BURBANK, Calif., Aug. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Walt Disney
Records' newly created line of collectible CDs, Walt Disney Records The Legacy
Collection, celebrates the anniversaries of Disney's most
cherished and classic films that have been enchanting audiences for
generations.
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The label honors one of the most celebrated and beloved
soundtracks of all time with the 50th anniversary
release of the Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection
Mary Poppins on August 26,
2014. The Mary Poppins collection features over
2½ hours of content, including the original soundtrack, The Lost
Chords – previously released demos and newly recorded versions,
plus cast and filmmaker interviews and a collectible 20-page
booklet. Also included are excerpts from the historic "Mary
Poppins" story meetings in 1961 with author P.L. Travers, as heard
over closing credits of the critically acclaimed film "Saving Mr.
Banks." Grammy® winning producer, Randy Thornton contributed extensive liner
notes.
First released in 1964, the Mary Poppins original motion
picture soundtrack featured 14 original songs by legendary Disney
songwriters Richard and Robert
Sherman. The soundtrack was the #1 album for 14 consecutive
weeks in 1965, maintaining the #1 position that year longer than
the Beatles (Beatles' 65, Beatles VI, and the
Help! soundtrack), Elvis
Presley (Roustabout soundtrack), The Rolling Stones
(Out of Our Heads) and The Sound of Music
soundtrack. "Mary Poppins" won five Oscars®, two of
which the Sherman brothers received for "Chim Chim Cher-ee" and the film's original
musical score.
Showcasing the musical talents of Oscar®-winning
legend Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins),
beloved actor-comedian Dick Van Dyke
(Bert), British comedian David
Tomlinson (Mr. Banks) and the Sherman brothers, Disc One of
The Legacy Collection Mary Poppins revisits unforgettable
favorites such as "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,"
"Chim Chim Cher-ee," "A Spoonful of
Sugar" and "Jolly Holiday."
The second disc features 8 pre-demo recordings, The Lost
Chords tracks (7 demos and 7 newly recorded and fully
orchestrated versions of those demos), plus liner notes by
Randy Thornton and author
Russell Schroeder. Over the
last 20 years, Thornton has overseen the re-mastering, restoration
and preservation of Disney's classic soundtracks. Thornton explains
The Lost Chords: "As part of The Legacy
Collection we've included the composers' original demo
recordings for seven songs intended for "Mary Poppins" – some
dating from the earliest stages of the film's development. In
addition to these historic demos, we've had the unprecedented
opportunity to collaborate with Richard
Sherman to record and present these songs in a way they may
have sounded if they remained part of the film – fully orchestrated
versions we hope finally give voice to songs that have remained
silent for 50 years."
Russell Schroeder provides an
overview of The Lost Chords project as well as background on
each song. Schroeder worked as an artist for The Walt Disney
Company for 29 years. In addition to Disney's Lost Chords
Volumes 1 & 2, Russell authored several other books
including Disney: The Ultimate Visual Guide, and
Mickey Mouse: My Life In Pictures.
The third disc of The Legacy Collection Mary
Poppins begins with over 40 minutes of excerpts from the
seminal story meetings between Mary Poppins author P.L.
Travers, the Sherman brothers and screenwriter Don DaGradi as they discussed the original
outline for the movie, including the music. Also included is a
17-minute Hollywood Spotlight Microphone interview with
Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, the Sherman brothers and
Irwin Kostal (who arranged the music
for "Mary Poppins," "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music").
The third disc concludes with a 1989 interview with Richard and Robert Sherman as they discuss their
work creating the magical music of "Mary Poppins."
The CD cover and 20-page booklet feature newly created artwork
inspired by "Mary Poppins" from Lorelay
Bove, a visual development artist at Walt Disney Animation
Studios ("Tangled," "Winnie the Pooh," "Wreck-It
Ralph"). Later this year, Bove's art can be seen in the
hardcover book, Lovely: Ladies of Animation: The Art of
Lorelay Bove, Brittney Lee, Claire
Keane, Lisa Keene,
Victoria Ying and Helen Chen.
The CD booklet also includes a sampling of visual development
art from the film and sketches from the P.L. Travers story
meetings.
Track list follows:
DISC ONE – THE SOUNDTRACK
1. Buena Vista
Fanfare
2. Overture
3. One Man
Band
4. Sister Suffragette
Lead
Vocal: Glynis
Johns
Vocals: Hermione
Baddeley and Reta
Shaw
5. The Life I Lead
Vocal:
David Tomlinson
6. The
Perfect Nanny
Vocals: Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber
7. Air Mail • Admiral
Boom • The Not-So-Perfect Nannies • Mary Poppins
Arrives
8. A Spoonful of Sugar
Vocal:
Julie Andrews
Whistling:
Julie Andrews
9. Pavement
Artist
Vocal: Dick Van
Dyke
10. Jolly Holiday
Lead
Vocals: Julie Andrews and
Dick Van Dyke
Additional
Vocals: Bill Lee, Ginny Tyler, Paul
Frees, Marc Breaux,
Marni Nixon and Thurl
Ravenscroft
11. Jolly Holiday
(Reprise)
Lead Vocals: Julie Andrews and Dick
Van Dyke
Penguin Waiters: Daws Butler, Peter
Ellenshaw, Dal McKennon, J. Pat
O'Malley, Richard
Sherman and David
Tomlinson
Kazoo: Richard
Sherman
12. Penguin Dance
Belly
Slap Soft Shoe: Irwin
Kostal
Kazoo: Richard
Sherman
13. The Carousel
Horses
14.
Supercailfragilisticexpialidocious
Lead Vocals:
Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke
Pearlie Chorus:
Richard Sherman and J. Pat O'Malley
15. Pavement Artist
(Reprise)
Vocal: Dick Van
Dyke
16. Stay Awake
Vocal: Julie Andrews
17. Trouble at Uncle
Albert's
18. I Love to Laugh
Vocals:
Ed Wynn, Julie Andrews and Dick
Van Dyke
19. A British Bank (The Life I
Lead)
Vocals: David
Tomlinson and Julie
Andrews
20. Feed the Birds (Tuppence a
Bag)
Vocal: Julie
Andrews
21. Father's Footsteps
22. Fidelity Fiduciary Bank
Lead Vocals: David Tomlinson and "Nackvid
Keyd"
Banker Chorus: Arthur
Malet, Bill Lee, Thurl
Ravenscroft, Allan Davies,
William R. Cole
23. Panic
at the Bank
24. Chim Chim
Cher-ee • March Over the Rooftops
Vocals:
Dick Van Dyke, Julie Andrews, Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber
25. Step in
Time
Lead Vocals: Dick Van
Dyke, The Chimney Sweep Chorus and Cast
26. A Man
Has Dreams (The Life I Lead/A Spoonful of Sugar)
Vocals:
David Tomlinson and Dick Van Dyke
27. Mr. Banks Is
Discharged
28. Let's Go
Fly a Kite
Lead Vocals: David Tomlinson, Dick
Van Dyke and the Londoners
DISC TWO – PRE-DEMOS and THE LOST
CHORD
Pre-Demos
1. The Perfect Nanny
Performed by Richard M. Sherman
and Robert B. Sherman
2.
Jolly Holiday Performed by Richard
M. Sherman and Robert B.
Sherman
3. The Pearly Song
[Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious] Performed by
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
4. Stay Awake
Performed by Richard M.
Sherman
5. Chim Chim
Cher-ee Performed by Richard
M. Sherman and Robert B.
Sherman
6. I Love to Laugh Performed by
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
7. Tuppence a Bag
[Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag)] Performed by Richard M. Sherman
8. Let's
Go Fly a Kite Performed by
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
The Lost Chords of Mary Poppins
9. Mary Poppins Melody [Pre-Demo] Performed
by Richard M. Sherman and
Robert B. Sherman
10.
Mary Poppins Melody [New
Recording] Performed by Kate
Higgins
11. Admiral Boom [Demo] Performed
by Richard M. Sherman
12.
Admiral Boom [New Recording] Performed by Randy Crenshaw, Jeff
Gunn and Dennis
Kyle
13. The Right Side [Pre-Demo]
Performed by Richard M. Sherman
and Robert B. Sherman
14.
The Right Side [New Recording] Performed by Juliana Hansen
15. The Chimpanzoo
[Demo] Performed by Richard M.
Sherman
16. The Chimpanzoo [New Recording]
Performed by Bob Joyce,
Jeff Gunn, Randy Crenshaw and Dennis Kyle
17. The Land of Sand
[Pre-Demo] Performed by Richard M.
Sherman and Robert B.
Sherman
18. The Land of Sand [New Recording]
Performed by Kate Higgins,
Juliana Hansen, Jeff Gunn and Bob
Joyce
19. The North Pole Polka [Pre-Demo]
Performed by Richard M.
Sherman
20. The North Pole Polka [New
Recording] Performed by Jeff
Gunn, Bob Joyce, Richard M. Sherman, Kate
Higgins and Dennis
Kyle
21. The Eyes of Love [Pre-Demo]
Performed by Richard M.
Sherman
22. The Eyes of Love [New Recording]
Performed by Juliana
Hansen
23. Overture [Album Version]
DISC THREE
1. – 21. The Mary Poppins Story
Meetings
22. Hollywood Spotlight Microphone
23. The Sherman brothers Reminisce About Their Work on Mary
Poppins
The third release from The Legacy Collection will
celebrate the 55th Anniversary of "Sleeping Beauty" and
will be available on October 7,
2014. The 2-disc set will include the songs and score from
the film, rare behind-the-scenes recordings, plus The Lost
Chords of Sleeping Beauty.
Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection Mary Poppins
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