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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]
The songs of South Pacific could be heard on the radio, and they were popular among dance bands and in piano lounges. [130] Mordden comments that South Pacific contained nothing but hit songs; Rodgers and Hammerstein's other successful works always included at least one song which did not become popular. [162]
According to the running commentary on the 2006 Fox DVD release of the 1958 film version of South Pacific, Lehman Engel remembered that Oscar Hammerstein II wanted to write a song based around verbs but waited ten years to do so before he wrote this song, in which the verses are built around the verbs "see", "hear" and "fly". [12]
Songs from South Pacific (1958 film) (9 P) Pages in category "Songs from South Pacific (musical)" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
South Pacific opened on Broadway on April 7, 1949, and ran for over five years. Its songs " Bali Ha'i ", " Younger Than Springtime ", and " Some Enchanted Evening " have become standards. The play is based upon two short stories by James A. Michener from his book Tales of the South Pacific , which itself was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for ...
"Bali Ha'i", also spelled "Bali Hai", is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. The name refers to a mystical island, visible on the horizon but not reachable, and was originally inspired by the sight of Ambae island from neighboring Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu, where author James Michener was stationed in World War II.
"Younger than Springtime" is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. It has been widely recorded as a jazz standard.. The song is performed in the first act by Lieutenant Cable when he makes love to his adored Liat, to whom he was only recently introduced by her mother Bloody Mary.
Pages in category "Songs from South Pacific (1958 film)" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *