Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967 Film Soundtrack) [Soundtrack]

Carol Channing, Andre Previn, Julie Andrews | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 20, 1992)
• Original Release Date: October 20, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B000002OLV
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,682 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Movie soundtract from 1967 film.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a fantastic score, December 3, 2002

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Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967 Film Soundtrack) (Audio CD)

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE was producer Ross Hunter's attempt to re-create THE BOY FRIEND, in which Julie Andrews had starred on Broadway. MGM held the movie rights to BOY FRIEND and would not sell them to Universal. Eventually MGM would turn THE BOY FRIEND into a rather-misguided film starring Christopher Gable and Twiggy.

The story of THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE concerns one Millie Dillmount (Julie Andrews), a simple girl from the country who comes to the Big Smoke looking for love, excitement and most importantly, Mr Right. Along the way Millie meets up with demure Miss Dorothy (Mary Tyler Moore), hooks up with a lively paperclip salesman Jimmy (James Fox) and fights off white-slaver Mrs Meers (Beatrice Lillie). Joining in the fun are carefree society dame Muzzy van Hossmere (Carol Channing) and Millie's dashing boss Mr Trevor Graydon (John Gavin).

The songs are a perfect blend of 20's standards as well as brand-new numbers. Julie is at her best singing "Jimmy", "Poor Butterfly" (which includes the scene dialogue that accompanies it in the film), and the catchy Title Song.

Carol Channing adds her brassy vocals to the showstopping "Jazz Baby" and "Do It Again". James Fox is wonderful during the "Tapioca" number.

With THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE currently gracing Broadway in an all-new production, now is the perfect time to fall in love with the fantastic film score.

Highly-recommended.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars FUN SOUNDTRACK/BAD SOUND, February 4, 2005

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Tom Anderson (Piney Flats, Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967 Film Soundtrack) (Audio CD)

"Thoroughly Modern Millie" was probably the most superficially enjoyable movie that Julie Andrews ever made--no depth at all, but loads of fun. The soundtrack album is also fun to listen to, but probably won't mean as much to people who've never seen the film.

The only reason I gave this CD 3 stars is its poor sound quality. I've still got the record album and believe me, the CD sounds EXACTLY like the record except for the absence of surface noise: thin, tinny, and with little bass response. The CD mastering gives no added clarity or frequency response. In short, the engineers obviously used the same master that the record was made from, a master than was equalized and compressed within an inch of its life. If they had bothered to go back to the original session tapes, this album would have sounded much better. You can hear the proof on the compilation CD that Rhino put out several years ago called "Thoroughly Modern Julie." The only song that's from the movie is the title track, but you will be amazed at the difference in sound quality: this version has much better clarity, presence, and frequency response. Let's hope that someday "Thoroughly Modern Millie" will be given the audio restoration it deserves.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A largely forgotten classic, May 10, 2002

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James J. Patterson (Austin, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

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Thoroughly Modern Millie was one of my absolute favorite movies when it came out. I used to go to my college listening library and request they play the soundtrack while I was studying. When it showed on campus, I was always there to see it once again on the big screen. The music is absolutely wonderful. Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler Moore AND Carol Channing all in one great musical. If this ever comes out on DVD, I'll be first in line to buy it! Any hopes, or has it been totally forgotten? I hope not!