Veröffentlichung Kritzerland präsentiert: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

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Es gibt eine neue Doppel-CD von Kritzerland:

FANTASMAGORICAL!

Kritzerland is very proud to present a new limited edition CD soundtrack in a Very Very Special Special Edition:

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG

Music and Lyrics

by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

Music Supervised and Conducted by Irwin Kostal

What’s really fantasmagorical is that the man who gave the world its most well known spy, the one and only James Bond, also gave the world its most delightful magical car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (a classic Ian Fleming title if ever there was one). In 1968, Albert R. Broccoli, co-producer of the Bond films, produced a lavish musical film version, starring Dick Van Dyke as inventor Caractacus Potts, Sally Ann Howes as Truly Scrumptious, and a host of fine character actors – Lionel Jeffries, Benny Hill, Gert Frobe (Goldfinger himself), Robert Helpmann, Anna Quayle, Desmond Llewelyn (another Bond regular, Q), along with Adrian Hall and Heather Ripley as Caractacus’ children, Jeremy and Jemima. The screenplay was by another wonderful, fanciful author, Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach), along with Ken Hughes, with additional dialogue by Richard Maibaum. Hughes also directed the film. Along for the ride were cameraman Christopher Challis, production designer and Bond regular Ken Adam, choreographers Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood (Mary Poppins) – and for the film’s most important element, its score, the tuneful, incredibly catchy songs by the team of Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, also of Mary Poppins fame, with all the musical elements brought together by the brilliant Irwin Kostal.

While Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a most magical car, the most magical thing in the film is, in fact, not the car but the songs by the Sherman Brothers. Richard M. and Robert B. had been writing for years at Disney, where they’d given the world one delightfully catchy song after another and then delivered their brilliant song score for Mary Poppins. They had a habit of being able to write a tune that was instantly hummable, tunes you simply could not get out of your head. And so it was with their songs for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The title song is one of those can’t get it out of your head things that they did so effortlessly, but the film is awash in great, tuneful songs, including “Truly Scrumptious,” “Toot Sweets,” “Me Ol’ Bamboo,” and the haunting “Hushabye Mountain” one of their most stunningly beautiful creations.

The Sherman Brothers have done it all – from iconic rock-and-roll (“You’re Sixteen, You’re Beautiful, and You’re Mine”), to their iconic “It’s A Small World,” and their song scores for Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, The Happiest Millionaire and others, as well as Broadway with Over Here. And, of course, Mary Poppins is still playing on Broadway at the time of this writing. In fact, I’m quite certain there is a Sherman Brothers song being played or sung somewhere in the world at just about any given moment.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was originally released on LP on United Artists Records (the film was distributed by UA). As was usual back then, songs were truncated, the mixes were occasionally weird, and no underscore was used. There have been two previous CD releases – one on Ryko, who added dialogue snippets throughout the album, and then on Varese Sarabande (who omitted the dialogue snippets but basically used the Ryko master). For our Very Very Special Special edition, we went back to the first generation album master – there was, of course, no way to change the mix or the generous amount of reverb used, but our masterful mastering engineer, James Nelson, has worked as much magic as humanly possible to optimize the sound present on those original album masters. We’ve also included the film’s “Entr’Acte,” the original “Main Title” (much longer than the album version – presented here with sound effects, which are actually fun and sort of go with the music), and the film mix of the “Exit Music.” Following that, we give you the complete song and picture book album tracks, released concurrently with the soundtrack, and which features Richard M. Sherman himself singing, along with other vocalists, all conducted by Leroy Holmes. On CD 2, we’re very pleased to present all the film’s demo recordings by Richard Sherman. Finally, we had access to all of the playback tracks used during filming. These were all in mono and not that great sounding, but we’ve included several of them because they were material not included on the original album. These include another version of the title song (with quite a long instrumental), an instrumental called “The Vulgarian Anthem,” an instrumental of the “Chu-Chi Face” waltz, and a bit of the “Doll On A Music Box” not included on the original LP. Again, the sound on the playback tapes had distortion and not optimal sound, and mixes that were prepared specifically to be lip-synched to on set. But we thought they were of enough historical importance to include them.

This release is limited to 1200 copies only. The price is $19.98, plus shipping. SPECIAL NOTE: THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED ORDERS PLACED AT KRITZERLAND WILL BE SIGNED BY RICHARD M. SHERMAN.

• Click on titles below to hear a song sample:

Disc 1

• Main Title

• You Two

• Toot Sweets

• Hushabye Mountain

• Me Ol’ Bamboo

• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Truly Scrumptious

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (reprise)

Entr’Acte

Lovely, Lonely Man

Posh

Hushabye Mountain (reprise)

The Roses Of Success

Chu-Chi Face

Doll On A Music Box & Truly Scrumptious

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Finale

Exit Music

Bonus Tracks

Main Title (Film Version with sound effects)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Finale (Film Mix)

Exit Music (Film Mix)

The Song and Picture Book Album

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

• You Two

Toot Sweets

Hushabye Mountain

Me Ol’ Bamboo

Lovely, Lonely Man

Posh

Doll On A Music Box & Truly Scrumptious

Chu-Chi Face

The Roses Of Success

Disc 2

The Richard Sherman Demos

You Two

Toot Sweets

• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Truly Scrumptious

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 2

Lovely, Lonely Man

Posh

Hushabye Mountain

The Vulgarian Anthem

The Roses Of Success

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (children’s reprise)

Hushabye Mountain (Grandfather’s reprise)

Fun Fair

Lovely, Lonely Man/

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Finale

The Playback Tracks

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 2

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 3

The Vulgarian Anthem

Chu-Chi Face Waltz

Doll On A Music Box Parts 1-3

CD will ship the first week of December – however, never fear, preorders placed directly through Kritzerland usually ship one to five weeks earlier (we’ve been averaging four weeks early). To place an order, see the cover, or hear audio samples, just visit www.kritzerland.com.

