Disney – A Recorded History

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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, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 14m AVG DURATION
    • 13 EPISODES


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    Ep. 12: Well Begun Is Half Done Pt. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 17:28


    Recorded in 1989, Richard and Robert Sherman reminisce about their work on Mary Poppins.

    Ep. 11: Well Begun Is Half Done Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 23:25


    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.

    Ep. 10: Well Begun Is Half Done Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 22:17


    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.

    Ep. 9: The Army's Here Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 8:35


    Walt Disney continues to describe his studio's contribution to the home front effort in WWII.

    Episode 8: The Army's Here Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 15:00


    Walt Disney describes his studio's contribution to the home front effort in WWII. 

    Episode 7: Man is in The Forest Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 19:14


    Animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston talk about the music of Bambi, and legendary composer Henry Mancini expresses his appreciation of Bambi's score. 

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    Episode 6: Man is in The Forest Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 15:32


    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. 

    Episode 5: Gems from the Diamond Mine Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 12:12


    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. 

    Episode 4: Gems from the Diamond Mine Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 23:37


    Walt Disney tells the tale of what it took to get Snow White to the screen, and animator Ward Kimball describes his work on the landmark film. 

    Episode 3: When Pigs Sing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 7:24


    Walt Disney explains how Three Little Pigs' “Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf” became Disney's first hit song.

    Episode 2: Silly Skeletons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 14:50


    Walt Disney recalls the first Silly Symphony – The Skeleton Dance and musician Carl Stalling.

    Episode 1: Mickey Squeaks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 14:10


    Walt Disney recounts the trials of recording the first cartoon with synchronized sound – Steamboat Willie.

    Introducing 'Disney - A Recorded History' Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 0:45


    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.

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