It isn’t that often that Disney allows this tune (or any Steamboat Willie references) to enter into modern projects, but it was a great decision to throw it in here, since the crew was able to use all those Chinese instruments to give the melody a much different and more vibrant flair.
As Mickey is bringing dishes out to the table, he’s whistling the “Steamboat Bill” song from Steamboat Willie, which was the very first Mickey Mouse animated short to be released, and was the first Disney cartoon with synchronized sound.
And there’s one particular musical moment that got us the most excited.
Fingers crossed that a standalone version was recorded for downloading purposes.