Co-writer with his brother of some of the great film musical songs including classics for Mary Poppins and The Jungle Book
Richard Sherman, who has died aged 95, often said that he never realised his youthful ambition to write “the great American symphony”. However, with his brother, Robert Sherman, he co-wrote songs that provided the soundtrack for a generation’s childhood – upbeat numbers with a homespun philosophy typified by lines such as “a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down”.
Those words were written for the brothers’ greatest triumph, the Oscar-winning Mary Poppins (1964), for which they created a score of staggering brilliance: haunting ballads, lilting lullabies, roistering marches, energetic dance numbers and knockabout vaudeville tunes. Half of the songs instantly became standards – not just the Oscar-winning Chim Chim Cher-ee but also A Spoonful of Sugar, Feed the Birds, Jolly Holiday and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
Richard Sherman, who has died aged 95, often said that he never realised his youthful ambition to write “the great American symphony”. However, with his brother, Robert Sherman, he co-wrote songs that provided the soundtrack for a generation’s childhood – upbeat numbers with a homespun philosophy typified by lines such as “a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down”.
Those words were written for the brothers’ greatest triumph, the Oscar-winning Mary Poppins (1964), for which they created a score of staggering brilliance: haunting ballads, lilting lullabies, roistering marches, energetic dance numbers and knockabout vaudeville tunes. Half of the songs instantly became standards – not just the Oscar-winning Chim Chim Cher-ee but also A Spoonful of Sugar, Feed the Birds, Jolly Holiday and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
- 5/26/2024
- by Brian Sibley
- The Guardian - Film News
Richard Sherman, the youngest sibling in the iconic songwriting duo the Sherman Brothers, has passed away at the age of 95 from an age-related illness.
Richard and Robert Sherman – who passed away in 2012 at the age of 86 – provided moviegoers with some of the great songs in cinema, boosting every Disney or family-driven production they worked on and helping solidify them as classics.
The Sherman Brothers won the Best Original Song Oscar for “Chim Chim Cher-ee” from Mary Poppins, earning four other nominations in the category, including the title song for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and “The Age of Believing” from Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Mary Poppins would also land Robert and Richard Sherman the Best Original Score Oscar, a category they received four nods in. Retrospectively, “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” was featured on the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 greatest movie songs ever.
In a statement, The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger said,...
Richard and Robert Sherman – who passed away in 2012 at the age of 86 – provided moviegoers with some of the great songs in cinema, boosting every Disney or family-driven production they worked on and helping solidify them as classics.
The Sherman Brothers won the Best Original Song Oscar for “Chim Chim Cher-ee” from Mary Poppins, earning four other nominations in the category, including the title song for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and “The Age of Believing” from Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Mary Poppins would also land Robert and Richard Sherman the Best Original Score Oscar, a category they received four nods in. Retrospectively, “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” was featured on the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 greatest movie songs ever.
In a statement, The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger said,...
- 5/26/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Richard Sherman, der die Musik legendärer Disney-Klassiker wie „Mary Poppins“ schuf, ist im Alter von 95 Jahren verstorben.
Richard M. Sherman (Credit: Imago / MediaPunch)
Der oscargekrönte Songwriter Richard M. Sherman, der gemeinsam mit seinem Bruder Robert die Melodien für Disney-Klassiker wie „Mary Poppins“, „Chitty Chitty Bang Bang“ und „Das Dschungelbuch“ schrieb, ist am 25. Mai in Los Angeles gestorben. Er wurde 95 Jahre alt. Die Sherman Brothers arbeiteten viel für Walt Disney, für dessen Filme sie hauptsächlich Lieder und gelegentlich Filmmusiken schrieben. Sie zeichnen insgesamt für an die 1000 Songs und Musik für 50 Filme verantwortlich und waren laut Disney für mehr Filmmusicalsongs verantwortlich als jeder andere in der Geschichte. Zu Shermans hohen Auszeichnungen gehören neben dem Oscar die Mitgliedschaft in der Songwriters Hall of Fame und die National Medal of Honor. Robert Sherman ist bereits 2012 gestorben.
Richard M. Sherman (Credit: Imago / MediaPunch)
Der oscargekrönte Songwriter Richard M. Sherman, der gemeinsam mit seinem Bruder Robert die Melodien für Disney-Klassiker wie „Mary Poppins“, „Chitty Chitty Bang Bang“ und „Das Dschungelbuch“ schrieb, ist am 25. Mai in Los Angeles gestorben. Er wurde 95 Jahre alt. Die Sherman Brothers arbeiteten viel für Walt Disney, für dessen Filme sie hauptsächlich Lieder und gelegentlich Filmmusiken schrieben. Sie zeichnen insgesamt für an die 1000 Songs und Musik für 50 Filme verantwortlich und waren laut Disney für mehr Filmmusicalsongs verantwortlich als jeder andere in der Geschichte. Zu Shermans hohen Auszeichnungen gehören neben dem Oscar die Mitgliedschaft in der Songwriters Hall of Fame und die National Medal of Honor. Robert Sherman ist bereits 2012 gestorben.
- 5/26/2024
- by Barbara Schuster
- Spot - Media & Film
Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar-winning songwriter who partnered with his late brother to craft tunes for such Disney classics as Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Jungle Book, died Saturday. He was 95.
Sherman, who also co-wrote “It’s a Small World (After All)” — considered the most performed song ever — as well as “You’re Sixteen,” a chart-topper for Ringo Starr, died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of age-related illness, Disney announced.
Members of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and recipients of the National Medal of Honor, Richard and his older brother, Robert Sherman, wrote an estimated 1,000 songs and music for 50 movies, and they were responsible for more movie musical songs than anyone in history.
For their work on Mary Poppins (1964), the Sherman brothers made two victorious trips to the Academy Awards stage at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, accepting the trophies for best original score and...
Sherman, who also co-wrote “It’s a Small World (After All)” — considered the most performed song ever — as well as “You’re Sixteen,” a chart-topper for Ringo Starr, died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of age-related illness, Disney announced.
Members of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and recipients of the National Medal of Honor, Richard and his older brother, Robert Sherman, wrote an estimated 1,000 songs and music for 50 movies, and they were responsible for more movie musical songs than anyone in history.
For their work on Mary Poppins (1964), the Sherman brothers made two victorious trips to the Academy Awards stage at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, accepting the trophies for best original score and...
- 5/25/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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