Daniel asks Odette to a ball, but she denies until he finally convinces her to come: Odette agrees but asks him to tell her family she is all right and will be home soon. When Daniel does come to the bakery he is informed by another cook that the baker and his eldest daughter have gone in search of Odette, Daniel says that when her father does return, he would like to speak to him. Soon, Erasmus - the troll in charge of the library - arrives, having found the book. He reveals to them that the solution is true love. Realizing that Daniel can save them all, Odette must go to the ball. The music in Barbie of Swan Lake was produced by Arnie Roth. The score includes excerpts from Tchaïkovsky's Ballet score "Swan Lake" arranged by Arnie Roth. All of the additional music was composed, arranged, and orchestrated by Arnie Roth. The music was performed by The London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Arnie Roth, with Nicola Bendetti as a guest violinist soloist in Swan Lake Act I Pas de Deux. The story of courage gives Kelly new resolve and she promises she will participate in a race the following day. The Queen ends by telling Odette every time Rothbart casts a spell on someone or takes them prisoner, her magic becomes weaker and he takes over more of the forest. Odette also meets the other elves of the forest: Carlita, now a skunk; Ivan, a porcupine; Marisa, a deer; Liana, a fox; Kelly, a cygnet; and Jenny, a mouse. As per the legend Odette is the one who will save the forest because the crystal chose her. Odette, not wanting to get mixed up in the situation however, refuses. She says that she must return home as her father and sister are looking for her. The Fairy Queen complies but sends Lila to escort her out and give one last try at convincing her. Rothbart appears in the wood with his daughter, cornering Odette by a tree. As it turns out he had gotten word that Odette had freed the crystal and is the one destined to defeat him. Make no mistake: you don’t want this book for the prose (I guess maybe if you’re an entry-level reader and want to be exposed to the story, but you’re better off watching the movie). It somehow makes an already-simple movie sound quite idiotic. I know it’s aimed at a very young audience, but the writing is almost painfully bad; I think I could have written a better junior novelization in one pass. Second-grade me could have written this. And, really, it’s a bit insulting to the film’s intelligence; I’m not going to get up on my pedestal and talk about how Barbie films are underrated works of art, but the early ones are certainly visual fantasy spectacles. But in the book, Swan Lake, one of the more dazzling locations featured in early Barbie films, is reduced to descriptions like, “The boulder began to sparkle. Then it slid open, revealing a secret passageway… It was Swan Lake, shimmering in light. It was surrounded by flowers and weeping willows.” It just hurts my adult, art-loving soul.

Kathleen Barr as The Fairy Queen / Marie – The ruler of the Enchanted Forest. Marie is Odette's elder sister who likes to ride horses. Walton, Kenneth (21 December 2007). "Well hello, dolly". Scotsman Review. The Scotsman. Edinburgh, UK. p.10. ProQuest 327313258. Jamieson, Teddie (3 March 2022). "Nicola Benedetti at 15 – The Herald Magazine interview". The Herald. Glasgow, Scotland . Retrieved 14 November 2022.

a b Benson, K. Lee (1 January 2004). "Barbie of Swan Lake". The Video Librarian. ISSN 0887-6851. ProQuest 1977970475. The DVD includes the bonus features "The Ballet Dances of Swan Lake", which showcases the film's ballet sequences with accompanying commentary for young viewers, [13] "The Music in You", a 20-minute documentary profiling four girls studying at the Juilliard School of Music, [17] and an interactive game, "Explore the Stars!", challenging children to identify the constellations. [18] [19] Based on the Tchaikovsky ballet Swan Lake, [2] [3] it is the third in the Barbie film series, with Kelly Sheridan providing the voice of Barbie. [4] TOP TEN GAME-CHANGERS". The Sunday Telegraph. Surry Hills, NSW: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. 18 July 2021. p.103. ProQuest 2552528043.

Barbie of Swan Lake is a 2003 computer-animated fantasy film co-produced by Mainframe Entertainment and Mattel Entertainment, and distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment. Churnin, Nancy (7 October 2003). "Doll knows her steps in 'Swan Lake' ". The Dallas Morning News. Tribune Content Agency. Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service. p.K1719. Gale A108621664. The film features Tchaikovsky's score from Swan Lake performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, [13] with 15-year-old violinist Nicola Benedetti performing the violin solos. [14] [15] In addition, the film has a theme song that plays over the end credits, "Wings", written by Jason Blume and performed by Leslie Mills. [16] Release [ edit ] Nicole Oliver as Carlita – An elf who is turned into a skunk by Rothbart. She’s Ivan's best friend and love interest. Kelly Sheridan as Barbie / Odette – A shy, helpful country girl who loves to dance. She is turned into a swan by Rothbart because she is thought to be the one who can defeat him. Then, she falls in love with Prince Daniel and later learns to be a brave girl by saving the Enchanted Forest. Barbie is the storyteller of Swan Lake and Kelly's older sister.

