The Sound Of Music: An Original Soundtrack Recording (1965 Film - 30th Anniversary Edition) [Soundtrack]

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Rodgers & Hammerstein wrote the music for this film starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. The scene in which Andrews crests a hill with her arms spread singing the title track is one of the greatest in American film. Hearing that song forever fills the listener with that image, and remains as fresh and even chilling as it was initially. Unfortunately much of this has been co-opted by television advertisements or whatever, and so could languish because of the clichéd quality of it. Fortunately, conductor Irwin Kostal delivered a wonderful score, and the vocal delivery is as vibrant as any in the storied history of film musicals. --Scott Wilson

Tracks:

O Tannenbaum
What Child Is This
My Little Drum
Linus And Lucy
Christmas Time Is Here ( Instrumental)
Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal)
Skating
Hark The Herald Angel Sings
Christmas Is Coming
Fur Elise
The Christmas Song
Greensleeves

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The first time you listen to this disc you will undoubtedly be transported directly back to your childhood. Charles Schulz's Peanuts characters will go toe-tapping and funky-dancing through your mind's eye. Play it a few more times, though (ignoring the dialogue snippets, if you can), and you will begin to truly revel in Guaraldi's wonderful, humorous, deep piano playing. You'll hear why he's such an influence on new age ivory tickler George Winston, but you'll also realize that Winston's holiday music never quite sparkles with the underlying passion, and humor, that twinkles in these grooves. Buy it for the nostalgia--keep it because it will remain one of the most enchanting albums in your holiday collection. --Michael Ruby

Album Description

Original soundtrack recording of the CBS television special recorded in 1965, tracks include 'O Tannenbaum', 'What Child Is This', 'My Little Drum', 'Linus and Lucy', 'Christmas Time Is Here' (instrumental), 'Christmas Time Is Here' (vocal), 'Skating', 'Hark, The Herald Angels Sing', 'Christmas Is Coming', 'Fur Elise', 'The Christmas Song' & 'Greensleeves'. Fantasy Records. 1988.

Customer Reviews:

A Must-Have Classic.......2007-03-09

Great CD!!! It brought back good memories. A must-have for any lover of Christmas music, the Peanuts gang, or jazz.

You wanna hear some great Jazz music?.......2007-03-09

I recently purchased this CD and I was blown away by it. I am a big fan of Vince Guaraldi and his music always makes me feel great. The sound on the CD is great (no distortion at all). I would whole heartily recommend this CD to anyone who enjoys light Jazz!

GREAT SELLER.......2007-02-07

Would recommend this seller to others. Fast shipment and product as described. Thank you much!

Excellent! A must have!.......2007-01-29

This compilation of Peanuts tunes by the Vince Guaraldi Trio is outstanding. Everytime I play this, I can see all the Peanuts characters in my mind. It is fun to listen to at anytime of the year, and really brings back memories of my youth and watching Charlie Brown during the holidays. Guaraldi and company show their expert musicianship skills on these snazzy jazzy tunes.The holiday season isn't complete without this collection!

A Charlie Brown Christmas.......2007-01-27

The perfect background music for the Christmas season. It has a quality that brings back the memory of the joy of Christmas times past. I can play it multiple times and still want to hear it again.

A Boy Named Charlie Brown: The Original Sound Track Recording Of The CBS Television Special

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Fills that void... and then some!
Guaraldi Sparkles, With or Without Animation!
Not quite the movie
Great Music, BUT not the score from the movie
A trip back into childhood...and to musical genius

A Boy Named Charlie Brown: The Original Sound Track Recording Of The CBS Television Special
Vince Guaraldi
Manufacturer: Fantasy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Original Sound Track Recording Of The CBS Television Special
Vince Guaraldi - Greatest Hits
Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits
Oh, Good Grief!
Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus

ASIN: B000000XDH
Release Date: 1989-11-22

Tracks:

Oh, Good Grief
Pebble Beach
Happiness Is
Schroeder
Charlie Brown Theme
Linus And Lucy
Blue Charlie Brown
Baseball Theme
Freda (With The Naturally Curly Hair)
Fly Me To The Moon

