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The Original Soundtrack to the film South Pacific was released by RCA Victor in 1958. The film was based on the 1949 musical South Pacific by Rodgers and Hammerstein.The composers had much say in this recording, with many of the songs performed by accomplished singers rather than the actors in the film. [1]
Rodgers composed the music once he received the lyrics from Hammerstein. A number of stories are told of the speed with which he wrote the music for South Pacific 's numbers. " Happy Talk " was said to have been composed in about twenty minutes; when Hammerstein, who had sent the lyrics by messenger, called to check whether Rodgers had received ...
Shall We Dance? (1951 song) Sixteen Going on Seventeen; So Far (Rodgers and Hammerstein song) So Long, Farewell; Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise; Soliloquy (song) Some Enchanted Evening; Something Wonderful (song) The Song Is You; The Sound of Music (song) The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
Bloody Mary as portrayed by Juanita Hall, who originated the role in South Pacific (1949). Bloody Mary is a character in the 1946 book Tales of the South Pacific by James Michener, which was made into the 1949 musical South Pacific by Rodgers and Hammerstein, and later into a film in 1958.
"Happy Talk" is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. It is sung by Bloody Mary to the American lieutenant Joe Cable, about having a happy life, after he begins romancing her daughter Liat. Liat performs the song with hand gestures as Mary sings.
D.T. Max's "Finale," about Sondheim, and "Shy," by Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green, bring the singular Broadway personalities back to life.
After ESPN showed a highlight reel of Aaron Rodgers' career Hail Marys, the quarterback threw another prayer into the end zone. And it was answered. After reel of heroic highlights, Aaron Rodgers ...
(The first musical number in the film is "Bloody Mary", sung by the Seabees, while in the stage version it is "Dites-moi", sung by Emile's children. The only version of this song in the final release print of the film is a reprise sung with Emile. Only on the soundtrack recording is it first heard as a duet by the children Ngana and Jerome.)