HOLLYWOOD OVERTURES & DANCE MUSIC – Soundtrack Recordings

The first mp3 file I ever loaded onto my IPOD was a two volume compilation of some of my remasterings of favourite arrangements of overtures, dance music and ballets from musical films, most of which are generally not available commercially. All of the tracks except The Red Shoes Ballet (track 6) are from the actual film sound track pre-recordings. Since these albums have never existed in reality I cannot provide artwork but the track listings are reproduced below. Each volume is CD length. Some of these selections will possibly fill in gaps on existing soundtrack recordings you may already own and have enjoyed over the years and would like to hear the dance music in more complete versions. Other tracks from more obscure film musicals such as You Can’t Run Away from It (a 1956 musical version of "It Happened One Night"), Invitation to the Dance & The Best Things in Life are Free may not be familiar but are really worth a listen. I ask, out of respect for the artists and musicians, that you use this download solely for your own personal enjoyment and please do not post the links on any other forum.

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The tracks in these two files are:
VOLUME ONE
01 RICHARD RODGERS: CAROUSEL Waltz (Film Version)
This is the never before released version of the complete prologue and waltz as heard in the film with barrel organ accompaniment.
02 ALEX NORTH: DADDY LONG LEGS Paris, Hong Kong, Rio Ballet Music
03 RICHARD RODGERS: JUMBO Roadshow Overture (1962 Film Version)
04 CY COLEMAN: SWEET CHARITY Overture (Film Version)
The longer version of the Overture and Main Title music as heard in the film.
05 CY COLEMAN: SWEET CHARITY Pompeii Club Dances (Film Version)
06 BRIAN EASDALE: THE RED SHOES Complete Ballet
07 COLE PORTER: CAN-CAN APACHE DANCE (Film Version)
08 COLE PORTER: CAN-CAN QUADRILLE (Film Version)
09 RICHARD RODGERS: PAL JOEY Overture & Strip (1957 Film Version)
10 IRVING BERLIN: OCARINA from Call Me Madam – Carole Richards, vocal (1953 Film Version)
11 DAVID HENEKER: HALF A SIXPENCE Overture (Film Version)
12 MUSIC: RAY HENDERSON – LYRICS: B.G. DeSYLVA & LEW BROWN
BIRTH OF THE BLUES BALLET from The Best Things in Life are Free (Gordon MacRae, vocal)
13 GEORGE DUNING: 1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS Overture

VOLUME TWO
14 FREDERICK LOEWE: CAMELOT Roadshow Overture (Film Version)
15 MUSIC: GENE DePAUL – LYRICS: JOHNNY MERCER
SCARECROW BALLET from You Can’t Run Away from It (1956 musical version of "It Happened One Night"�)
16 MUSIC: JULE STYNE & LYRICS: STEPHEN SONDHEIM
GYPSY Let Me Entertain You Complete Strip Montage (Film Version) Natalie Wood, vocal
Regardless of what you may think of the 1962 film of Gypsy, the virtuoso playing of the Warner Bros Studio Orchestra is so fantastic that it makes the typical Broadway pit orchestra sound anemic by comparison.
17 BORODIN-WRIGHT-FORREST: KISMET Overture & Dance Music (1955 Film Version)
18 RICHARD RODGERS: OKLAHOMA Out of My Dreams Ballet – Alternate 1955 CinemaScope Film Version (Shirley Jones, vocal)
19 FREDERICK LOEWE: GIGI Alternate Main Title Music (1958 Film Version)
20.BRONISLAU KAPER: LILI Prelude & Lili and the Puppets Ballet (1953 MGM Film)
21 ROBERT B & RICHARD M SHERMAN: THE HAPPIEST MILLIONAIRE Bye Yum Pum Pum Tango (1967 Disney Film)
22 ANDRE PREVIN: RING AROUND THE ROSY BALLET from MGM Film, "Invitation to the Dance"�

This is marvelous, steviefromalaska! Thank you very, very much for sharing!!

Some great pieces here – thanks for your effort!

Thanks!

Thank you!!!

Wonderful!!! Thanks!!!

Dear Stevie

Can you pretty please reup Volume 1 again?

Troy

The time period for this share is ended.

Many thanks! What a wonderful idea to put them all together =)

A great, ingenious post! Many thanks!

lovely collection! thanks SO much!

Thousand thanks for the links, Stevie!!!… 🙂

Thank you very much

Thank you!!!

Many thanks Steve. Another great compilation.