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The jazz trio recordings that made up most of West Coast pianist Vince Guaraldi's output often leaned more in the pop direction. Guaraldi had played with Cal Tjader and Woody Herman, scored a niche with Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus, and hit a commercial high point with his melodic melodrama "Cast Your Fate to the Wind," but he will forever be tied to his score for the cartoon A Boy Named Charlie Brown. These performances are memorable for the program they set out to accomplish. The bright little skirmish of "Linus and Lucy" is the perfect accompaniment to these mimetic characters. "Blue Charlie Brown" contains some catchy piano soloing from Guaraldi. "Baseball Theme" works perfectly, as does the samba "Pebble Beach" and the Chaplinesque rag, "Schroeder." --John Swenson

Customer Reviews:

Fills that void... and then some! .......2007-07-08

This music evokes such wonderful, fond memories for me of jiffy-pop popcorn, skinned knees, sleeping bags, pillow fights, legos, lincoln logs, etc... etc... It's too darn bad that children have to grow up to be people one day. However, thank the heavens above that we have music like this to bring us back to those simpler, much more tranquil times. Long before there was "Sponge Bob", "Beavis & Butthead", "South Park", "The Simpsons", "Family Guy", etc... there was "Peanuts". A toon about a lovable loser, his daffy, dexterous dog and their group of colorful, memorable pals. Yet it was so much more than that. As a child of the 70's, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Schroeder, Woodstock, et al... were not merely just cartoon characters, they were a part of us of all. How many of you remember how excited you got whenever a "Peanuts" special was on? It was huge, momentous occasion, and the world for us, seemed to stop completely during that special hour. What made it even more special was the fact that even our jaded, pooped-out parents seemed to enjoy it almost as much as we children did. This CD awakens those childhood memories, memories full of harmony and joy. In fact, every time I hear "Linus & Lucy" I feel as if I want to cry... and for a burnt-out, cynical guy like me, that rarely happens anymore.

This is excellent music folks. Read all the glowing, wonderful reviews below me and my Amazon amigos will tell you the exact same thing. As an avid jazz fan, this trio needs to be taken seriously. Vincent Guaraldi, Monty Budwig (bass) & Colin Bailey (drums) all play tight, straight, clean lines, and simple melodies... nothing too ornate, but beautiful all the same. I really loved their version of "Fly Me to the Moon", which was an added bonus track on this dynamite recording.

You don't have to be a jazz fan to love and appreciate this one! FIVE STARS without even blinking an eyelash.

Guaraldi Sparkles, With or Without Animation!.......2007-05-20

Imagine, for a second, that this is just an album, rather than a soundtrack. Think about what it would be like if "Linus and Lucy" was not a cue to think about animated chracters, but just a really cool jazz standard.

Do you find it difficult? Actually, I don't. Why? Because when I listen to this album, and others in Guaraldi's Peanuts series, I find the music so dang good that it doesn't need Charlie Brown's endorsement. Vince's compositions are memorably memorable, his trio is tight, and his single-line style of piano is as melodic as ever there has been.

So, no doubt, you have heard this album, either as an album or as a soundtrack. What I urge you to do is to try - and it might be hard - to listen to this album as a stand alone deal. Because it really is that good! Vince Guaraldi really was a swingin' pianist and excellent songwriter. And this CD really is jazz - cool, smooth, and sparkling jazz.

The only downside to this CD, and what seperates it from many 'regular' albums - is that the album, and some of the songs, are shorter than one might come to expect. The disc chimes in just shy of 30 minutes. And the shortest song ("Schroeder") is just over a minute. But 30 minutes worth of delectable music is worth more to me than 60 minutes of average.

So listen to the disc, and try out my suggestion. The album is Vince Guaraldi, rather than Charlie Brown. And, in my opinion, it is better that way.

