Sherman Brothers

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.

From the 1960s the brothers worked primarily with the Walt Disney company on films and television specials. The Parent Trap was their first assignment for Disney. They also topped the US charts in 1961 with "Let's Get it Together". Another big hit for the pairing was the 1964 New York World's Fair song "it's a small world". The song "You're Sixteen" twice made it to the No 1 spot in the USA. Other hits include "Chim Chim Cheree", "A Spoonful of Sugar", "Feed the Birds", "That Darn Cat", "The Monkey's Uncle", "Winnie the Pooh", "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers", "I Wanna be Like You", "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", and "A Secret Kingdom."

The Sherman brothers stopped working exclusively for Disney after Walt's death in 1967, and began to produce independent scores. Their film, The Tigger Movie for which they wrote six original songs, broke many records, yielding three top ten awards in video sales. In recent years with Robert's move to London, England, the brothers have been working on the blockbuster stage musical presentations of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang writing many new songs for that production and also on 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
• 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 attraction of the same name.

Magic Highways for Rocket Rods

Making Memories for Magic Journeys

External links

• Sherman Music
• Internet Broadway Database entries:
  • Richard M. Sherman
  • Robert B. Sherman
• Internet Movie Database entries:
  • Richard M. Sherman
  • Robert B. Sherman