Springtime for Hitler (song)

"Springtime for Hitler"
Song
from the album Music and Dialogue from Mel Brooks' "The Producers"
Released1967 (1967)
Composer(s)Mel Brooks
Lyricist(s)Mel Brooks

"Springtime for Hitler" is a song written and composed by Mel Brooks for his 1968 film The Producers.[1][2]

In the original film, the 2001 musical, and 2005 film adaptation, the song is part of the stage musical titled Springtime for Hitler, which the two protagonists produce on Broadway.[1][3][4] It was orchestrated by Philip J. Lang[5] and staged by Alan Johnson[6] for the former, with the latter productions orchestrated by Doug Besterman and staged by director Susan Stroman.

  1. ^ a b Neil Postman (8 June 2011). Conscientious Objections: Stirring Up Trouble About Language, Technology and Education. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. pp. 167–. ISBN 978-0-307-79731-5.
  2. ^ "Mel Brooks talks about the making of The Producers". The Guardian. 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  3. ^ Judith Nadell; John Langan; Linda McMeniman (1996). The Macmillan Reader. Allyn and Bacon. ISBN 978-0-02-385890-1. Springtime for Hitler.
  4. ^ Theatre Crafts. Rodale Press. 1968.
  5. ^ Steven Suskin (2011). The Sound of Broadway Music: A Book of Orchestrators and Orchestrations. Oxford University Press. pp. 157–. ISBN 978-0-19-979084-5.
  6. ^ Gerald Nachman (1 November 2016). Showstoppers!: The Surprising Backstage Stories of Broadway's Most Remarkable Songs. Chicago Review Press. pp. 418–. ISBN 978-1-61373-105-5.