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The Sound of Music

Opened 1959

1,443 performances

Musical, Golden Age

Tony Award for Best Musical, 1960

The Sound of Music
Toni Frissell

The Sound of Music, subtitled Original Broadway Cast, is an album containing a recording of the 1959 Broadway musical The Sound of Music made by its original cast. The album was released in the same year by Columbia.

"The Sound of Music": the show's own period marketing line.

Music
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics
Oscar Hammerstein II
Book
Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
FaithFamilyResistanceFreedomMusic As Salvation

Productions4 productions: 2 on Broadway, 2 in the West End

1959
Lunt-Fontanne TheatreBroadway Original, opened November 16, 1959, directed by Vincent J. Donehue
1,443 performances, 5 Tony wins
1981
Apollo Victoria TheatreLondon Original
1998
Martin Beck TheatreBroadway Revival, opened March 12, 1998, directed by Susan H. Schulman
533 performances
2006
London PalladiumLondon Original

Songs18 songs

The Sound of Music, My Favorite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Edelweiss, Maria, Sixteen Going on Seventeen, The Lonely Goatherd, How Can Love Survive?, So Long, Farewell, Climb Ev’ry Mountain, An Ordinary Couple, Preludium, Do Re Mi, You Are Sixteen, Laendler, Climb Every Mountain, No Way to Stop It, Processional

