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Richard M. Sherman, who together with his late brother Robert wrote songs for the 1964 Disney traditional “Mary Poppins” in addition to the track “It’s a Small World,” has died. He was 95.
The information was confirmed in an announcement on the Walt Disney Firm web site, the place Sherman was known as “probably the most prolific composer-lyricists within the historical past of household leisure, and a key member of Walt Disney’s internal circle of inventive abilities.”
The announcement shared that Sherman died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Heart in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, attributable to age-related sickness.
Sherman received two Oscars together with his brother in 1965 for his work on “Mary Poppins,” for greatest authentic rating, and greatest authentic track for “Chim Chim Cher-ee.”
Alongside together with his brother, he was nominated seven extra occasions all through the Nineteen Seventies for different Disney movies together with “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and “Bedknobs and Broomsticks.” He additionally received a Grammy Award for greatest authentic rating for “Mary Poppins.”
The Sherman brothers additionally contributed music for a variety of Disney theme park points of interest, in response to the announcement posted Saturday. These songs included “There’s a Nice Huge Stunning Tomorrow,” “The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room,” and their most lasting contribution, “It’s a Small World,” for the long-lasting theme park trip well-known for exhibiting many various cultures all through the world singing the identical tune in numerous languages. The announcement mentioned that Sherman as soon as described the track as “a prayer for peace.”
“Richard Sherman was the embodiment of what it means to be a Disney Legend, creating alongside together with his brother Robert the beloved classics which have grow to be a cherished a part of the soundtrack of our lives,” mentioned Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Firm.
“From movies like ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘The Jungle Ebook’ to points of interest like ‘it’s a small world,’ the music of the Sherman Brothers has captured the hearts of generations of audiences. We’re endlessly grateful for the mark Richard left on the world, and we prolong our deepest condolences to his household.”