Disney has a long history of working with musicians on a repetitive basis. They work together and form bonds that lead to these actors later being recognized as Disney legends. One of the most iconic Disney collaborations is with the Sherman brothers, Robert and Richard Sherman. The pair wrote some of the most famous songs in the Disney canon. And there work can also be heard at the Disney parks. Let’s take a look back at some of the great films and series on Disney+ featuring music from Disney legends, Robert and Richard Sherman.

THE PARENT TRAP

Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents.

THE SWORD IN THE STONE

A poor boy named Arthur learns the power of love, kindness, knowledge and bravery with the help of a wizard called Merlin in the path to become one of the most beloved kings in English history.

MARY POPPINS

In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.

THAT DARN CAT!

After a kidnapped bank teller uses a neighbor’s wandering cat to send an S.O.S., the F.B.I. assigns a cat-allergic Agent to the case.

THE ADVENTURES OF BULLWHIP GRIFFIN

A young man from Boston heads west to join the California gold rush with the hopes of restoring his family fortune, but his dedicated butler sets out to find him and bring him home.

THE HAPPIEST MILLIONAIRE

Clever yet hapless new butler John Lawless manages a Philadelphia household for quirky and joyful millionaire Anthony Drexel Biddle, his unflappable wife, Cordelia, and their spitfire daughter, Cordy.

THE JUNGLE BOOK (ANIMATED)

Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.

THE ARISTOCATS

With the help of a smooth talking tomcat, a family of Parisian felines set to inherit a fortune from their owner try to make it back home after a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country.

BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS

An apprentice witch, three kids and a cynical magician conman search for the missing component to a magic spell to be used in the defense of Britain in World War II.

THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH

In this collection of animated shorts based on the stories and characters by A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh, a honey-loving teddy bear, embarks on some eccentric adventures.

THE TIGGER MOVIE

Tigger goes looking through the hundred-acre-wood to find his family.

THE JUNGLE BOOK (LIVE ACTION)

After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.

CHRISTOPHER ROBIN

A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.

Those are some of the many films for which the Sherman Brothers wrote some, or all, of the music that are available on Disney+. Unfortunately, Robert Sherman passed away in 2012, so some of the later ones were helmed by Richard Sherman, although he has admitted to using some songs he and Robert had worked on together for those films. There are also some films like “Mary Poppins Returns” that features songs and arrangements that were in, or at least written for, “Mary Poppins.” These two are deserving Disney legends with a wonderful filmography on Disney+.

Jeremy Brown

Jeremy has been a big Disney fan since he was a kid growing up during the Disney Renaissance. One day he hopes to go to every Disney Park in the world.

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