Disney’s weirdest villain lived and died as a pipe organ

polygon.com:

Disney Villains have a following that rivals the ever lucrative Disney Princess brand. For those drawn to a darker, edgier aesthetic and some of the best songs in the Disney canon, the Disney Villain brand is a welcome relief from the saccharine rest of the official Disney lineups.

But it’s tough out here for Disney Villain fans. Recent Disney animated movies have lacked true villains, opting for more metaphorical and thematic antagonists at the expense of snazzy character designs and showstopping musical numbers. And many live-action remakes have put sympathetic spins on even the cruelest villains (don’t blame Cruella de Vil for wanting to skin dogs — her mom was killed by a pack of Dalmatians).

A Century of Disney

The well of Disney Villains has run so dry that it might leave one pining for the good bad good old days, with nothing to amuse other than bad guys you’ve already watched a million times before. Today, the only real way to truly experience that beloved macabre theatricality anew is to dive into an era mostly forgotten and latch onto the weirdest, strangest Disney villain of all: Maestro Forte, the sentient pipe organ tormenting Belle in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas.

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas is a product of Disney’s direct-to-video era, where the House of Mouse pumped out cheaply made sequels, prequels, and midquels from 1994 to 2008. Obviously, I’ve watched every single one of them. Enchanted Christmas is a midquel, taking place sometime in the events of Beauty and the Beast, so the Beast is still a beast and the rest of the castle staff is still furniture. The movie asks a burning question everyone watching the original Beauty and the Beast definitely had on their