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'' was released in 1965 by

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and is one of the most successful soundtrack albums in history, having sold more than 20 million copies worldwide.Eyman, Scott
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'', February 27, 2015, accessed December 30, 2017 The label has also issued the soundtrack in German, Italian, Spanish and French editions. The soundtrack reached the number one position on the ''Billboard'' 200 that year in the United States, remained in the top ten for a record 109 weeks, from May 1, 1965 to July 16, 1967, and remained on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart for 238 weeks. In 2015, ''

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'' named the original soundtrack album the second-best charting album of all time. It was the best-selling album in the United Kingdom in 1965, 1966 and 1968 and the second best-selling of the decade, spending a total of 70 weeks at number one on the

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. The album also stayed for 73 weeks on the Norwegian charts, and as of December 2017 it is the tenth best-charting album of all time in that country. The album has been reissued several times, including anniversary editions in 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015. These CD editions incorporate musical material from the film that would not fit on the original LP, with the 2015 release presenting the songs and score in their entirety."''The Sound of Music'' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Releases"
Allmusic.com, accessed December 29, 2017 Three songs from the original Broadway production, "An Ordinary Couple", "How Can Love Survive?", and " No Way to Stop It" were replaced, in the film, with two new songs, "I Have Confidence" and "Something Good". For the original Broadway show, the music was written by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by

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; both the lyrics and music for the new songs were written by Rodgers, as Hammerstein died in 1960. All songs were arranged and conducted for the soundtrack by

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. In 2018, it was selected for preservation in the

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by the

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as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant."

Track list

Songs

#Prelude and "

" – Orchestra and Maria #Overture and Preludium (''Dixit Dominus'') – Orchestra and Nuns Chorus #"Morning Hymn" and "Alleluia" – Nuns Chorus #"

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" – Nuns Chorus #"I Have Confidence" – Maria #"

Sixteen Going on Seventeen "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ''The Sound of Music''. Background The lyrics of the song state that Liesl is a young girl at the beginning of her womanhood, and that she can depend on Ro ...

" – Rolfe and Liesl #" My Favorite Things" – Maria #"

Do-Re-Mi "Do-Re-Mi" is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ''The Sound of Music''. Each syllable of the musical solfège system appears in the song's lyrics, sung on the pitch it names. Rodgers was helped in its creation by long-time ...

" – Maria and the Children #"

" (reprise) – The Children and the Captain #"

The Lonely Goatherd "The Lonely Goatherd" is a popular show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ''The Sound of Music''. The song is well known for its examples of yodeling, a part of the traditional music of the Austrian Alps, where the musical is se ...

" – Maria and the Children #"

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" – The Captain and Liesl #"

So Long, Farewell "So Long, Farewell" is a song from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1959 musical, ''The Sound of Music''. It was included in the original Broadway run and was first performed by the Von Trapp children, played by Kathy Dunn, David Gress, Evanna Lien, M ...

" – The Children #"

Climb Ev'ry Mountain "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ''The Sound of Music.'' It is sung at the close of the first act by the Mother Abbess. It is themed as an inspirational piece, to encourage people to take every s ...

" – Mother Abbess #" My Favorite Things" (reprise) – Maria and the Children #" Something Good" – Maria and the Captain #"Processional and Maria" (reprise) – Organ, Orchestra and Nuns Chorus #"

" (reprise) – Maria and Liesl #"

" (reprise) – Maria, the Captain and the Children #"

" (reprise) – The Captain, Maria, the Children and Chorus #"

" (reprise) – Maria, the Captain and the Children #"Climb Ev'ry Mountain" (reprise) – Chorus and Orchestra

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

Sources

* Hischak, Thomas. ''The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia'' (2007). Greenwood Publishing Group. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sound Of Music (Soundtrack), The 1965 soundtrack albums Cast recordings RCA Victor soundtracks The Sound of Music United States National Recording Registry recordings Musical film soundtracks Drama film soundtracks Various artists albums United States National Recording Registry albums Scores that won the Best Original Score Academy Award