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Music : The Wizard Of Oz: Selections From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack


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by: Herbert Stothart, Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0081227199920
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Manufacturer: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Release Date: September 19, 1995
Sales Rank: 833
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)



Disc 1:
  1. Main Title -
  2. Over the Rainbow
  3. Cyclone
  4. Come Out, Come Out
  5. It Really Was No Miracle
  6. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
  7. As Mayor of the Munchkin City
  8. As Coroner, I Must Aver
  9. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead (Reprise)
  10. We Welcome You to Munchkinland
  11. Follow the Yellow Brick Road/You're off to See the Wizard
  12. If I Only Had a Brain
  13. We're off to See the Wizard
  14. If I Only Had a Heart
  15. If I Only Had the Nerve
  16. Optimistic Voices
  17. The Merry Old Land of Oz
  18. If I Were King of the Forest
  19. The Jitterbug
  20. Ding-Dong! Emerald City
  21. Delirious Escape/Delirious Escape Continued/The End - Bassman, George
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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Lions and tigers and bears, the yellow brick road, gamboling midgets, warnings scrawled high above by a skywriting witch: No movie ever imprinted itself on young imaginations or endured in adult memory more than MGM's classic 1939 musical, and no movie score ever hooked as forcefully into our collective cultural memory. This exemplary soundtrack finally treats this deserved classic to a thoughtful and comprehensive rendering (an even more detailed, expanded version was also released simultaneously as a deluxe box) that confirms the enduring power of Harold Arlen's original music and E. Y. 'Yip' Harburg's lyrics. On film, the songs unreeled as a mixture of discreet songs and multi-themed medleys with frequent reprises, a presentation preserved here, epitomized in the 'Munchkinland Musical Sequence.' If not as concise as Bobby McFerrin's legendary, hilarious concert compression of the entire musical story, this telling of The Wizard of Oz relives the film just as vividly. 'Over the Rainbow' is here, of course, precisely where it should be in the sequence, as as timelessly luminous and wistful as ever. --Sam Sutherland



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - My daughter loves it!!!
My five year old daughter will be in a theatrical production of the Wizard of Oz at our local college in March of 2009. She is a munchkin and one of the Lullaby League girls. I purchased this soundtrack for her so she could practice the songs she will have to sing in the play. Every song is on the soundtrack. My daugher absolutely loves practicing along with Judy Garland's beautiful voice and all of the original songs performed with the legendary performers. Delivery couldnt have been faster. ... Read More



Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Bad sound quality
I was very disappointed with this purchase. The sound quality is terrible! I had to turn it down during the music sequences and crank it up to hear anyone singing. It sounds like someone put a recorder up next to the TV screen and recorded it while watching the movie.



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - For the "Wizard of Oz" Fan
Bought this as a gift for a "Wizard of Oz" fanatic. He loved it and listens to it often.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - OZ soundtrack
Love it. My only wish was that it came with the guard chant as they march in front of the castle. Other than that, it's great.



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Wonderful Wizard of Oz
My daughter received this for her birthday and absolutely loves it. Item was in good condition and I received within days of purchase.




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