Springtime for Hitler (song) was ranked 80th on the list of the "100 greatest songs in American cinema" released by the American Film Institute (AFI) in 2004. Springtime for Hitler (song) "Springtime for Hitler" is a song written and composed by Mel Brooks for his 1968 film "The Producers". In the film, the song is part of the stage musical titled "Springtime for Hitler", which the two protagonists produce on Broadway. The musical number was orchestrated by Philip J. Lang and staged by Alan Johnson.. The song goes : Moreover, the verses are accompanied by a "happy chorus line". 7" single "High Anxiety" by
Mel Brooks Broadway musical adaptation of "Young Frankenstein", which he says is "perhaps the best movie [he] ever made. " The world premiere was performed at Seattle's Paramount Theater, between August 7, 2007, and September 1, 2007, after which it opened on Broadway at the former Lyric Theater (then the Hilton Theatre), New York, on October 11, 2007. It earned mixed reviews from the critics. Brooks joked about the concept of a musical adaptation of "Blazing Saddles" in the final number in "Young Frankenstein", in which the full company sings, "next year, "Blazing Saddles"!" In 2010, Mel Brooks confirmed this, saying that