Win a signed copy of The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story signed by co-directors and co-producers cousins Gregg and Jeff Sherman.
The competition rules are simple...It will run until Sunday at Midnight the 12/12/2010
Write a reply here, in this forum, that details what your favorite Sherman Brothers song and why , maybe "it's a small world", what about "supercalifragilisticexpealodocious" - probably spelt that wrong...
or ...
Film yourself playing a lick of your favorite Sherman brothers Disney tune and upload it using the TG busking section..
I will pick a winner (and weight them equally) at the end of the competition, and Disney will then ship that DVD to you directly...
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Each DVD includes a collectible replication of the original song sheet for Mary Poppins’ “Feed the Birds” November 30 marks the DVD debut of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story, an intriguing documentary about Richard and Robert Sherman, the astoundingly prolific Academy Award®- winning (Mary Poppins, Best Original Song and Best Original Score, 1965) songwriting team.
Conceived, produced and directed by two of the songwriters’ sons, the feature-length documentary offers a fascinating and intimate look into the siblings’ relationship throughout much of their unparalleled professional partnership. It also takes audiences behind the scenes of the Hollywood magic factory and offers a rare glimpse of a unique creative process at work. Filmmakers and cousins Gregory V. Sherman and Jeffrey C. Sherman create a unique portrayal of their extremely gifted but very different artist fathers. They explore the brothers’ childhoods, marriages, early careers and close personal and professional relationship with pioneering filmmaker and studio chief Walt Disney.
During The Sherman Brothers' 13-year career at Disney (1960-1973), they received four Oscar® nominations for more than 200 songs written for 27 films and two dozen television productions. Their most beloved scores include Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the entire Winnie Their most beloved scores include Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the entire Winnie the Pooh series.
With such unforgettable tunes as “Chim Chim Cher-ee” such unforgettable tunes as “Chim Chim “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” from Mary Poppins, “I Wanna Be Like You” from The Jungle Book, and the most translated song ever written, “It’s a Small World (After All)” from the popular Disneyland attraction, to name just a few, brothers Bob Sherman and Dick Sherman celebrated family entertainment and happy endings for generations of movie goers, but their personal life together was anything but harmonious.
The film gives an enticing glimpse into how Walt Disney used the language of music to bring the brothers together, creating a cinematic legacy like no Each DVD is packaged with a replica of the original song sheet for “Tuppence A Bag,” later renamed “Feed the Birds.” This was the first song from Mary Poppins that the Sherman Brothers played for Walt Disney, which became his favorite. With exciting bonus features, including candid accounts from Disney legends Angela Lansbury, Dick Van Dyke, John Lasseter, Randy Newman, Alan Menken, the late Roy E. Disney, and others, The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story is a fascinating portrait of two immensely talented men who continue to enrich lives with their creativity.
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