Disney – A Recorded History

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**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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Ep. 12: Well Begun Is Half Done Pt. 3 Aug 15, 2024

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

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Ep. 11: Well Begun Is Half Done Pt. 2 Aug 08, 2024

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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.

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Ep. 10: Well Begun Is Half Done Pt. 1 Aug 01, 2024

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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.

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Ep. 9: The Army's Here Pt. 2 Jul 25, 2024

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

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Ep. 8: The Army's Here Pt. 1 Jul 18, 2024

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

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Ep. 7: Man is in The Forest Pt. 2 Jul 11, 2024

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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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Ep. 6: Man is in The Forest Pt. 1 Jun 27, 2024

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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.

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Ep. 5: Gems from the Diamond Mine Pt. 2 Jun 20, 2024

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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.

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Ep. 4: Gems from the Diamond Mine Pt. 1 Jun 13, 2024

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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.

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Ep. 3: When Pigs Sing Jun 06, 2024

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

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