What was Walt Disney’s favorite song?

On that day, exactly 100 years ago, the brothers Walt It is Roy E. Disney founded Walt Disney Animation Studios. To celebrate a century of existence, the house of Mickey Mouse made a short film that brought together the studio’s more than 500 characters. The production with this iconic animation crossover is now available on Disney+. Remember the trailer!

What few people have noticed is that there is a reference to the personal taste of Walt Disney in the short. In one scene, Mickey comes across a painting with the filmmaker’s photo, and thanks him for everything. During this cute moment, the background music is “Feed The Birds”, which is part of the “Mary Poppins” soundtrack. The thing is, this song was my favorite. Walt Disney, this way the section becomes even more special. Check out!

Those who revealed this filmmaker’s secret were the Sherman Brothers, responsible for writing the song. The musicians explained in the documentary “The Boys: The Story of the Sherman Brothers”, which is available on Disney+, the relationship between Disney with the track.

Richard It is Robert Sherman gained the attention of Walt after producing several songs for the studio’s films. With that, the filmmaker asked the brothers to create songs for the future “Mary Poppins” film. Detail: at the time, the studio did not yet have the rights to the book on which the production was based.

After the songs were ready, the composers showed them to Walt on the piano in the director’s office, one of which was “Feed The Birds”. Richardbetter known as Dickrevealed in the documentary that Mickey’s father asked for the bird lady’s song to be played again.

It was from that day, and from that demonstration, that the brothers Sherman became composers hired by the studio and were the only ones who Walt had under contract. After that, the musicians only created success after success, and secured their own office inside the Disney animation building.

This meant that every Friday the brothers went to the living room Walt to talk. And it was during these meetings that the filmmaker asked them to play “Feed The Birds”, his favorite song.

And then he’d look at me, and say ‘touch’, and I pretty much knew what he wanted. He wanted to hear his favorite song,” Richard revealed in the documentary (via Inside The Magic).

The composer also revealed in the production that, after the death of Walt Disneyhe went to the founder’s office on a Friday and played “Feed The Birds” in his memory.

In fact, on the 60th anniversary of Disneyland, located in California, USA, Dick Sherman took the stage at the celebrations and played his favorite song. Walt Disney. See the moment!