Disney released a new short film titled 'The Last Verse' honoring the impact of Richard and Robert Sherman's song "It's a Small World," featuring a new verse , the late songwriter who, with his brother Robert B. Sherman, wrote classic songs for dozens of Disney musicals and animated movies, penned one last verse to "It's a Small World" before he died at age 95 in May. On Wednesday, Nov.
27, the Walt Disney Company a brand-new short film titled and announced that Richard shared the new verse with Disney's CEO in 2023, writing that it was "his final gift to the studio that he so deeply cherished." The song's final verse was commemorated in the newly released short film and ABC News' Nov. 27 documentary event honoring the 60th anniversary of 1964's , for which Richard and Robert won for Best Original Song and Best Original Score.
Related: The Walt Disney Company features archival footage of the late himself speaking to the Sherman brothers' contributions, as well as other footage of children, punk bands, astronauts, characters from and people all over the world and over the years singing "It's a Small World." The video then displays footage of Richard's office, including photographs of him with Mickey and Minnie Mouse and his piano before settling on a notepad featuring the new lyrics he wrote: "Mother Earth unites us in heart and mind / and the love we give makes us human kind / Through our vast wondrous land / when we stand hand in hand / it's a small world after all." “As t.