Product Description

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.

Track Listing

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
21. Optimistic Voices - Debutantes, , MGM Studio Orchestra
22. Merry Old Land of Oz - Ray Bolger, Judy Garland, Jack Haley, Sr., Bert Lahr, Frank Morgan
23. If I Were King of the Forest [Extended Version] - Ray Bolger, Buddy Ebsen, Judy Garland, Jack Haley
24. Jitterbug [Outtake] - Ray Bolger, Buddy Ebsen, Judy Garland, Jack Haley, Sr., Bert Lahr
25. Ding-Dong! Emerald City [Outtake] - Ken Darby, , MGM Studio Chorus
26. Delirious Escape/Delirious Escape Continued/The End [Extended Version] - MGM Studio Orchestra

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2663 in Music
• Released on: 2008-12-02
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Import, Soundtrack
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Customer Reviews

Great Musical Songs
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.

Christmas Present
This was purchased as a Christmas gift for my daughter. I'm certain that when she opens this Christmas morning, all will be merry and bright.