The Sound of Music (song)

Song from the musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein

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"The Sound of Music"

Song
Published| 1959
Composer(s)| Richard Rodgers
Lyricist(s)| Oscar Hammerstein II

"The Sound of Music" is the title song from the musical of the same name that premiered in 1959. It was composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II. The song introduces the character of Maria, a young novice in an Austrian abbey.

## Performances[edit]

In 1959, Rodgers and Hammerstein asked singer Patti Page to record the title song of their forthcoming musical, The Sound of Music, hoping for some national attention. A week before the opening of the Broadway production, she recorded the song for Mercury Records.[1] The disc debuted at No. 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the day that the musical opened on Broadway.[2] She featured the song on her national TV variety show sponsored by Oldsmobile, The Patti Page Olds Show.[citation needed]

The song was sung by Mary Martin in the 1959 original Broadway production and by Julie Andrews in the 1965 film version, with a reprise by the Von Trapp family later in the film. The song was ranked tenth in the American Film Institute's list of the 100 Greatest Songs in Movie History.

### Cues[edit]

The stage version of the song has a four-line verse ("My day in the hills has come to an end I know...") followed by the familiar chorus "The hills are alive with the sound of music...". The film soundtrack and the soundtrack album have two different instrumental preludes to "The hills are alive..." both of which contain portions of the music of the original verse. The cast album to the 1998 Broadway revival contains the four-line verse as well as the instrumental prelude present in the film version. This version is in the same key as the film version.

## In popular culture[edit]

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The opening line, "the hills are alive with the sound of music" appears in the 1968 Beatles movie Yellow Submarine and the TV show Friends in Season 1 Episode 22 (1995).[citation needed] The song is referenced many times in the film Moulin Rouge! (2001).[3] The Julie Andrews recording from the film features in the 1993 film Addams Family Values.[citation needed] Renée Zellweger performs the song in the 2004 film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.[citation needed]

A Simpsons comic book has a section in which Sideshow Bob and his brother Cecil sing parodies of musicals. Some of the songs are based on The Sound of Music, with the original lyrics replaced by ones about killing Bart Simpson. One example: "The hills are alive and they ate Bart Simpson."[citation needed]

In 2013, Carrie Underwood performed this song while portraying Maria in the television broadcast The Sound of Music Live!, which was seen live by more than 18 million viewers.[4] JLS sampled the song on their 2010 single "The Club Is Alive". The single debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number one.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Patti Page – 'The Sound Of Music' / 'Little Donkey'", Discogs.com, accessed December 8, 2015
2. ^ "Hot 100 Ads 16", The Billboard, December 28, 1959, p. 5, accessed December 8, 2015
3. ^ "Moulin Rouge Movie Script". www.scripts.com. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
4. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (December 6, 2013). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' & 'The X Factor' Adjusted Up; 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland', 'The Millers', 'Grey's Anatomy' & Scandal' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
5. ^ Jones, Alan (12 July 2010). "JLS and Kylie top charts". Music Week. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Original recording of the song by Patti Page, re-released on Patti Page: The Complete Us Hits 1948-62, Vol. 2
* Original cast album, sung by Mary Martin

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Rodgers and Hammerstein

* Richard Rodgers
* Oscar Hammerstein II

Stage musicals|

* Oklahoma!
* Carousel
* Allegro
* South Pacific
* The King and I
* Me and Juliet
* Pipe Dream
* Flower Drum Song
* The Sound of Music
* A Grand Night for Singing
* State Fair
* Cinderella

Productions|

* I Remember Mama
* Annie Get Your Gun
* Happy Birthday
* John Loves Mary
* Show Boat
* The Happy Time
* Burning Bright

Films|

* State Fair (1945)
* Oklahoma!
* Carousel
* The King and I (1956 film)
* South Pacific
* Flower Drum Song
* State Fair (1962)
* The Sound of Music
* The King and I (1999 film)

Television|

* Cinderella
* Carousel
* Cinderella (1997)
* The Sound of Music Live!
* The Sound of Music Live

Songs|

* "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'"
* "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top"
* "Kansas City"
* "I Cain't Say No"
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* "It's a Scandal! It's a Outrage!"
* "People Will Say We're in Love"
* "Lonely Room"
* "The Farmer and the Cowman"
* "All Er Nuthin'"
* "Oklahoma"
* "If I Loved You"
* "Soliloquy"
* "You'll Never Walk Alone"
* "It Might as Well Be Spring"
* "That's for Me"
* "A Fellow Needs a Girl"
* "So Far"
* "Some Enchanted Evening"
* "There Is Nothing Like a Dame"
* "Bali Ha'i"
* "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair"
* "I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy"
* "Younger Than Springtime"
* "Happy Talk"
* "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught"
* "I Whistle a Happy Tune"
* "Hello, Young Lovers"
* "Getting to Know You"
* "We Kiss in a Shadow"
* "Something Wonderful"
* "I Have Dreamed"
* "Shall We Dance?"
* "No Other Love"
* "I Enjoy Being a Girl"
* "The Sound of Music"
* "Maria"
* "My Favorite Things"
* "Do-Re-Mi"
* "Sixteen Going on Seventeen"
* "The Lonely Goatherd"
* "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"
* "So Long, Farewell"
* "No Way to Stop It"
* "Edelweiss"

Related articles|

* "Something Good"
* The Sound of Music (1965 soundtrack)
* The Sound of Music: Music from the NBC Television Event

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Members|

* Georg von Trapp
* Agathe Whitehead von Trapp
* Maria von Trapp
* Agathe
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Memoir|

* The Story of the Trapp Family Singers

Films|

* The Trapp Family (1956)
* The Trapp Family in America (1958)
* The Sound of Music (1965)
* The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music (2015)

Other adaptations|

* The Sound of Music (1959 musical)
* Trapp Family Story (1991 anime)
* The Sound of Music Live! (2013)
* The Sound of Music Live (2015)

Songs|

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Subsequently composed (musical/film only, not by original group):

* "The Sound of Music"
* "Maria"
* "My Favorite Things"
* "Do-Re-Mi"
* "Sixteen Going on Seventeen"
* "The Lonely Goatherd"
* "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"
* "No Way to Stop It"
* "So Long, Farewell"
* "Edelweiss"
* "Something Good"

Albums|

Original: (to be entered)

Subsequently composed (musical/film only, not by original group):

* The Groovy Sound of Music (1964)
* The Sound of Music (1965 soundtrack)
* The Sound of Music: Music from the NBC Television Event (2013)

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* Trapp Family Lodge
* Trapp Family Austrian Relief

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