The Wizard of Oz: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Import, Soundtrack]

Wizard of Oz (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 2, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
• ASIN: B000UR1E9O
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,202 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #99 in Music > Imports > Soundtracks

Track Listings

1. Main Title - MGM Orchestra & Chorus

2. Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg

3. Cyclone [Extended Version] - MGM Studio Orchestra

4. Come Out, Come Out - Billie Burke

5. It Really Was No Miracle - Billy Bletcher, Judy Garland

6. We Thank You Very Sweetly - Frank Cucksey, Joseph Kozie

7. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead

8. As Mayor of the Munchkin City - Billy Bletcher, , Pinto Colvig, J.D. Jewkes

9. As Coroner, I Must Aver - Harry Dean Stanton

10. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead (Reprise)

11. Lullaby League - Lorraine Bridges, Betty Rome, Carol Tevis

12. Lollipop Guild - Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, Harry Dean Stanton

13. We Welcome You to Munchkinland

14. Follow the Yellow Brick Road/You're off to See the Wizard - Judy Garland

15. If I Only Had a Brain [Extended Version] - Ray Bolger, Judy Garland

16. We're off to See the Wizard [Duo] - Ray Bolger, Judy Garland

17. If I Only Had a Heart [Extended Version] - Jack Haley, Sr.

18. We're off to See the Wizard [Trio] - Ray Bolger, Buddy Ebsen, Judy Garland

19. If I Only Had the Nerve - Ray Bolger, Judy Garland, Jack Haley, Sr., Bert Lahr

20. We're off to See the Wizard [Quartet] - Ray Bolger, Buddy Ebsen, Judy Garland, Bert Lahr

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Original soundtrack to the 1939 motion picture starring Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Bert Lahr. For 70 years, The Wizard of Oz has enchanted viewers of all ages and still remains a spellbinding movie experience. This is a film that was absolutely decades ahead of it's time. The songs from the soundtrack are now regarded as 'American Songbook' classics including 'Over The Rainbow', 'If I Only Had A Brain', 'Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead' and many more. The soundtrack was recorded in Culver City between September 30, 1938 and July 9, 1939. 26 tracks. Pegasus.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Musical Songs, August 27, 2009

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I bought this to listen to on a two and a half hour car ride with my three kids ages 8, 6 and 2. All three of them like the Wizard of Oz, but my two and half year old is obsessed with this movie and I was hoping this would keep her happy for at least part of the ride. This CD contains all the songs from the MGM movie and some instrumental scores as well. It also contains a couple of songs that must not have made the final cut into the movie. There is a song called "The Jitterbug" which sounds like the four main characters singing about being afraid while walking through the forest. There is also a reprisal of "Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead" which sounds like it is being sung by the witch's guards after Dorothy melts the witch and takes her broomstick. The beginnings and endings of some of the songs are often choppy. It seems like they didn't want to fade in or out and risk getting any dialogue on the track. The whole CD is about thirty minutes. It was worth the ten dollars I spent. (Hearing a fifteen year old Judy Garland singing Over The Rainbow like a seasoned torch singer is alone worth the price.) My guys now want to see if we can buy the actual audio track of the Wizard of Oz. Hearing the music made them want to listen to the whole movie. Now that CD, might actually kill the time getting from Chicago to Michigan.

5.0 out of 5 stars Music, Straight from the movie, July 17, 2011

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Razorbeard "Razorbeard" (Fort Worth, Texas) - See all my reviews

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I Loved-Loved-Loved this cd. If you liked the music from the classic movie, then this cd is the audio treasure for you. Some of the tracks are short because they were that way in the movie. Your next step might be to find the musical soundtrack cd. I don't know if there is one but, like many movies, The Wizard of Oz probably has one. If there is such a cd, GRAB IT.

But, to get the musical tracks FROM the movie, THIS CD IS FOR YOU.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wizard of Oz Soundtrack, November 23, 2010

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Laura C. Duhe - See all my reviews

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I am a nanny to two children ages 4 1/2 and 2. They are too young for the Wizard of Oz movie, but they really love the music. It is well done and a nice tribute to the original movie. When they are older and finally do see the movie, they will be soooo familiar with the songs and voices.