Over the Rainbow: Music of Harold Arlen

Ken Schaphorst | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 14, 1997)
• Original Release Date: January 14, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Accurate Records
• ASIN: B0000059KO
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #370,024 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hauntingly Beautiful!, June 16, 2000

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This review is from: Over the Rainbow: Music of Harold Arlen (Audio CD)

My favorite lyricist, Johnny Mercer, often wrote with Mr. Harold Arlen ("with whom he wrote a very unsuccessful show"). "Out of this World" was one of the first of their many collaborations. Arlen is probably most well known for "The Wizard of Oz." The movie that this soundtrack accompanies tells the story of how Arlen and E.Y. "Yip" Harburg wanted to give Dorothy a song of her own, and one that would describe the only color she'd ever seen. "Over the Rainbow" was born...and almost cut from the final version of the movie. Good thing it stuck around-It won Best Song at the 1939 Oscars. This is just one story surrounding the beautiful music of Harold Arlen.