Midnight Dance is an interpretation of Danse Macabre - a tone poem for orchestra composed by Camille Saint-Saëns.

Danse macabre, Op. 40, is a tone poem for orchestra, written in 1874 by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. It started out in 1872 as an art song for voice and piano with a French text by the poet Henri Cazalis, which is based on an old French superstition. In 1874, the composer expanded and reworked the piece into a tone poem, replacing the vocal line with a solo violin.

Rendering – Margaret Ayling, Gary McLaughlin, Paul McCloskey; Editor – Gordon McCullough; Graphics – Richard Evans; Camera Operator – Gary Rosborough; Dubbing Editor – Rory Donaghy; Filmed and Recorded at The Nerve Centre; Danse Macabre performed and arranged by Crispin Merrell; Thanks to Sound Stage; Series Co-ordinator – Jean Rice; Producer – Pearse Moore; Animation / Rendering – John McCloskey; This film was funded by Bord Scannan na hEireann – the Irish Film Board, Radio Telefis Eireann, An Chomhairle Ealaion and the Northern Ireland Film Council.