Another wonderful collection of music thank you Steve

Thank you, Steve!!!!!

A fantastic compilation. Very deeply appreciated!

The first mp3 file I ever loaded onto my IPOD was a two volume compilation of some of my remasterings of favourite arrangements of overtures, dance music and ballets from musical films, most of which are generally not available commercially. All of the tracks except The Red Shoes Ballet (track 6) are from the actual film sound track pre-recordings. Since these albums have never existed in reality I cannot provide artwork but the track listings are reproduced below. Each volume is CD length. Some of these selections will possibly fill in gaps on existing soundtrack recordings you may already own and have enjoyed over the years and would like to hear the dance music in more complete versions. Other tracks from more obscure film musicals such as You Can’t Run Away from It (a 1956 musical version of "It Happened One Night"), Invitation to the Dance & The Best Things in Life are Free may not be familiar but are really worth a listen. I ask, out of respect for the artists and musicians, that you use this download solely for your own personal enjoyment and please do not post the links on any other forum.

HOLLYWOOD OVERTURES & DANCE MUSIC VOLUME 1
https://mega.co.nz/#!LgES3aCY!GR5BhqMJJAtzluQjlnCMIBM32JTwyJ6frX4KENd D_Qo
HOLLYWOOD OVERTURES & DANCE MUSIC VOLUME 2
https://mega.co.nz/#!u1dCnLTL!BvrY-iERyv28hUWOGhzW8c5e7Z1Qyh8yVKbiOIcBRUY

The tracks in these two files are:
VOLUME ONE
01 RICHARD RODGERS: CAROUSEL Waltz (Film Version)
This is the never before released version of the complete prologue and waltz as heard in the film with barrel organ accompaniment.
02 ALEX NORTH: DADDY LONG LEGS Paris, Hong Kong, Rio Ballet Music
03 RICHARD RODGERS: JUMBO Roadshow Overture (1962 Film Version)
04 CY COLEMAN: SWEET CHARITY Overture (Film Version)
The longer version of the Overture and Main Title music as heard in the film.
05 CY COLEMAN: SWEET CHARITY Pompeii Club Dances (Film Version)
06 BRIAN EASDALE: THE RED SHOES Complete Ballet
07 COLE PORTER: CAN-CAN APACHE DANCE (Film Version)
08 COLE PORTER: CAN-CAN QUADRILLE (Film Version)
09 RICHARD RODGERS: PAL JOEY Overture & Strip (1957 Film Version)
10 IRVING BERLIN: OCARINA from Call Me Madam – Carole Richards, vocal (1953 Film Version)
11 DAVID HENEKER: HALF A SIXPENCE Overture (Film Version)
12 MUSIC: RAY HENDERSON – LYRICS: B.G. DeSYLVA & LEW BROWN
BIRTH OF THE BLUES BALLET from The Best Things in Life are Free (Gordon MacRae, vocal)
13 GEORGE DUNING: 1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS Overture

VOLUME TWO
14 FREDERICK LOEWE: CAMELOT Roadshow Overture (Film Version)
15 MUSIC: GENE DePAUL – LYRICS: JOHNNY MERCER
SCARECROW BALLET from You Can’t Run Away from It (1956 musical version of "It Happened One Night"�)
16 MUSIC: JULE STYNE & LYRICS: STEPHEN SONDHEIM
GYPSY Let Me Entertain You Complete Strip Montage (Film Version) Natalie Wood, vocal
Regardless of what you may think of the 1962 film of Gypsy, the virtuoso playing of the Warner Bros Studio Orchestra is so fantastic that it makes the typical Broadway pit orchestra sound anemic by comparison.
17 BORODIN-WRIGHT-FORREST: KISMET Overture & Dance Music (1955 Film Version)
18 RICHARD RODGERS: OKLAHOMA Out of My Dreams Ballet – Alternate 1955 CinemaScope Film Version (Shirley Jones, vocal)
19 FREDERICK LOEWE: GIGI Alternate Main Title Music (1958 Film Version)
20.BRONISLAU KAPER: LILI Prelude & Lili and the Puppets Ballet (1953 MGM Film)
21 ROBERT B & RICHARD M SHERMAN: THE HAPPIEST MILLIONAIRE Bye Yum Pum Pum Tango (1967 Disney Film)
22 ANDRE PREVIN: RING AROUND THE ROSY BALLET from MGM Film, "Invitation to the Dance"�

Thanks again!

steviefromalaska, the stuff that you come up with NEVER ceases to amaze me! Thank You!

thank you Steve