The Sound of Music (Music from the NBC Television Event)

The Sound of Music (Music from the NBC Television Event)

Sony Masterworks proudly releases the companion soundtrack to NBC's live broadcast of "The Sound of Music," based on the classic stage musical. The three-hour live production, starring six-time Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp, will air December 5.
The cast also includes Audra McDonald ("Private Practice"), who has won five Tony Awards and two Grammys, as Mother Abbess; Stephen Moyer ("True Blood"), who will play Capt. Georg von Trapp; Tony Award winner Christian Borle ("Smash"), who will portray von Trapp family friend Max Detweiler; and Tony winner Laura Benanti ("Go On"), who will portray Elsa Schrader, the captain s onetime fiancee.

"The Sound of Music" Music From the NBC Television Event features studio recordings of all the musical numbers performed in the live broadcast, including Rodgers and Hammerstein favorites "The Sound of Music," "My Favorite Things," 'Do-Re-Mi," "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" and "Climb Ev'ry Mountain," among others.

"The Sound of Music," set in the 1930's before and during "Anschluss" when the Nazi's annexed Austria, is based on the romantic true story of Maria von Trapp, an aspiring nun who leaves the abbey to become a governess for the widower Capt. von Trapp's seven children. She soon finds herself falling in love with her employer and questioning her religious calling. It premiered on Broadway in 1959 where it broke box-office records and won the Tony Award for best musical. The 1965 film adaptation won the Oscar for best picture.
Country USA
Brand Masterworks
Manufacturer SONY MASTERWORKS
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 119116
Model 28125951
ReleaseDate 2013-12-03
UnitCount 1
Format Soundtrack
UPCs 888837981422
EANs 0888837981422

Country	USA
Brand	Masterworks
Manufacturer	SONY MASTERWORKS
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	119116
Model	28125951
ReleaseDate	2013-12-03
UnitCount	1
Format	Soundtrack
UPCs	888837981422
EANs	0888837981422

The Sound of Music (Music from the NBC Television Event)

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