Quelle: >http://www.kritzerland.com/chitty.htm<

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Und ausverkauft!

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1200 Stück in drei Tagen, Respekt.

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Und da isse wieder. Diesmal als Reissue der Kritzerland durch Perseverance.

 

 

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Richard M. & Robert B. Sherman

Perseverance Records PRR 063
$17.98, Ships Late April
Limited to 3000 copies.
The first 30 copies will be autographed by Richard Sherman.

Perseverance Records is proud to announce the reissue of the soundtrack to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. This is a 2-CD reissue of the Kritzerland limited edition release.

Best known for their many songs written for Walt Disney Pictures, the Sherman Brothers, Richard and Robert, took on the task of creating songs for the film - their first ever non-Disney venture. Producer Cubby Broccoli thought the Shermans would be the perfect duo to write the songs for the film. While they were still with his studio, Walt Disney gave the brothers his blessing to work on the project due to a clause in their contract that allowed them to do so. They were involved with the film for about a year but went to England for three months to write the music.

This is an exciting project for our label as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is one of the most beloved family films of all time. This is a release that should never be out of print. For that reason we are going to make this an unlimited/limited release. Judging from past sales for this soundtrack, we felt that there are many, many fans in both the collector's as well as the retail market who would love to own the excellent Kritzerland deluxe edition release.

Our limit has yet to be determined, but if demand remains steady, we'll keep making them. Our deal with MGM allows for us to license 3,000 at a time, and we will give fans ample time to buy up their copies. We know there are enthusiasts all over the world who love the music and might have missed out on the Kritzerland edition. We want to make as many fans as possible happy!

- Quality remastering of a classic soundtrack recording by James Nelson and Bruce Kimmel. Special thanks to Bruce Kimmel!
- Beautiful 12-page booklet, designed by James Wingrove, containing liner notes, stills from the film, and trivia.
- 2-CD set features the music from the original LP/CD releases + bonus tracks, music from the song & picture album, Richard Sherman demos and playback tracks. Special thanks go to Richard Sherman for letting us license the bonus material on Disc 2.
- Priced at a reasonable $17.98 for 2 CDs and limited based on overall demand.

Track Listing:

Disc 1

1. Main Title (03:38)
2. You Two (02:52)
3. Toot Sweets (03:28)
4. Hushabye Mountain (01:55)
5. Me Ol' Bamboo (03:02)
6. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (01:38)
7. Truly Scrumptious (03:25)
8. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Reprise) (01:11)
9. Entr'Acte (01:10)
10. Lovely, Lonely Man (02:54)
11. Posh (02:56)
12. Hushabye Mountain (Reprise) (01:22)
13. The Roses Of Success (02:52)
14. Chu-Chi Face (02:20)
15. Doll On A Music Box & Truly Scrumptious (02:26)
16. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Finale (01:17)
17. Exit Music (01:15)

Bonus Tracks:
18. Main Title (Film Version With Sound Effects) (06:33)
19. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Finale (Film Mix) (01:20)
20. Exit Music (Film Mix) (01:15)

The Song And Picture Book Album
21. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (01:32)
22. You Two (03:18)
23. Toot Sweets (02:26)
24. Hushabye Mountain (02:24)
25. Me Ol' Bamboo (02:39)
26. Lovely, Lonely Man (03:26)
27. Posh (02:08)
28. Doll On A Music Box & Truly Scrumptious (03:25)
29. Chu-Chi Face (02:32)
30. The Roses Of Success (02:58)

Total Time CD 1: 75:51

Disc 2

The Richard Sherman Demos
1. You Two (02:27)
2. Toot Sweets (02:00)
3. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (01:55)
4. Truly Scrumptious (02:37)
5. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 2 (01:59)
6. Lovely, Lonely Man (03:13)
7. Posh (01:33)
8. Hushabye Mountain (01:48)
9. The Vulgarian Anthem (01:12)
10. The Roses Of Success (02:38)
11. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (children's reprise) (00:56)
12. Hushabye Mountain (Grandfather's reprise) (01:33)
13. Fun Fair (01:54)
14. Lovely, Lonely Man / Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Finale (02:51)

The Playback Tracks
15. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1 (01:37)
16. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 2 (01:11)
17. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 3 (01:41)
18. The Vulgarian Anthem (00:49)
19. Chu-Chi Face Waltz (01:35)
20. Doll On A Music Box Parts 1-3 (07:28)

Total Time CD 2: 43:06

Total Duration: 01:58:57

 

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