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by Disney Music Group, Randy Thornton
In Disney – A Recorded History, Grammy Award – Winning Producer and Disney Music Historian, Randy Thornton, takes you on an illuminating journey through Disney music milestones such as Steamboat Willie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Mary Poppins. This limited podcast series features rare and never-before-released recordings from the people who lived it – animators Ward Kimball, Frank Thomas, and Ollie Johnston; musicians Henry Mancini, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, and above all, Walt Disney himself!
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- Aug 15, 202417 min
Ep. 12: Well Begun Is Half Done Pt. 3
Recorded in 1989, Richard and Robert Sherman reminisce about their work on Mary Poppins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Aug 8, 202423 min
Ep. 11: Well Begun Is Half Done Pt. 2
Excerpts from the Mary Poppins story meeting with P.L. Travers, Don DiGradi, and The Sherman Brothers as they discuss various scenes and songs from the first concept of the script. Also included is P.L. Travers hearing the Shermans’ “Feed the Birds” for the first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Aug 1, 202422 min
Ep. 10: Well Begun Is Half Done Pt. 1
The listener is a fly-on-the-wall in the first Mary Poppins story meeting with P.L. Travers, Don DiGradi, and The Sherman Brothers – exactly as it happened in 1961. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Jul 25, 20248 min
Ep. 9: The Army's Here Pt. 2
Walt Disney continues to describe his studio’s contribution to the home front effort in WWII. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Jul 18, 202415 min
Ep. 8: The Army's Here Pt. 1
Walt Disney describes his studio’s contribution to the home front effort in WWII. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Jul 11, 202419 min
Ep. 7: Man is in The Forest Pt. 2
Animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston talk about the music of Bambi, and legendary composer Henry Mancini expresses his appreciation of Bambi’s score. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Jun 27, 202415 min
Ep. 6: Man is in The Forest Pt. 1
From a 1957 interview, Walt Disney recounts preparing his studio for Bambi, and animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston tell their stories from the production of the film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Jun 20, 202412 min
Ep. 5: Gems from the Diamond Mine Pt. 2
Not only was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Disney’s first full-length animated feature, host Randy Thornton reveals the film generated the world’s first Soundtrack Album. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
About Disney – A Recorded History
In Disney – A Recorded History, Grammy Award – Winning Producer and Disney Music Historian, Randy Thornton, takes you on an illuminating journey through Disney music milestones such as Steamboat Willie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Mary Poppins. This limited podcast series features rare and never-before-released recordings from the people who lived it – animators Ward Kimball, Frank Thomas, and Ollie Johnston; musicians Henry Mancini, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, and above all, Walt Disney himself!
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