The Dreamstone: Rufus' dream

[spot5]

Oh god. This really gets the old nostalgia going. Ah days gone by...

[hibernatexx]

holy crap..been looking for this song for a long time..but I couldn't remember the name of the cartoon

[LittleChelle85]

I'm so glad other people love this!! All my friends claim ignorance to this show and say they don't remember it, which is a scandal really IMO!! The theme song still get's me right there ♥

[MrMoorkey]

God I remember this! Sitting here with a stupid grin on my face! If only they put this much effort into kids shows these days!

[ihate40]

i feel like crying! those were good times! :(

[BaLiCeInWoNdErLaNd]

Im watching this with my nephew. :D

[Graid]

This series was one of the first ones I remember liking as a kid. First video we ever owned in my household. There is a particular wide eyed innocence to the series and this song and video captures it so well. Brings nostalgic tears to the eyes like few other things.

[booofboohall]

Argh - my grown up cynacism...it does nothing.

[teacozee]

Better than a dream - Possibly the greatest song in the world.

[mimkyodar]

I remember this being more uptempo... Of course, the last time I watched this was probably ...what... mid 90s at latest on Australian sunday morning cartoons?

[mimkyodar]

@mimkyodar Yeah, that's right Sunday morning. We had saturday morning ones, but Dreamstone was on ABC so it would have been on Sunday.

[pjboom]

I always found Zoldrak extremely cool, come on , he was a dragon in a throne.

[MattRaizoku]

I was wondering why the music sounded so good, its the same guy who did watership down! Nostalgia levels have reached critical mass.

[DLPBurke]

Wonderful song. Wonderful cartoon.

[fuschel89]

I m from Austria, just remembered the show today, it gave me the creeps thinking about the fantastic time as child this cartoon gave me <3

[djouroboros]

The shivers I get from this song. if you're fan of the Dreamstone, hunt down the Dreamstone soundtrack, it's amazing!

[Blazingwheel]

LOL its 170 views till 100.000

[papasmerf2]

Why can't I hold, all this nostalgia?

[RabidLeroy]

I remembered this wonderful dream sequence since watching the show when I was a pup. It tears at my heartstrings to finally see it back. Thankyou for bringing it up for some lucky people to find - I hope they restore it and release it to the public. *sniff* :'3

[tail212]

omg i have been trying to remember the name of this cartoon for months and i suddenly stumble across it !

[MsHatechina]

Hat's off to the creator's back then, they realy made an effort for childrens entertainment. this song is just magical... i'm 26 now but still feel close to that child i once was.

[chrisreid1]

Still got the VHS from when I was a kiddo kicking about somewhere lol

[n3cr0m4nc3r1337]

The noobs ?

[Huneiyue]

@n3cr0m4nc3r1337 LOL XD the noops

[bigbadpadds]

it physically hurts hearing this great cartoon and song from our childhood again. i`d do anything to go back.

[Hjarnidaudi]

So long ago... all of my love.

[LukeCampion]

The Dreamstone

[SuperYellow1989]

awwwwwwww watching this is like being wrapped up in a cosy warm blanket.

i remember being a kid and thinking this was real out there somehwere in space lol.

[JoeyJizzable]

the nostalgia it burnsss!

[rurmundo]

<:-_ _ _ _ _( NOOOO buaaaaaahhhhhh,i love this show,my childwood memories,I LOVE THE DREAMSTONE,THE RUFUS DREAM,WAS WONDERFUL TO MEE,WHY DISAPEARED?

[pickering86]

bloody hell that brings back memories,

[c0nal]

I truly wish this generation had cartoons like this. Amazing show, such good feelings whenever I watch this, thank you for uploading

[TheSara12525]

this is the most beautiful scene i ever saw and a beautiful song too! thanks for putting it on!

[bassicuk1986]

What a cartoon!!!

It makes me feel sad that I've grown up!

Can I ask one question?

