Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman

One of Walt Disney's most successful songwriting teams was that of brothers Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman. These incredible children’s film composers created the music heard in “Mary Poppins,” “The Jungle Book,” “Parent Trap,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” “Aristocats,” and many more Oscar-nominated scores. The Shermans have won several Oscars for their scores and songs, many of which are warmly and firmly ingrained in our memories like "Chim Chim Cheree" (“Mary Poppins”), "I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)" (“The Jungle Book”), “It’s A Small World” and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” which is about to open on Broadway with the Shermans’ Oscar-winning score. They also scored “Aristocats” (1970) and 1971's “Bedknobs Broomsticks,” which garnered them more Oscar nominations for “Best Score” and “Best Song.” After this, the Sherman Brothers began freelancing work on screenplays and scores, including “Snoopy, Come Home” (1972), “Tom Sawyer “(Oscar-nominated score), “Charlotte's Web” (1973), Disney's “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh”, “The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella” (1977; Oscar-nominated score and song), and “The Magic of Lassie” (1979; Oscar-nominated song).