A Step In The Right Direction
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"A Step In The Right Direction" is a song written by Robert and Richard Sherman for the 1971, Walt Disney musical film production Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
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[edit] Thematic Placement
This song progresses the theme in as much as it demonstrates that with tenacity and, more importantly, belief in the magical process, anything is achievable.
[edit] Oscar Nominations
One of the songs from the score, "The Age of Not Believing" was nominated for a Best Song Oscar. In addition to this, the Sherman Brothers' entire song score was also nominated for an Oscar that year as well. This represented the songwriters' fourth and fifth Oscar bids respectively.
[edit] Literary Sources
- Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyond. Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998.
