Original Movie Soundtrack – 1973 / Music and lyrics by
Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman
Starring: Debbie Reynolds, Henry Gibson,
Pamelyn Ferdin, Dave Madden, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Lynde
Rate: 6 (from 1 to 10)
Review: I think I was a kid of 11 years
old when I saw this movie for the first time on a television matinee. I enjoyed
it immensely and I remember humming the songs. At the time, I didn’t have a
clue who the Sherman Brothers were.
Since that day, I tried to get the movie soundtrack but
without luck (living in Portugal made it practically impossible). So, what I
did was recording the songs on a tape when the movie was shown again on
television. But the days of tape are long gone and so was my recording of the
soundtrack. Now, this soundtrack was re-released in vinyl, “for the first time
in almost 40 years”, and finally I can enjoy the songs once again; although it
had been a long time since I heard them for last time, I’m still able to hum
some of them.
This isn’t the best work of the Sherman Brothers, but it’s
difficult to resist the charms of the one and only Debbie Reynolds (she gives
voice do Charlotte) as she sweetly delivers “Chin Up”, “Deep in the Dark” and
“Mother Earth and Father Time”. Henry Gibson make us believe a pig can sing
with “I Can Talk” and Agnes Moorhead and Paul Lynde has a fun time with “A
Veritable Smorgasbord”.
If you like melodious scores and are a fan of the work of
The Sherman Brothers (MARY POPPINS), plus a Debbie Reynolds admirer, this one
is for you. Personally, I enjoyed it and it was great to go back in time.
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