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Erasmus finds the book and reveals that the key to defeating Rothbart is true love. However, if Daniel falls for another girl, the magic crystal will lose its power and Odette will die. Rothbart abducts Erasmus and the book. While Odette rescues Erasmus, Rothbart attends the ball with Odile, magically disguised as Odette. Odette flies to the castle in her swan form to warn Daniel, but is too late; Daniel pledges his love to Odile, causing Odette to collapse. To help the Fairy Queen gives her a beautiful dress and she and the elves teach Odette how to dance. While all of their dances are different they all help Odette but the dancing is interrupted when Erasmus is kidnapped and with this the Queen loses her floating ability. They manage to save him (who is now a worm), but Rothbart has already learned of what will be his downfall. He also knows that if Daniel confesses his love to another, the crystal loses its power. So, he transforms his daughter Odile to look like Odette in the eyes of Daniel.

Heffley, Lynne (2 October 2003). "KIDS' CORNER; Whimsical world of fun awaits". Los Angeles Times. p.E39. ProQuest 422014775. K. Lee Benson of The Video Librarian recommended Barbie of Swan Lake, calling it a "class act" and a "marked improvement" over the previous two CGI Barbie films. [18] Lynne Heffley of the Los Angeles Times called it a "lavishly detailed computer-animated feature whose creativity and sweet nature nearly mitigates its unavoidable product promotion." [24] Stephanie Prange of Video Store praised the film's animation as "truly beautiful, with bright colours and [a] polished look". [25] DVD Premiere Awards". Video Premiere Awards. Archived from the original on 18 December 2003 . Retrieved 18 April 2022. The story is being told by Barbie to her sister, Kelly, who is feeling uneasy about being at camp overnight for the first time. She remembers the story while looking at constellations, being started on after finding Cygnus. The story begins with Odette dancing in her father's bakery. Odette feels happy because she knows how to dance a ballet dance which is to be very hard to handle or to be practiced. Her sister, Marie, is also shown as a fast horse rider. A unicorn named Lila arrives in the village and manages to escape hunters and runs into an Enchanted Forest with the curious Odette in pursuit. Lila becomes trapped, so Odette tries looking for something good enough to free the unicorn. She spots a magical crystal within the hollow of a nearby tree and takes it out. Little does she know that the crystal was meant for whoever removed it to defeat the evil wizard Rothbart. The Fairy Queen, who was watching the scene, comes to Odette and tells her that she is the chosen one for purging the evil plaguing the forest, which is the Fairy Queen's cousin, Rothbart. Odette, not wanting to get mixed up in the situation, refuses. The Fairy Queen complies and sends Lila to escort her out of the forest. Suddenly, Rothbart appears in the woods with his daughter, Odile, and turns Odette into a swan. The Fairy Queen is able to partially reverse the effects of the spell, in which, Odette retains her human form by night, but during the day, she is forced to stay as a swan. The Fairy Queen also gives Odette a crown with the crystal in it that will protect her from Rothbart.

a b c d e f g Gladstone, Valerie (28 September 2003). "DANCE; Barbie Dances, With Help From City Ballet". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013 . Retrieved 30 March 2021. Michael Dobson as Erasmus – A troll who has a library. The Book of Forest Lore which tells how to break Rothbart's spell is in his library. Bolstered by the powers of the magic crystal, Odette vows to defeat Rothbart. Meanwhile, love blossoms between Odette and the town's Prince Daniel, and eventually, Odette finds a courage within herself that, combined with her intelligence and the true love between her and the Prince, proves powerful enough to defeat Rothbart."

This is the third and final Barbie film distributed by Artisan before Lionsgate took over the company. Odette is determined to find a solution to the problem and goes to the magical library to find it. However, they are unable to locate the book of Forestlore and Odette is disheartened. Rothbart lures Prince Daniel into the forest, determined to get him to hunt Odette. However, Daniel is captivated by the swan's beauty and decides to let it live. The two soon fall in love when he sees her true form. They dance gracefully and afterwards Odette transform into a swan. Video Premiere Award for Best Animated Video Premiere Movie — Nominated (Jesyca C. Durchin and Jennifer Twiner McCarron) [30]Video Software Dealers Association Home Entertainment Award for Best Direct-to-Video/Limited Release from an Independent Studio — Won [32] [33]