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In celebration of the 35th anniversary of one of the most popular soundtracks of all time, RCA have COMPLETELY REMASTERED this album and reconstructed from the original multi-track tapes for the best possible sound quality.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Unlike some musical soundtracks, this really does justice to the film, the songs are fantastic and timeless, my personal favourites being 'I have confidence' and 'Do-Re-Mi' which is especially good as it keeps to exactly how it is in the film, starting with the scene on the hills, and finishing with the 'steps' finale. Julie Andrews is of course amazing and shows her versatility with the grand opening of 'the sound of music' and the tender 'something good.' The childrens voices are also great, especially Liesl's in 'sixteen going on seventeen.' The only song which is not in its entirety is 'Edelweiss' by Captain Von Trapp but Christopher Plummer was dubbed anyway so this is not a great loss! The audio restoration is faultless, and you need to play this loud and sing along, even if it annoys your 'the darkness' loving brother. The booklet is also well laid out and informative but does not include song lyrics.
67 of 69 people found the following review helpful
By Yi-Peng
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Format:Audio CD
This reissue of the Sound of Music soundtrack coincides with the 40th anniversary of the release of the film. Of course, the performances and music have been praised sundry times, so there's no need to cover them here. However, this release is nothing more than a crude and blatant repackaging of the RCA recording, rather than a genuine and benevolent upgrade on such a popular album. This is because most of the songs are presented in their original LP versions rather than the versions that are used in the film. In addition, although there is some previously unreleased music among the bonus tracks at the end, they haven't really been integrated into the main soundtrack in the way that EMI did for the Oklahoma, Carousel and King and I soundtracks. Now, if only this soundtrack was done with some integrity, with in-depth liner nites including a soundtrack annotation, and the inclusion of all the music recorded for the film, including the underscore, I'm sure that this soundtrack would have received a more deserving upgrade than this skimpy reissue we have here.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
What a great bunch of songs. I thought that only us middle agers would still like the tunes from Sound of Music but, I am proven wrong. My 3 teenagers found every song worth listening to over and over until they learned the words.
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The Sound of Music CD
Absolutely fabulous!
My daughter has watched the film many times. It is so nice to be able to play particular tracks that she likes. Read more
My daughter has watched the film many times. It is so nice to be able to play particular tracks that she likes. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Emanda Moscatelli
4.0 out of 5 stars
Bought for my 4 yo
Having watched the film at Christmas my four year old daughter wanted to learn the songs... played all the time in the car!
Published 4 months ago by Martin Brewin
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Great for a fan
Great album for all those fans of the sound of music. Takes you back to your child hood. Easy listening.
Published 5 months ago by Happy customer
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A good record
Innocent music unlike all the **** that is written today. :D I would bang Julie Andrews in a heartbeat IMO.
Published 6 months ago by Robert Ritter
5.0 out of 5 stars
Swift shipping, high quality good!
Perfect sound. All songs are the same and by the same singers as in the movie. Not only me, but my 3 years old daughter is listening it all the time in the car :)
Published 9 months ago by Vip
4.0 out of 5 stars
On the right Entr'acte
I bought the 35th Anniversary import of this score ten years ago, although it contained most of the incidental music from the film, together with all the songs, it didn't include... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Tomlan
3.0 out of 5 stars
This Sound of Music soundtrack reissue could have been better
My review of this Sound of Music CD is only for the presentation of the music, and not of the music itself. I only say this in case people get unhappy if they see my review. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Yi-Peng
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An absolute classic
I don't like musicals and for years I mocked my mother and aunts for their love of this film. Then I had kids of my own and one day I sat and watched this film with my daughter. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr. A. J. Fleming
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic
Wonderful film and cannot be underestimated as a classic for musical score and delivery, worked with a cheesy light touch i first saw this in Malaya in the mid 60's and it still... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Bob
5.0 out of 5 stars
Reliable
Delivered in good time, well packaged - it is a gift for my grandaughter for Christmas so hopefully the CD will play well and give an eight year old little girl much pleasure.
Published 18 months ago by Mrs. A. M. Beard
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