Richard M. Sherman: Songs of a Lifetime (PBS)

[Sotiris]

Don Hahn is an animation god, and I’ve written about him here before, most recently when I covered The Emperor’s New Groove at the El Cap from those whatever-they-are-but-I-like-them at Oh My Disney. He’s also a huge Disney Dweeb just like you and me, and he goes to the D23 EXPO and other events right beside us and loves the hell out of everything Walt did and stood for. He also noticed that while a lot of people were holding up phones and recording, there didn’t seem to be a lot of official recording, and he feared that these songs and stories from the now 87-year old national treasure would be lost forever if they weren’t recorded soon.

So he called Richard, who immediately agreed, and they went into the studio and Richard just played songs and told stories from the beginning of his career through his times with and without Disney, including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Charlotte’s Web. Joining him were Ashley Brown from Mary Poppins on Broadway and Juliana Hansen, from DCA’s Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular.

They finished shooting earlier this week, in Walt Disney’s restored office. Archivist Rebecca Cline had ensured that everything was exactly where it had been when Dave Smith had catalogued it before it was packed away after Walt’s death. Even a certain book was on the same place on the same shelf, and, of course, a piano there, for a very special song, just for Walt.

Hahn knew he had something really special, so he put a call in to PBS. They jumped at the chance to air the show. ”Richard M. Sherman: Songs of a Lifetime” Airs Thursday, December 17 at 7:00 p.m. on PBS SoCal. Everybody else, check your local listings.

Source: http://micechat.com/116333-fab-news-goo ... us-things/

[milojthatch]

So basically this might not be as uneven as that other Disney doc that aired on PBS? Don Hahn (while the term "god" might be a bit much), normally does a good job on any project he is working on and he does seem to be one of the last high profile people at the studio that actually cares about the studio's heritage. If this is his project, I'm very interested in seeing it!

[Sotiris]

Articles

Producer Don Hahn Talks About Disney Legend Richard Sherman
http://www.themousecastle.com/2015/12/m ... after.html

PBS Special Caps a Wonderful Year for Disney Composer Richard Sherman
http://thedisneyblog.com/2015/12/16/pbs ... d-sherman/

Don Hahn Shines a Spotlight on Disney Legend Richard M. Sherman With Songs of a Lifetime
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-hill/ ... 33038.html


Videos

• Trailer
• Sneak Peek
• Clip #01
• Clip #02
• Clip #03

[D82]

There is a pair of video interviews with Richard Sherman on one of AMPAS’ YouTube channels. I didn't know where to post them, but since this is the last topic discussed about him, I decided to post it here. I don’t know if they are taken from some documentary or are specially produced by the Academy. They’re short, but interesting.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqdPd3OTsEo[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3cKTuwCo4k[/youtube]

[Maria_Potter]

Does anyone happen to have a link to the whole special?

[Sotiris]

It will be released on DVD on September 05, 2017.


Source: https://www.amazon.com/Richard-M-Sherma ... 073LBYQ2P/

[geniuswalt]

It will be released on DVD on September 05, 2017.


Source: https://www.amazon.com/Richard-M-Sherma ... 073LBYQ2P/

It's already available for purchase on iTunes
$6 in HD