Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack

Varèse Sarabande presents: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on Vinyl, Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack by Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Irwin Kostal. Release Date: 08/04/2017

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Vinyl
Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Music Supervised And Conducted By Irwin Kostal

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The return of a classic, complete with original artwork and new photos. Written by The Sherman Brothers with a cast which included Dick Van Dyke, the famous songwriters put it thusly when asked about Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; “’Mary Poppins’ was the most successful thing we ever did, (it earned them a fortune and two Oscars). This is better. We’re much more pleased with our music for Chitty.” A must have for fans of 60’s era musicals.

And now let's hear from the music makers themselves...

'It's really a great joy to be able to see & hear Chitty Chitty Bang Bang the way it was first introduced to the world so many years ago. It's really a pleasure and a joy to relive the excitement of it's first issue.'
Richard M. Sherman
July 26th 2016

“And so the needle drops on a most brilliant chapter of the Sherman Brothers’ shared songwriting careers. This record positively brims to the top with creativity and originality from “Hushabye Mountain” to “The Roses of Success” to “P.O.S.H.” to “Toot Sweets”. How Fantasmagorical that this wizard of a musical can now be heard by a new generation, just as the geniuses who created it first intended.”
Robert J. Sherman
Trustee of the Robert B. Sherman Family Estate & Archives
January 24th 2017

'The style in which I composed the background music for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang may be of interest to my fellow composers and orchestrators. Despite the comedic aspects of the picture, I decided to use Schoenberg’s twelve-tone method a la Alban Berg as the source of my musical ideas. Combining twelve-tone music with the great songs of the Sherman Brothers may seem far-fetched, but the way I did it is not easily identifiable, even to sophisticated and educated ears. In a comic scene my twelve-tone score became very climactic. When I felt I had interfered with the dialogue I softened the music. One day I was very surprised when Cubby Broccoli (Producer) exclaimed rather loudly, 'No! No! Keep the music loud!'
Irwin Kostal
From the unpublished autobiography of Irwin Kostal
Used with kind permission by the Kostal Family

Varèse Sarabande Records Announces New Collectable Lp Packages Available Exclusively At Barnes & Noble On August 11th First Ever Vinyl Release Of Unforgiven Limited Edition Prairie Sand Vinyl (1000 Units) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Back On Vinyl For The First Time In Almost 50 Years! Saban’s Power Rangers Yellow Vinyl (500 Units)

(August 7, 2017 – Los Angeles, CA) – Varèse Sarabande is releasing three exciting LP packages exclusive to Barnes & Noble on August 11, 2017: Unforgiven (Lenny Niehaus) 25th Anniversary release on ‘prairie sand’ vinyl, for the first time in almost a half a century, the classic movie musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang , and Saban’s Power Rangers yellow vinyl (Brian Tyler).

Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Picture in 1992, Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven is considered one of the best Western films of all time. Lennie Niehaus's powerful score helps tells the story about Old West gunslingers in a small Wyoming town. Re-issued in timing with the 25th anniversary of the film's release, this LP is presented on ‘prairie sand’ colored vinyl and is limited to 1000 units.

Newly re-mastered, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is the return of a classic, complete with original artwork and new photos. Written by The Sherman Brothers with a cast which included Dick Van Dyke, the famous songwriters put it thusly when asked about Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ; “Mary Poppins was the most successful thing we ever did (it earned them a fortune and two Oscars). This is better. We’re much more pleased with our music for Chitty.” A must have for fans of 60’s era musicals!

Released earlier this year, Saban’s Power Rangers follows five ordinary teens who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove — and the world — is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so, they will have to overcome their real-life issues and before it’s too late, band together as the Power Rangers. Available on red, pink, blue and black vinyl (through other retailers), this Yellow Ranger vinyl is sure to become a collectable (limited to 500 units).

More info at: Varèse Sarabande