Disney – A Recorded History

Disney Music Group, Randy Thornton

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.

  • 17 minutes 28 seconds
    Ep. 12: Well Begun Is Half Done Pt. 3

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

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    15 August 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 25 seconds
    Ep. 11: Well Begun Is Half Done Pt. 2

    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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    8 August 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 22 minutes 17 seconds
    Ep. 10: Well Begun Is Half Done Pt. 1

    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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    1 August 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 8 minutes 35 seconds
    Ep. 9: The Army's Here Pt. 2

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

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    25 July 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 15 minutes
    Ep. 8: The Army's Here Pt. 1

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

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    18 July 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 19 minutes 14 seconds
    Ep. 7: Man is in The Forest Pt. 2

    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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    11 July 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 15 minutes 32 seconds
    Ep. 6: Man is in The Forest Pt. 1

    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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    27 June 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 12 minutes 12 seconds
    Ep. 5: Gems from the Diamond Mine Pt. 2

    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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    20 June 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 37 seconds
    Ep. 4: Gems from the Diamond Mine Pt. 1

    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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    13 June 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 7 minutes 24 seconds
    Ep. 3: When Pigs Sing

    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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    6 June 2024, 1:05 pm
  • 14 minutes 50 seconds
    Ep. 2: Silly Skeletons

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

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    6 June 2024, 1:03 pm
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