Sherman Brothers Reminisce About Their Work on Mary Poppins
Performer Notes
Original score composed by Robert M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman.
Principal cast includes: Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins); Dick Van Dyke, Glynis Johns, David Tomlinson, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber, Ed Wynn, The Pearlie Chorus, Richard M. Sherman, J. Pat O'Malley.
Music arranged and conducted by Irwin Kostal.
Producers: Ron Kidd, Randy Thornton, Ted Kryczko.
Includes liner notes by Randy Thornston.
Digitally remastered by Shawn Murphy, Bruce Botnick and Jeff Sheridan (Soundworks, Hollywood, California), and John Polito (Audio Mechanics, Los Angeles, California).
English Version.
Composer/Lyricists: Richard M. Sherman; Robert B. Sherman.
A beautifully remastered and expanded version of the soundtrack to the innovative blend of live action and animation that some critics have called MY FAIR LADY for tots and the best children's movie ever made. Hyperbole? Perhaps, but there's no doubt that MARY POPPINS is the most inventive film musical of the '60s, with a score by longtime Disney contract writers Richard and Robert Sherman that positively brims with hits ("Chim-Chimeree," "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," "A Spoonful of Sugar"). Interesting, perhaps ironic, historical footnote: The remastering here was partially supervised by Bruce Botnick, best known as the engineer on all of the Doors' albums.
Professional Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (10/12/01, p.30) - Ranked #20 in EW's "100 Best Movie Soundtracks" - "...All in all, this album is supercalifragil- well, you know."
Format:
Compact Disc
Country:
USA
UPC:
0094635102826
Studio/Live:
Studio
Release Date:
20 February, 2006
Tracks
0094635102826. Stock Quantity
1. Overture - Mary Poppins
2. Sister Suffragette
3. The Life I Lead
4. The Perfect Nanny
5. A Spoonful Of Sugar
6. Pavement Artist
7. Jolly Holiday
8. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
9. Stay Awake
10. I Love To Laugh
11. A British Bank (The Life I Lead)
12. Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag)
13. Fidelity Fiduciary Bank
14. Chim Chim Cher-Ee
15. Step In Time
16. A Man Has Dreams
17. Let's Go Fly A Kite
18. The Sherman Brothers Reminisce About Their Work On Mary Popp
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Mary Poppins may be =the= stand-out live-action movie that Disney has ever produced. Or will ever produce.
All the songs are very memorable. Who out there does not find themselves humming or even singing along with the likes of "Chim-Chim-Cheree" or "Spoonful of Sugar"?
Julie Andrews will always be remembered for her role as Mary Poppins, and Dick Van Dyke absolutely shines as Bert the Chimney Sweep. Van Dyke also plays the senior officer of the bank - and has his very best scene where he realizes that the punchline - "A wooden leg named Smith" - is funny. Andrews won an Academy Award for Mary Poppins, and the movie also won Best Visual Effects, and Best Music Score, as well as Best Song ("Chim Chim Cher-ee").
The scene where "I love to laugh" is particularly poignant. Ed Wynn died not long after the release of Mary Poppins, and shows some of his best comedy style in this scene. Very laughable.
The story is top-notch and has a wonderful moral without being too "preachy". It was a very good adaptation from the original novel, and it's a shame Disney never did any of P L Traver's own sequels to Mary Poppins.
The animated bits are a little flat by today's standards, but they add a wonderful whimsey to a stellar production. Highly recommended to any family with children. A must-buy for Disney fans.
This is the far better, two-disc, 40th anniversary edition that not only restores everything to digital quality, but adds a second disc of deleted scenes (and a song!), commentary, and many other cool new features. Look for the new 40th anniversary DVD edition - it's worth waiting for!
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