As we explore the ever evolving use of music in animated film, we will compare and contrast the music of Japanese anime with that of Walt Disney. This will be analyzed and focused on during a time period where both Japanese anime and Disney animation reached a height of commercial and critical acclaim. This is the period of music composition from 1989 to 2000, where both the Anime Boom and The Walt Disney Renaissance simultaneously occurred. This was a fantastic period of time for musical composition in animated features. The Walt Disney Renaissance brought us the brilliant musical scores to films such as “The Little Mermaid” “Beauty and the Beast” “Aladdin” and “The Lion King.” During the same time frame as “The Walt Disney Renaissance”