The songwriting world lost one of the greats a couple days ago. Robert Sherman, along with his brother Richard, penned some of the most memorable songs of all time.
If you have ten minutes, I highly encourage you to listen to NPR's recent story at their website.
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Showing posts with label Walt Disney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Walt Disney. Show all posts
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
The Perfect Nanny
I just watched a documentary about the Sherman brothers, who, among many other famous Disney titles, wrote the music for Mary Poppins. What's not to love about the rhyming of this song?
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Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit SongbirdCamp.com for more details!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Walt Disney - The Early Years
We all know about Mickey Mouse and the incredible library of Disney films and characters. It's easy to sometimes assume Donald and Daffy Duck just hatched one day and that Disney World just grew out of the ground. However, in the recent documentary (available on Netflix), "Walt - The Man Behind the Myth," we are given a look into the life of the visionary behind it all, Walt Disney.
As a 22 year old, Disney shot "Alice's Wonderland" with less than $100. How's that for bootstrapping? People had previously merged real people with animation, usually overlaying animation over real scenes. This, however, was one of the first films where the real life actor entered the animated world.
Though it's harder to see almost 90 years later, Disney thought so far out of the box that he created a new one. "Steamboat Willie" was the first cartoon to incorporate overlaying sound with effect (previously there would just be background music). With "Snow White," he created the first feature-length cartoon. After "Snow White" came "Pinocchio," "Fantasia" and "Bambi"--all of which pushed boundaries and created new technologies.
Though I don't claim to be a big cartoon watcher, I can appreciate a man with enough vision to change the world of animation.
As a 22 year old, Disney shot "Alice's Wonderland" with less than $100. How's that for bootstrapping? People had previously merged real people with animation, usually overlaying animation over real scenes. This, however, was one of the first films where the real life actor entered the animated world.
Though it's harder to see almost 90 years later, Disney thought so far out of the box that he created a new one. "Steamboat Willie" was the first cartoon to incorporate overlaying sound with effect (previously there would just be background music). With "Snow White," he created the first feature-length cartoon. After "Snow White" came "Pinocchio," "Fantasia" and "Bambi"--all of which pushed boundaries and created new technologies.
Though I don't claim to be a big cartoon watcher, I can appreciate a man with enough vision to change the world of animation.
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