Was the intro this long on every episode? This cartoon used to feel like it was on for hours!!!

Thank your dad for me :-)

[amberleafadams]

Ahaa This is how my mam got my name lol my names Amberley Adams ;) xxxx

[peda77]

I remember so much of this sequence, but I feel as if it was completely forgotten. Watching something this nostalgic is truly incredible, inspiring, and completely breathtaking. I feel like I remember what life was like, more than one lifetime ago, when I still had my father. I love cartoons, and this is why.

[d1am0nd1912]

Oh my word...i remember watching this when i came home from primary school. Loved it!

[therealKINDLE]

I CANNOT Believe they dedicated a FULL Orchestra to this song back then! Now it's just synthi instruments & they sound fake. Although I DO Admit this song is by the same man who did .. Cough ... Watership Down. But that film doesn't fuck about.

[JohnWolf21]

aww

[iirfaithless]

They're called nukes?

[iExorcist91]

@iirfaithless: Noops, not nukes.

[xXKaniNikaXx]

I love it :) <3

[aqdrobert]

If Rufus wants to moonlight when he's not busy scrubbing dream bottles, he could pursue singing. Or, maybe he could daydream about singing, or daydream about daydreaming about singing....

[foxy3ye]

1:19 just.. epic!

[1974Asha]

this wud be the only programme i'd watch wen i was 16, i'd get in from college and watch it as i was getting ready to go out and meet my friends, that sonng stuck wiv me now twenty years later i still know it word for word, it has to be the most beautiful song ever created, now u need to put a drum n base beat behind it to introduce it to a new generation ;) they need to hear it and love it too!

[aclie]

was rufus's dream sequence in every episode?

cos i remember from my childhood that it was, especially that bubble popping at the end (but i was pretty young so i could be wrong)

[coreqek]

@aclie It was the cartoon's outro ^^

[lucemonfalldownmode]

The second half of this video was used as the ending of the show

[peacemaker083]

I'm in the Usa, so I didn't get to watch this as a kid. Fortunately I discovered it a few years ago. It's a great cartoon. Thanks Mike!

[peacemaker083]

I'm in the Usa, so I didn't get to watch this as a kid. Fortunately I discovered it a few years ago. It's a great cartoon. Thanks Matt!

[Currybomb]

It has seriously taken me 3 years or so to remember this cartoon title; honestly, it was my favourite cartoon from being 3-6 but as I'm 22 being an old fool, I forgot. Finding this made me tearful ^_^

[broderD1]

Not my favourite cartoon as a kid, but the theme tune has to be on of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard.

[draven26]

Still such a beautiful piece of Animation with a score worthy of any Hollywood production, sadly the thought and ingenuity which used to be so abundant on Kids TV has been drained away and American Imports are all that remain :(

[KimballBerht]

I haven't seen this in years! I only just remembered it as well. I still have this on VHS, gonna re-watch.

[LyricalWax]

good times

[keiraxmaya]

aww man this song has got to be the most nostalgia filled beauty out of the many kids cartoons i watched as a child !

[Ayegrandlad]

I think the song has a wistful, eerie, uplifting feel to it. Highly lovely stuff. :)

It feels satisfyingly apt for a series which depicted both joyous, innocent scenes and menacing ones,

[GhostPockets]

This made me ridiculously happy. As a nipper I watched and rewatched this on video til it broke. Good times. Cheers for posting and reigniting my jaded old heart..

[elixier22]

I miss this I really do

[stig78leic]

Ah shucks, I want to be a kid again!

[Newfarmy]

bringing back memories of childhood... this really got me chills running down my back!

[spacemonkeyjim]

mawkish

[GTADIFF]

epic legendary beautiful

[Jmanads]

i fuckin love this cartoon

i remember watchin it as a kid it was awesome

i almost cried when i watched this XD

[GioNToji]

Ah! Finally Found it!

my head almost crack just to recall the title!

