There’s no “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” here. But that’s just as well, because despite being based on a canonical Oz book, the movie feels like a bad knockoff of The Wizard of Oz, and not even the inclusion of voice talents like Glee’s Lea Michele, Smash’s Megan Hilty, or Broadway legend Bernadette Peters can redeem the emotionally shallow songs. No doubt its release was overshadowed by Disney’s Oz: the Great and Powerful the year before, as the CG-animated Legends of Oz bombed at the box office. Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (2014) Prana Animation Studios However, there are those gems that manage to stand up to Disney’s one-two punch of feels and irresistible soundtrack, becoming classics in their own right. In other cases, the story sticks with you for years, while the songs go in one ear and immediately out of the other. In this list of 19 animated musicals, you’ll find plenty of Disney knockoffs that left audiences wishing they’d just rewatched the Mouse House’s original. Of course, just because other studios try their hand at the same kind of movie, doesn’t mean they always do it right. And not once did anyone sing about magical ice powers or traveling the sea. For example, 2016’s Sing saw the House that Minions Built combines pop, hip hop, and classic rock songs from the past several decades with a about dancing pigs. Other studios can also get in on the fun of writing-or, in some cases, curating-soundtracks set to compelling animation in adapting a beloved story.

Sometimes, it’s good to remember that Disney doesn’t have a monopoly on this singing and dancing film genre, animated or otherwise.

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