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who wrote the music for mary poppins

The music for the original 1964 Disney film Mary Poppins was written by the Sherman Brothers, the songwriting team of Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman.

Who wrote the music?

  • The Sherman Brothers composed both the songs and the overall musical score for Mary Poppins.
  • Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman are credited with classics like “A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”

A bit more context

  • The Mary Poppins original cast soundtrack lists all tracks as written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, with Irwin Kostal adapting and conducting the music.
  • Their work on Mary Poppins earned them Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for “Chim Chim Cher-ee.”

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