& I thought it got to do with dream wizard or dream bubble or dream watcher...

Its Dreamstone!! hahaha...

my old cartoon collection is almost complete. Thanks!

[Evoluting]

I remember this from being about 4 year old and remember gazing at the tv when the theme tune came on. Ive finaly found it again lol

[MsMissChief]

This was actually my favourite cartoon as a kid. Seriously. The theme tune was amazing. I just got chills listening to this again! It was "the business" - thanks for putting this on! (off to watch more episodes now) :D

[udita123456]

man this brings back so many memories.. Probably the best music score ever..

[TrenosUK]

bold statement

[394N6F8W37498H6C5038]

epic intro

[TommyW88]

god, i burst into tears when I watch this. i'd do anything to be 6 again!

[DLPBurke]

@TommyW88 It is a powerful song isn't it... Same dude who did Bright Eyes.

[turkyyyyyyydark]

@TommyW88

me to

[pjkwatches]

@TommyW88 so agree, sniff sniff-maybe heaven is when we reach that innocence again?

[ssithl]

@TommyW88 no shame at all in saying I'm very much the same , and am now a 31yr old guy .. absolutely beautiful piece of music ... so so wanted to be part of that world ...

[supertedtv]

Now i like The dreamstone again.

[tkhushrenada]

The nooks are a hard working and industrious people.... otherwise Comrade Stalin shoots them.

[soursourapples]

haha!

[supertedtv]

I don't like Amberly's scream from the dreamstone episode called The mirrior.

[Cartoonking3rd]

@supertedtv I saw that episode at my friends, I luv the part when Rufus and Amberley are pulling faces at the mirror and I like Amberley's pose.

[supertedtv]

I don't like The dreamstone anymore.

[konfettirose]

cant believe i found this!!! i've been tryin for years to remember the name os this!!!! i knew it was something to do with him comin from the sky in a bubble!!!

[ccfox9133]

Dammit, I want a flying bubble!

[choina22]

song is beautiful xD

[Jackorknave]

The nostalgia is choking me.

[DefyantLove]

is it me, or do ya not remember the heroine having shorter hair... and wasnt there a granddad?... i also remember a mildly invincle character, he got stabbed with fencing sabers a lot. perhaps iv just blown a fuse and have gone completely insane, my dreams and memories get mixed up from when i was young.

[daxyboyfuck]

The annotations ruin the video.

[redmistpete]

Why not just turn them off if you don't like them?

[bomberboyd01]

I loved this programme those were the days when good cartoons were shown on tv. Had a tear in my eye there listening to the music again

[NuttyGooner82]

I remember this show so well... Oh, I loved the music almost as much as the cartoon!

[NataliyaTheGreat]

I thought I was the only one that remembered this! I'm so glad I've finally found it - it was driving me crazy! I thought maybe I dreamt it. lol

All I could remember was Sarah-Amberly and something about dreams...

Really lovely song too (and I remembered all the lyrics, weirdly enough).

Such a good program. :)

[redmistpete]

Yeah - this version is better than his original song in my opinion, more meaningful lyrics ;)

[DestructorDave]

I have been trying to remember this programme for years... thank good it's not forgotten!

[cshawyer87]

i absolutely adored this programme! I was trying to remember what it was called for years and just found it on some cartoon website, aaaaaamazing, I always remember Rufus n his little girl mate LOL

[walexia]

it's so sad that children are forced to watch really dumb cartoons on tv nowadays instead of wonderful cartoons like this which need to be preserved and viewed by all.

[dutube101]

I totally agree with you !

This is invaluable

[raffiq88]

i got tears in my eyes as i watch this video. it brings back memories of the simpler life i had back in the 90s. those were the good old days.

[MunkeeP]

:)))))))))

[Lobbbbuz]

All my childhood, damn it is such a beautiful song :):):)

[klops3000]

Lyrics please ;p and sorry for my english

[k3nn7]

Since you asked, I added lyrics as annotations.

