The Sound of Music 1965 Film Soundtrack 40th Anniversary Special Edition

Customer Reviews

FINALLY, the soundtrack sounds as it should

2008-05-04
I purchased the first CD release of this soundtrack and it was awful. Tape hiss was so bad, and echo was there from RCA using the album master instead of the original master tapes. Now, after hearing this version, RCA has obviously gone to great care to make this soundtrack sound brilliant and as good as I thought it should always sound. RCA's living stereo recordings were superb and that is exactly what we get here! They have eliminated all of the voice echo, the orchestra sounds full, and the master tapes for the soundtrack album are in better shape...sounding better than the tracks on the film (DVD) do.

You get the original soundtrack recording, plus many of the recordings from the 6-track magnetic music masters used for the film. The RCA soundtrack recording selections, in my opinion, survived better than the film masters. They are cleaner and brighter and the stereo is beautiful.

I strongly recommend this edition (40th anniversary) to anyone who loves this soundtrack regardless of if they own a previous edition, none of them live up to this one. It's finally perfect!

Brings you right to every seen in the movie.....

2008-04-06
The sound track is great!! I listened to it so much when I got it that I burned myself out!!! I had to take a little break before listening to it again. It would be a great gift. Everyone loves the Sound of Music.

Great find!

2008-03-25
Me and my kids love this one. Case was in worn shape, but mailed within days of purchase and the CD is quality.

Fantastic! Perfect Soundtrack

2008-01-24
This soundtrack is fantastic! It has every song from the movie, and even a few commentaries at the end. If you enjoy the movie, you will love this CD. You can relive the movie just by listening to the soundtrack!

Awesome!

2008-01-08
We love, love this sound track. We especially love how the music flows like the movie and enjoy remembering our favorite parts of the movie. We feel like were right there singing along with Julie Andrews.

Sound of Music Soundtrack

2008-01-07
We purchased this for a Christmas present and it was just what my daughter wanted.

Wonderful

2007-12-01
This is so pleasant to listen to.I don't always realize, but while I'm listening,I smile.
My nieces absolutely adore this cd.They dance and I know that this cd really makes you feel happy.Everyone needs to feel happy and this is one way to get there.
Highly recommended for all ages.

Another Must Have in your Collection

2007-10-28

A quality mastered CD, with all the best loved music from our favorite all time movie. This CD has special interview with some of the stars. My 4 year old son and I enjoy singing along to the entire CD. Bringing back memories for me, and making new ones for him.

The Sound of Music (1965 Soundtrack - 40th Anniversary SE)

2007-09-15
Who couldn't love The Sound of Music. If you've bought the soundtrack you already know what you want.
Pros: Great detail. Some new hidden gems and cuts.

Cons: I didn't like the fact that the CD had no meta labels, so my cars CD player (2007 Honda) couln't display any track names. It's amazing that companies still make CD like that.

Sound of Music - 40th Anniv. Special Edition

2007-08-06
The extra tracks (at the end) of interviews with cast members are annoying, and you most certainly would not want to listen to them more than once.