Amazon.com essential recording: 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 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 discrete songs and multithemed 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 presented here with multiple alternate takes, making it a must for fans of Judy Garland. --Sam Sutherland
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Wizard of Oz
My only complaint may be that this collection has too much on it. I never realized how many songs are played in the background and not in the forefront of the movie. Thoroughly entertaining and well ... Read More
Rating: - BEST OZ CD SET EVER!!!!
I absolutly love this set. It has all the songs and music from the movie, plus music to scenes that have been cut. It feels a little like watching an uncut version of the movie (with no visuals or dialogue). ... Read More
Rating: - Lions, and Tigers, and Bears...OH MY, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SET!
This is IT, folks! The ULTIMATE Wizard of OZ (aka, WOO) soundtrack/score album!
Man, this is just Beautiful, believe me! What's amazing to me is how a man of 60 years (almost) has this bank in his ... Read More
Rating: - Extended soundtrack
A lot of the extra songs are just meadley's of the hits but if you are a huge fan there are some neat audio goodies.
Rating: - thank you so much
great great great condition and great price