Enjoy.

[BigMick888]

This intro always burned in my mind as a child

[MadSpike212]

This was such an amazing achievement for its time. Im really suprised they dont show it now like they do with Bag Puss and the Clangers. I mean it is pretty much up top there with them! lol As for the song, a timeless original, cant beat it :D

[vempire2000]

This was an awesome cartoon...simply stunning and i am sorry to sound old but they don't make them like this now!!!

[Rakanarshi]

No, they don't make them like this anymore, its so sad :(

[trekkicat]

I wish I knew the lyrics of that beautiful song

[RafLovesMary]

to sad that a whole generation of spongebob viewers will miss this awesome stuff.

i´m glad i grew up in the 90´s

[shmerrill]

yeah me too life was better back then (well...atleast for me was)

[Remistro]

yeah it really was

[BboyFiZiX]

Power to that all the way bro :)

[FutureIsTranshuman]

I love the sequence at 1:20 when he reaches the planet. It's like entering a heavenly realm.

[Bowlsey25]

Beautiful song and a wonderful cartoon. It brings back so many childhood memories I have tears in my eyes listening to this.

[KroboProductions]

That's not what dreams are like.

At all.

[ZombieeKid]

My Dad made this cartoon aggges before i was born, but i still was brought up watching it, I'm desperatley trying to learn this song on piano for him, (i'm going to have people saying that Mike isnt my dad and that i am a liar now xD) But i am really glad so many people still love The Dreamstone

[k3nn7]

That's pretty cool. If you ever manage to learn it make sure you upload it as a video response :)

[wishingwellgezz]

@ZombieeKid thats awesome this was one of of my fave cartoons ever the soundtrack was epic

[lucemonfalldownmode]

Tell your dad that he made a piece of art.

[Ortheos2006]

@ZombieeKid

Your dad made this? If so, your dad is awesome.

[PanKmicic]

It brought out so many childhood memories... Thaks!

[frogerhead]

one of my favs as a kid

[Theonewhoisinfinite]

I love that song soooo much! I hate being an american sometimes. I really want to see more of this cartoon.

[artificialpug]

I came across this in a second hand shop...soo glad I got it-childhood memories...

[sparkledreamer]

I loved this show so much! Thanks so much for posting it! The song is awesome!

[syncreticJasmeen]

OHHHHH MY GOD. Yeah I second everything already commented, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS!!!

Oh to be nine again, indeed!!

[Hazzatruck]

OMGGGGG

MY SEARCH IS OVER!!!!!

this is the greatest moment watching this!

[magnet101]

I actually didn't really like this cartoon. I usually watched bbc1 but I always loved this theme tune. Absolute quality and still find myself singing it in the shower! I'm 24 :/ Don't tell me I should get out more ya bassas ;)

[FloriGarciaCasali]

jajjajajaja!! amazingg!!!! i ve been trying to remember the song for yearrss and just these days i noticerd i colud look for it here! and woww yeah...it´s HUGGGEee ...has something!

[TheThundercat1979]

i used to run home from school and out the cartoons on, loved the theme then and still adore it. it makes me feel nine again. innocent times and no troubles.oh to be nine again.

[easygoingb]

exellent comment. i agree and love this song.

[grimreefer1]

Woah, this has brought back so many memorys! thanks for uploaidng this

[TheLaaarch]

I used to love this programme and couldn't remember its name... gosh, thank you so much for uploading this.

[grimreefer1]

Me too, it brings back so many memorys

[NerualShadowstalker]

Oh my god! This brings back so meny memories! I had all the Dream stone tapes when i was little!

A few days ago, for some unknown reason, this show has reserfaced in my mined. on the off chance that it may be on here i looked and this song... oh god i fell in love again! thank yo so much for posting! Youve made my day! big hugs to you!

