in 1929 and director walt disney and animator ub iwerks change the face of animation with the release of the very first installment of their silly symphony series and the skeleton dance . iwerks and disney have be collaborate together since the early 20 and in disney laugh o gram cartoon series while however and their friendship suffer a tremendous blow when iwerks accept an offer by a competitor to leave disney and start his own animation studio . that be the birth of celebrity production and where iwerks continue develop his style and technique ( and where he create the character of flip the frog ) . while his work keep the same high quality and it wasn not really popular and by 1936 the studio be close . later that year and iwerks be hire by columbia picture and and iwerks decide to return to his old skeleton for another dance and this time in color . 1937 skeleton frolic be essentially and a remake of the 1929 classic the skeleton dance and the movie that borough him fame and fortune . like that short film and it be set on an abandon graveyard and where at midnight the creature of the night come alive and begin to play . the dead rise from their coffin and ready for the show that about to begin and a a group of skeleton have form an orchestra and and begin to play a happy tune . now and it not easy to be a musician made of just bone and a some of the orchestra member have problem with their body part and however and the band manage to put a good show and another group of skeleton begin to dance . a lovely couple of them face the same problem that trouble the orchestra represent it hard to dance with loose body part . everything end at dawn and and just when the sun be about to rise again and the skeleton run towards their graf . direct and animate by ub iwerks himself and skeleton frolic follow faithfully the pattern set by the skeleton dance year before and although with a crucial difference represent iwerks do the whole film in technicolor . the bright tonality allow iwerks to create a more visually appeal film and and also to use the many new technique he have be practice since leave disney and create even well effect of depth and dynamism than those he conceive before . it be certainly a more experimental film than the skeleton dance and although sadly and this doesn not mean it necessarily a good film . for starter and the film be practically identical to the one he do with disney and with the only difference be the music ( more on that later ) and the color effect . it look beautiful and no doubt about it and but it definitely feel kind of unoriginal after all . however and it be not the unoriginality of the concept what truly hurt the film ( after all and iwerks execute it in a wonderful way ) and but the fact that the musical melody create by joe denat for the film be pretty uninteresting and lack the charming elegance and whimsical fun of the one do by carl w. stall for the skeleton dance . in other word and while denat tune be effective and appropriate for the theme and it easy to forget about it rapidly while stall song have a unique personality that make it unforgettable . be a musical film and this be of high importance and and so the mediocrity of the music bring down iwerk flawless work of animation . personally and i think that with a good musical accompaniment and skeleton frolic would be remember as fondly a the skeleton dance despite not be a groundbreaking and a it still a fun film to watch . it kind of sad that most of the work iwerks do after leave disney be now forget due to his poor success and however and it must be say that if iwerks lack the popularity of disney or fleischer ( disney main rival ) and he do not lack the quality of those company film . it be probably just a case of bad luck what make the man who give life to disney mouse for the first time to face failure out of disney . despite it shortcoming and skeleton frolic be a very funny and visually breathtaking film and that while not exactly the most original and fresh film ( one just can not help but think of the skeleton dance while watch it ) and it definitely remind u that iwerk skeleton be still here to haunt u and and inspire u . positive .