Recordings 71 recordings

The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (Premiere Cast Album)
The Sound of Music Masterworks Broadway
United States
The Sound of Music RCA Victor LSOD-2005
United States
The Sound of Music: An Original Soundtrack Recording BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. D100046; RCA Victor PCD1-2005
United States
The Sound of Music RCA 68 037 1 (Club Edition)
Europe
The Sound of Music RCA Victor LSOD 2005; RCA Victor LSOD-2005
United States
1959
The Sound of Music Columbia Masterworks KOL 5450, released 1959
United States
1959
The Sound of Music Columbia Masterworks KOS 2020, released 1959
United States
1961
The Sound of Music His Master’s Voice CLP 1453, released 1961
United Kingdom
1961
The Sound of Music World Record Club T 89; World Record Club T. 89, released 1961
United Kingdom
1965
The Sound of Music RCA Victor LSOD-2005, released 1965
United States
1965
The Sound of Music RCA Victor FTO-5033, released 1965
United States
1965
The Sound of Music RCA Victor RB-6616, released 1965
United Kingdom
1972
The Sound of Music RCA SX-227, released 1972
Japan
1986
The Sound of Music RCA R32P-1066, released 1986
Japan
1986
The Sound of Music: An Original Soundtrack Recording RCA PCD1-2005, released 1986
United States
1988
The Sound of Music Telarc Digital DG-10162, released 1988
United States
1988
The Sound of Music Telarc Digital CD-80162, released 1988
United States
1990
The Sound of Music Columbia CK 32601, released 1990
United States
1990
The Sound of Music: An Original Soundtrack Recording RCA BD82005, released 1990
Europe
1990
The Sound of Music RCA ND90368, released 1990
Europe
1994
The Sound of Music 20th Century Fox Film Scores 4267-02, released 1994
United States
1995
The Sound of Music RCA Victor 07863 66587-2, released 1995
United States
1995
The Sound of Music RCA Victor 07863 66587-2; BMG Direct D 108330, released 1995
United States
1995
The Sound of Music RCA 07863 66587 2; BMG, released 1995
Europe
1995
The Sound of Music (1961 original London cast) LaserLight Digital 12 448, released February 21, 1995
United States
1997
The Sound of Music (1961 original London cast) Broadway Angel ZMD 7243 8 52656 2 4, released January 14, 1997
United States
1998
The Sound of Music (1998 Broadway revival cast) RCA Victor 09026-63207-2, released 1998
United States
1998
The Sound of Music (1959 original Broadway cast)
The Sound of Music (1959 original Broadway cast) Columbia Broadway Masterworks SK 60583, released September 15, 1998
United States
2000
The Sound of Music RCA SPCD 1142, released 2000
Australia
2000
The Sound of Music RCA 07863 67965-2, released 2000
Europe
2000
The Sound of Music RCA, released August 21, 2000
United States
2000
The Sound of Music RCA 07863 67972-2, released August 22, 2000
United States
2002
The Sound of Music: De musical Stage Music 066 533-2, released 2002
Netherlands
2004
The Sound of Music Sony BMG Music Entertainment 82876 668272; RCA 82876668272, released 2004
United Kingdom
2005
The Sound of Music RCA Victor Broadway Masterworks 82876746342, released 2005
Australia
2005
The Sound of Music Released October 31, 2005
ES
2005
The Sound of Music Legacy 82876725562; RCA Victor 82876725562, released November 8, 2005
United States
2005
La Mélodie du bonheur RCA Victor Broadway Masterworks 82876725572, released November 24, 2005
France
2006
The Sound of Music: London Palladium Cast Recording Really Useful Records 1718876, released 2006
United Kingdom
2006
サウンド・オブ・ミュージック BMG Japan BVCM-31193, released May 24, 2006
Japan
2006
The Sound of Music RCA, released August 21, 2006
United Kingdom
2008
The Sound of Music Carbon Music & Entertainment MOSSOM01; Sony BMG Music Entertainm…, released October 5, 2008
United Kingdom
2009
The Sound of Music: 50th Anniversary Edition Masterworks Broadway 58661, released November 3, 2009
United States
2009
The Sound of Music: 50th Anniversary Edition Masterworks Broadway, released November 3, 2009
United States
2009
The Sound of Music V&V Entertainment VV 2009 10004 2, released November 20, 2009
Netherlands
2010
The Sound of Music (1981 London Cast) Pet Sounds PS1001, released September 27, 2010
United States
2010
The Sound of Music 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2267290; Sony Music A778412, released November 2, 2010
United States
2010
The Sound of Music Legacy 88697790862; RCA Victor 88697790862, released November 2, 2010
United States
2010
The Sound of Music Sony Music A778412, released November 2, 2010
United States
2012
The Sound of Music Broken Audio, released April 20, 2012
United States
2012
The Sound of Music The Digital Gramophone, released September 10, 2012
United States
2013
The Sound of Music Sony Music 88843015562, released 2013
HK
2013
The Sound of Music: Music From the NBC Television Event Masterworks 88883 79814 2, released 2013
United States
2015
The Sound of Music Craft Recordings, released 2015
Worldwide
2015
The Sound of Music Craft Recordings CR00404, released 2015
United States
2015
The Sound of Music Masterworks, released 2015
United States
2015
The Sound of Music Legacy 88875056992; RCA 88875056992, released March 9, 2015
Europe
2015
The Sound of Music Legacy 88875056992; RCA 88875056992, released March 9, 2015
Canada
2015
The Sound of Music Razor & Tie 7930183654-2, released March 10, 2015
United States
2015
The Sound of Music: 50th Anniversary 5‐Disc Edition (disc 5) Released March 10, 2015
United States
2016
The Sound Of Music 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 95730SDG, released June 1, 2016
Australia
2023
The Sound Of Music Concord, released December 1, 2023
DZ
2023
The Sound of Music Craft Recordings CR00446, released December 1, 2023
United States
2023
The Sound Of Music Concord, released December 1, 2023
DZ
2023
The Sound of Music Craft Recordings CR00445, released December 1, 2023
United States
2023
The Sound Of Music Concord; Craft Recordings, released December 1, 2023
DZ
2023
The Sound Of Music Craft Recordings, released December 1, 2023
2023
The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording / Super Deluxe Edition) Craft Recordings, released December 1, 2023
2025
The Sound of Music Released September 5, 2025
United States

Licensing 2 entries

US Concord Theatricals R&H Theatricals available
UK Concord Theatricals R&H Theatricals available

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