[liamspoordad]

mike batt at his best

[EmperorofFatalism]

Do you think the crystle castle at the end was inspired by Tolkens Timeless Halls in the Anuartale, before the begining of all ages?

[Cindygem]

Dreamstone indeed. All time favorite.

Great children story, lovely song.

Truly magical dream.

[UnimatrixOne]

nice

[videoz3000]

WTF

[crazylegendarydude86]

Oh the memories, this seems to link to all the same progs I've been looking for. Like minds, nice one.

[adamstevenson]

who sang this again I'd love to have it on my ipod or something.

[MrSirMrSirMr]

It's Mike Batt, who gave us The Wombles music, Bright Eyes and Katie Melua.

[LarxeneOrgXII]

I thought it sounded similar to bright eyes.

[simoneburton]

An absolutely wonderful piece of music, I can't think of another kids' series with such a sublime score. It's a pity the show wasn't more popular and isn't shown now. Not only for the music but for the sweet, beautiful animation that I remember loving.

[kildegaardchan]

NOooooooooooo

ese dibujito es re viejoooo !!!

era re lindo verlo ^^

ahora se me hacee dificil encontrar los capitulos T_T

nana

[youngerlad]

that brings me staright back to childhood.  What a tune, what a series

[leilee90]

i used to love this film omg wat is it called in full cos i wanna buy it my tape broke wen i was i little one wait is this the one with the bubles that dont pop and the singing bubbles

[traf1852]

England at its best. Pure genius !!!

[18xHoNeYx81]

wow! i used to love watching this on video when i was little :D thanks for posting

[MissEverNight]

Aww I love this song, used to watch the show all the time when I was a kid

[nightrider37]

Always makes me feel magical , its such an enchanting piece of music and a wonderful story. Even at 37 I still love to listen to it to make me sigh!. Bless them for an everlasting wonderful memory. Michael Knight

[nickmetroid]

Along with the theme song for Prince Valiant, this song in my opinion is one of the best made for a animated series. It really is wonderful and beautiful to listen to!

[kablamo6]

thanks soooo much for uploading this ^^ ! i absolutely loved this show as a kid =] rufus rockkks.. 5 stars XD !

[MouseFX]

man i loved this series when i was a child :*) and still its awesome, thanks

[benf1619]

Omg this song makes me feel so young!!! I wanna be 6 years old agen! lol

Amazing Song. . .Absolute Perfection!

[kate17yup]

trippy or what i loved this as a kid, quite scarey in parts!

[Kisrah]

When an album of Mike Batt's music was released recently, I was so excited. What a let down to find that this beautiful theme was not on the CD! How could they have left it out? :( One of the best children's TV themes ever. Simply magic.

[JRRacing85]

Love this theme, completely forgot about it but was always in the back of my mind. One of my fav programmes as a kid.

[Whitaker87]

Loved this show and Zordrak is up there with the likes of Venger, Hordak & Skeletor as top cartoon villains of all time.

Yes the theme song is FAB & has a magical sound to it.

I've always wondered if Disney would ever turn Dreamstone into a movie. Anyone else like to see a Dreamstone movie>

[Treemeadow]

higher kangaroo,

daisy like a musical museam

daisy and in museum

and king of kangaroos!

lol. thats how we sang it as kids...

[kablamo6]

ahhhhhhhhhh hahaha thats hilarious =P i can totally sing along with those lyrics XD

[Kitsuneranger]

That song is beautiful, Mike Batt is a genius. Too bad he didn't get that kind of respect here in the US

[Raymond13557]

This show is some kinda pwnaga!

[dozza0]

Oh it's lovely!!! I can't believe I forgot about this theme!

[JonnyE]

This is how music should be orchestrated. What a wonderful and inspiring composition. Nothing these days comes close to this magnificent piece of art.

[traf1852]

They don't compose tunes like thisone anymore. Just beautiful.

[traf1852]

Beautiful tune,,,, Britain at its best !!!

[Wasserstaub]

...poor roberttoddtv...