Richard and Robert Sherman, “Snoopy Come Home”

Dw. Dunphy February 12, 2012 6

Tear-Jerker Alert! – Want to make a small child cry (and perhaps to the same to a full-grown adult)? In 1972, the following for Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts gang had grown to a full-blown phenomenon. Movies were inevitable and so this, the second film, was presented to an adoring public. The viewer learns of how Charlie Brown came into possession of Snoopy, his dog. We also learn of Snoopy’s former owner Lila.

Tagging along on his trek to visit his former owner, now sick and at the hospital, Snoopy’s bird friend Woodstock makes his debut.

The songs for the film were composed by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman, who cut their musical teeth at Disney, providing more memorable tunes than is easily able for one to process. Their sometimes difficult working and familial relationships were documented in the 2009 film The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story.  That film dealt mostly with their Disney work, and while Columbia Records did (at one time) release Snoopy Come Home‘s soundtrack, it has been out of print for a very long time.

Popdose has a way of stepping in to fill voids such as these so, without further delay, we present the Sherman Brothers’ songs from Snoopy Come Home as well as instrumental cues that were not on the original soundtrack release. Enjoy.

Snoopy Come Home

At The Beach

No Dogs Allowed I - Thurl Ravenscroft

Letter To The Editor

No Dogs Allowed II - Thurl Ravenscroft

Snoopy Acts Up

Do You Remember Me (Lila’s Theme) – Shelby Flint

Me And You

No Dogs Allowed III - Thurl Ravenscroft

On The Road

Fundamental Friend Dependability

We’re The Best Of Buddies

Do You Remember Me Reprise

Near The Hospital

No Dogs Allowed IV - Thurl Ravenscroft

Charlie Brown’s Calliope

It Changes

On The Road II

No Dogs Allowed V

A Good Excuse As Any

A Long Way To Tipperary-Me And You

End Credits

 

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  • David_E

    I have vivid memories of crying my eyes out to this, young enough to be swept away and old enough (7? 8?) to be embarrassed in front of my parents.

  • Anonymous

    I wanted a soundtrack album for this so badly back in 3rd grade. The songs would run through my head at recess. And I never knew the Shermans were responsible for the score until today. Good work here, Dunphy.

  • jack

     Ditto. I remember my older sister mocking me as I wept watching Charlie Brown look at the vacant dog house and singing that song.

  • Bret

    Where is “Getting It Together” ? other then that thanks, this is near impossible to find ultra rare out of print item, but I really wanted to hear the full song of “Getting It Together”.

  • Bret

    Where is “Getting It Together” ? other then that thanks, this is near impossible to find ultra rare out of print item, but I really wanted to hear the full song of “Getting It Together”.

  • Nick Gaston

    All the MP3 links appear to be dead at the moment…is there any chance they might be fixed? Trawling antique stores and used record shops bothers my allergies. (It’s all the dust…not Shelby Flint’s Pavane for lost love. Honest. :( )