Not quite the movie.......2006-12-13

Okay, first of all, 'A Boy Named Charlie Brown' was a feature film, not a CBS television special. Second of all, it opened in 1969-not '64. So, actually, it came AFTER both TV specials 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' & 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'. I agree with others here that this is definitely missing a decent part of the score, including Guaraldi's rendition of Beethoven's 'Pathetique Sonata' and, especially, the Rod McKuen title song(I mean, c'mon, whether it's liked by one and all or not-it's the film's title song, for crying out loud!) I also agree that this is probably the best the features ever got, this being the first of four, but really only the third film is the one to miss, 'Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown', a pretty pathetic waste of time.
Technically, although the two previously mentioned TV specials are in a box set, they're paired up with the Thanksgiving special, which, like most of the other specials, was pretty forgetfull, really. However, a good feature film box set would be 'A Boy Named Charlie Brown' and 'Snoopy Come Home'. After these, there's really very little in the cinematic or television entries that are worth a glance, with the TV pieces into the 90s being the ultimate in awful.

Great Music, BUT not the score from the movie.......2006-11-02

I love Charlie Brown music. The CD from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is one of my all time favorites. After watching "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" for years and since I absolutely love Vince Guaraldi's rendition of Beethoven's "Pathetique Sonata", the music while Snoopy skates at Rockefeller Square, and the nice theme while Snoopy and Linus are on the bus to New York, I finally broke down and bought the CD. None of my favorites are here. They don't even have the silly song that Lucy, Frieda & Violet sing to Charlie when they learn that he is entering the school Spelling Bee. So for me this was a HUGE HUGE let down. The music is all good, but none of them are the main themes from the movie. Even "Linus & Lucy" is the exact same stripped down, generic version that is on the "Christmas" CD (none of the extra instruments that are in the movie version). If you listen closely, Guarldi miss hits a piano key about half way through in both tracks. Yes, I'm being nitpicky, but when you absolutely adore something and the product you bring home doesn't live up to the original, you can't help but feel disappointed.

A trip back into childhood...and to musical genius.......2005-12-13

As this show hits its' 40th anniversary, I bought this CD. I generally don't like Christmas music (yeah I'm somewhat of a Scrooge about it), but this is timeless. The fun of this music and the sheer musical artistry of Guaraldi makes this CD a must have. Listening to the instrumental cut of "Christmas Time Is Here" brings tears to my eyes with the flowing piano work, the bass lines and the superb brush work...simply beautiful. I'm not a big jazz expert, but I'm now looking to expand my catalogue with more of this master's music. At age 9, I got exposed to and learned to apprecite great jazz watching Charlie Brown and Snoopy...and there are many more like me I'm sure...Thanks Vince!

The Sound Of Music: An Original Soundtrack Recording (1965 Film - 30th Anniversary Edition)

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The music makes me feel that life is beautiful.
The best music
Great CD
It breathes new life with every play... even more than forty years later.
It's a joy for your heart

The Sound Of Music: An Original Soundtrack Recording (1965 Film - 30th Anniversary Edition)
Richard Rodgers , and Oscar Hammerstein II
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Prld And The Sound Of Music - Julie Andrews
Ov And Preludium...Orch And Nuns Chor - Orch and Nuns Chor
Morning Hymn And Alleluia...Nuns Chor - Nuns Chor
Maria...Nuns Chor - Nuns Chor
I Have Confidence...Maria - Julie Andrews
Sixteen Going On Seventeen...Rolf And Liesl - Dan Truhitte/Charmain Carr
My Favorite Things...Maria - Julie Andrews
Do-re-mi...Maria And The Children - Julie Andrews & The Children
The Sound Of Music...The Children And The Captain - Children & Christopher Plumber
The Lonely Goatherd...Maria And The Children - Julie Andrews & Children
So Long, Farewell...The Children - Children
Climb Ev'ry Mountain...Mother Abbess - Peggy Wood
Something Good...Maria And The Captain - Julie Andrews & Christopher Plummer
Processional And Maria...Organ, Orch And Nuns Chor - Nuns & Orch
Edelweiss...The Captain, Maria, The Children, And Chor - Christopher Plummer, Julie Andrews, Children & Chor
Climb Ev'ry Mountian (Reprise)...Chor And Orch - Chor & Orch