Fantasia (1940 film) according to one attendee, had the crowd applauding and cheering "until their hands were red". The final pieces were chosen the following morning, which included "Toccata and Fugue in D minor", "Cydalise et le Chèvre-pied" by Gabriel Pierné, "The Nutcracker Suite", "Night on Bald Mountain", "Ave Maria", "Dance of the Hours", "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy, "The Rite of Spring" and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". Disney had already begun working out the details for the segments, and showed greater enthusiasm and eagerness as opposed to his anxiety while starting on "Pinocchio". "Clair de Lune" was soon removed from the "Fantasia"
Au clair de la lune clair de la lune" as the basis of his song "Pierrot" ("Pantomime", L. 31) from "Quatre Chansons de Jeunesse". Erik Satie quoted this song in the section "Le flirt" (No. 19) of his 1914 piano collection "Sports et divertissements". In 1926, Samuel Barber rewrote "H-35: Au Claire de la Lune: A Modern Setting of an old folk tune" while studying at the Curtis Institute of Music. In 1928, Marc Blitzstein orchestrated "Variations sur 'Au Claire du la Lune'." In 1964, French pop singer France Gall recorded a version of this song, with altered lyrics to make it a love song.