Sherman Brothers
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Robert B. Sherman (born December 19, 1925) and Richard M. Sherman (born June 12, 1928) are Academy Award-winning American songwriters who specialize in musical film.
In the 1960s the brothers worked primarily with The Walt Disney Company on music for theme park rides, television specials, and films, beginning with The Parent Trap. They stopped working exclusively for Disney after Walt Disney's death in 1967 and began to produce independent scores, though they returned to write six original songs for the film The Tigger Movie which yielded three "top ten" awards in video sales. They topped the US charts in 1961 with "Let's Get it Together", and the song "You're Sixteen" twice made it to the Number 1 spot in the United States.
In recent years with Robert's move to London, England, the brothers have been writing many new songs for the stage musical presentations of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Mary Poppins, produced collaboratively by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh. Chitty is the longest running show ever to play the London Palladium, and is expected to open in New York in 2005.
For their contribution to the motion picture industry, the Sherman brothers have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6918 Hollywood Blvd.
Major scores
- The Sword in the Stone, 1963
- Mary Poppins, 1964
- The Happiest Millionaire, 1967
- The Jungle Book, 1967
- The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, 1968
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 1968
- The Aristocats, 1970
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks, 1971
- Snoopy Come Home, 1972
- Charlotte's Web, 1973
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1973
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1974
- The Slipper and the Rose, 1976
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, 1977
- The Magic of Lassie, 1978
- The Tigger Movie, 2000
Theme park songs
- There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow for Carousel of Progress
- Miracles from Molecules for Adventure Thru Inner Space
- One Little Spark for Journey Into Imagination
- "it's a small world" for the 1964 New York World's Fair attraction of the same name.
- Magic Highways for Rocket Rods
- Making Memories for Magic Journeys
External links
- Sherman Music (http://www.shermanmusic.com/)
- Internet Broadway Database entries:
- Richard M. Sherman (http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=12396)
- Robert B. Sherman (http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=12397)
- Internet Movie Database entries:
- Richard M. Sherman (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0792556/)
- Robert B. Sherman (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0792567/)