Amblimation

Amblimation was the animation production arm of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. The studio was shut down in 1997 and some of the Amblimation staff went on to join DreamWorks Animation. Eventually, some of the staff also split up to join Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar, and it was known for its quieter atmosphere, more subdued acting, and more atmospheric pace compared to a great deal of American animated films; these qualities usually led to underperformance at American box offices and may have factored in the decision to close the studio down. The company's mascot, Fievel Mousekewitz (An American Tail), appears in its production logo. It only made 3 films. A project to adapt the 1981 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats was in the making, but was abandoned with the studio's closure.

Theatrical films
All of these films were distributed by Universal Pictures and were composed by the late James Horner.

Television
Note: All series were co-produced with Universal Animation Studios.
 * Back to the Future: The Animated Series (1991-1992)
 * Fievel's American Tails (1992) (with Nelvana)

Reference

 * 1)  "Hollywood Falls Hard for Animation" - New York Times
 * 2) Jump up^ "A look inside Hollywood and the movies" - Los Angeles Times
 * 3) Jump up^ "Film: The Man Who Would Be Walt" - New York Times