On Film: Sun Valley Serenade & Orchestra Wives [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED]

Glenn Miller & Orchestra - On Film: Sun Valley Serenade & Orchestra Wives [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED]

On Film: Sun Valley Serenade & Orchestra Wives [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED]
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Artist: Glenn Miller & Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2000-06-06
Music Label: Jasmine Music
Soundtracks:
  1. The Kiss Polka Sun Valley Serenade"
  2. Moonlight Serenade Sun Valley Serenade"
  3. I Know Why Sun Valley Serenade"
  4. In The Mood Sun Valley Serenade"
  5. It Happened In Sun Valley Sun Valley Serenade"
  6. Chattanooga Choo Choo Sun Valley Serenade"
  7. Sun Valley Jump Sun Valley Serenade"
  8. Measure For Measure Sun Valley Serenade"
  9. The Spirit Is Willing Sun Valley Serenade"
  10. Moonlight Serenade "Orchestra Wives"
  11. People Like You And Me "Orchestra Wives"
  12. Boom Shot "Orchestra Wives"
  13. At Last "Orchestra Wives"
  14. American Patrol "Orchestra Wives"
  15. Bugle Call Rag "Orchestra Wives"
  16. Serenade In Blue "Orchestra Wives"
  17. That's Sabotage "Orchestra Wives"
  18. Moonlight Sonata "Orchestra Wives"
  19. I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo "Orchestra Wives"

Music reviews of On Film: Sun Valley Serenade & Orchestra Wives [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED]

Music Review: The film versions of some of Miller's most famous music
Rating: 5 Stars

So you have seen "Sun Valley Serenade" or "Orchestra Wives" on TV and you want to enjoy the music of the Glenn Miller Orchestra as it was performed in those two films. You go and purchase a collection of Miller's that includes the songs from the movies only to discover that they aren't the exact same versions you had heard in the films. So now what do you do? You get Jasmine's CD "Glenn Miller on Film."

This CD has the actual musical recordings for both 20th Century Fox films. Rather than hearing Ray Eberle do a solo on "At Last" (the popular 1940s single release used on most Miller CDs) from "Orchestra Wives," we hear the much more exciting duet with Pat Friday (who ghost voiced for actress Lynn Bari). For "Serenade in Blue" we again hear the Pat Friday version from the film and not the Ray Eberle solo recording. Incidentally, the version of "Serenade in Blue" here is longer than what we actually hear in the film. Fox only used part of it for the scene in the movie.

Acquiring the Pat Friday versions of the two above mentioned songs was my principal reason for purchasing this CD but there are other interesting gems on the disc. You will get the extended version (7:54) of the Miller band's famous hit "Chattanooga Choo Choo" as it was presented in "Sun Valley Serenade." That same film featured a great version of "I Know Why" performed by Lorraine Elliot (though some suspect Friday also dubbed this one) ghosting for Lynn Bari. "I've Got A Gal in Kalamazoo" was a follow-up to "Chattanooga Choo Choo" but most CDs don't feature the 8 minute extended version included on this CD. Also, Marion Hutton performs the song "That's Sabotage" and cast members from the films, such as John Payne, Sonja Henie, Milton Berle and the Nicholas Brothers, perform on various selections.

Many of the best and most popular songs on the disc were written by 20th Century Fox staff song writers Harry Warren and Mack Gordon specifically for these films. The Glenn Miller Orchestra versions of these songs were big hits in their time but aren't nearly as enjoyable as the versions they recorded for use in the films which are contained here on this disc.

If you have seen the films "Sun Valley Serenade" and "Orchestra Wives" and enjoyed the musical numbers as they were performed on screen then this CD will please you for sure. The sound quality of these 60+ year-old recordings is outstanding. I was quite impressed by how sharp and clear they sounded. Highly recommended.
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1941 was a landmark year for American popular music, a time when the big band craze was probably at its dizziest height. On March 24, Glenn Miller and his crew arrived in Hollywood to start work on their first film. There may have seemed to be little significance in that - big bands had appeared on the silver screen ever since the advent of talkies in 1927, usually presenting a featured number or two but mostly as support for cabaret and theatre acts, or providing music for dance-hall scenes. Making their screen debut in "Sun Valley Serenade", Miller insisted that he and the band were to be an integral part of the story-line, not just used to provide incidental music. Glenn had become a star as a result of his one-night stands around the USA, and the band was hugely popular throughout the country via their regular broadcasts, so now this fame was to be acknowledged by star treatment on the big screen. With music to be as important as the stars, the studios assigned their top writing team of Harry Warren and Mack Gordon to provide the Miller aggregation with some suitable numbers. They excelled themselves, as they had done many times before, with a score that gave Miller three hit songs. See Also: JASCD400 - Swinging Miller Thrillers - Live 1939-42

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