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The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum , it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming , who left production to take over the troubled Gone with the Wind .
Publicity still showing music for The Wizard of Oz being recorded — ironically, for a deleted scene, the "Triumphant Return". The songs from the 1939 musical fantasy film The Wizard of Oz have taken their place among the most famous and instantly recognizable American songs of all time, and the film's principal song, "Over the Rainbow", is perhaps the most famous song ever written for a film.
The vocals on "Over the Rainbow" [3] and "The Jitterbug" were sung by Judy Garland. [7] These two are the only songs from The Wizard of Oz that Judy Garland recorded commercially. [8] Moreover, "The Jitterbug" was ultimately cut from the film. [9] [10]
Jitterbug is a generalized term used to describe swing dancing. [1] It is often synonymous with the lindy hop dance [ 2 ] [ 3 ] but might include elements of the jive , east coast swing , collegiate shag , charleston , balboa and other swing dances.
The Wizard did not depart from the Emerald City inside a hot-air balloon due to being in the same scene as Glinda the Good Witch. The production featured an ensemble of background singers. One of them, Julia Murney , would go on to portray Elphaba in Wicked on the National Tour, and later on Broadway.
'The Wizard of Oz' Though most people say 'Looks like we're not in Kansas anymore,' or 'Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore,' those quotes aren't quite right. Dorothy actually says 'Toto ...
In the case of The Wizard of Oz, planned as the first release by MGM Records, the integration of dialogue and music made it impossible to extract three-minute versions of the songs, except for "Over the Rainbow". The project was abandoned until the introduction of LP records.
The Wizard of Oz is a musical commissioned by The Muny (St. Louis Municipal Opera) based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz, using the film's songs by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg.