagined it to be more like a skeleton feast with rowdy dancers and clarinets and stuff, not a violin solo, but it's still awesome nonetheless

[@xxthelilyflowerxx6014]

When they look up at the tree and we see him that freaked me out

[@caliendrum]

The animation and the music are braided together so beautifully! I adore the Death character. :)

[@TheAwsome1206]

I like that song

[@Taioo]

Loved it!

[@wikiacc]

excelente

[@SweeneyXskellington]

I was thinking the same thing! :D

[@__________2050]

This took forever to find.

[@whatsoever12356]

!!!!!brava

[@sunyata76]

This is wonderfully done! More people should see it.

[@kuravity]

beautiful 😊

[@AngelaEvrard]

Wow, awesome... I think that this video really describes Dance Macabre, just like Saint Saens imagined it :).

[@szpilman1437]

Wow

[@kilderok]

TOO. FUCKING. COOL. FOR. WORDS.

[@iinglorian]

this will scare the living daylights out of my kids!

[@Achelebachele]

beeing death doesnt look that bad now

[@ndonnelly883]

the nerve centre ftw

[@matheusdavila6715]

nice

[@MrMarkiddon]

Saw this back when studying at university in 1997. I used to order a DVD called 'Shorts' which would be a compilation of short filmmakers. I remember watching this transfixed, just as I still do today. So many creative choices all coming together in what is still to this day, a perfect artistic achievement. Bravo. It's as fresh today in 2020 as it was in 1996. So impressive and emotional. The lack of cuts means it pulls you towards it from the moment it starts. Exhausting, hypnotic, sensual and haunting. I love this piece of work.

[@TheGirlgamer321]

1st time watching: OHMYGAWDSEIZURE. *spasms* 2nd time watching: durrrrrrrr. *dead*

[@SprinkleMyDoughnuts]

Amacing piece of art.^^ Don´t see those kind of animations often.

[@ndenokia]

Mi profesor de música puso esta animación en clase :) es raro volver a verla.

[@christianblack9426]

WARNING: not recommended for those prone to seizures. Awesome animation though

[@MusicalMisty]

Yes, it does but I think they named it the "Midnight Dance" because she's having a night time dream of death.

[@NYTBOY22]

this film should be in fantasia..

[@DeathLee28]

@devilwolv666 this has been in my head since 1st grade my god how long has it been about idk 12 years? (im 18)

[@temirakarcher4563]

Does anyone else think that it's kind of sad to have the realisation that whatever Death kisses must also die? I mean, I guess they could join him in the afterlife, but what if he loved someone so much that he just wanted them to live life and live it to the full, however it would be at the cost of his affection not being able to be displayed through touch.

[@weaselkiko3]

What did it say on the tombstone

[@fernandoleamshake7031]

What song is this

[@weaselkiko3]

Is anyone curious to know the significance of 1797 or what it said on the tombstone

[@XXXsadkittyXXX]

i have been lookin for this for awhile but this still isnt the right one grrr where is it!!??it was where the boy and the girl skeletons fall in love then fly away in the night

[@melissab1078]

Who saw this from school

[@ivanmamede]

nice, but confuse.

[@manicmason10]

Im not either m8 but it's Dase Macabre. There's no "m"

[@XXXsadkittyXXX]

some one help me plz!!! its sorta similer to this one there is one skeleton with a violin but he brings others to life but at the end the sun comes up then they all leave HELP ME PLZ!!

[@lizardprotector]

The sound effects distract from the music.

[@KarlMartell732]

Not recommendable when on hallucigenic substances.

[@super999999]

3spooky5me

[@Winduct]

Too fast for my eyes.

[@Casey5693]

Dang! I'm dizzy now! Too much spinning and moving! Enough!

[@maraddelc6981]

Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse Macabre im loving this animation!!