The Sound of Music: Music from the NBC Television Event

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The Sound of Music: Music from the NBC Television Event
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Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedDecember 3, 2013 (2013-12-03)
Recorded2013
Genre
Length61:22
91:58(with bonus disc)
Label Masterworks
Producer

Executive Producers :

The Sound of Music: Music from the NBC Television Event, also known as The Sound of Music: 2013 NBC Television Cast, [2] [3] [4] [5] or sometimes simply The Sound of Music, [6] is a soundtrack album for The Sound of Music Live! released by Sony Masterworks on December 3, 2013. [1] [2] Released in CD and digital download formats, the album includes studio recordings instead of live tracks; the live performance was broadcast two days after the album release. [7] A bonus compilation of nine instrumental tracks from the score was available exclusively through Walmart outlets. [3] [8] The album peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200 and number 2 on the Billboard Soundtracks.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the soundtrack three out of five stars and did not give much of a positive review. He stated that the soundtrack "is absent the one quality that made the televised musical so interesting: it is not recorded live; it was cut in the studio" and stated that by doing so the cast are showing how they "are throwing themselves into their roles." Erlewine did however praise them for staying true to the original Broadway musical and the film by stating "the arrangements are faithful to either the original Broadway production or, most often, the 1965 film -- which is appropriate" and concluded by stating "This 2013 staging is a nostalgic celebration of one of the most beloved 20th century musicals and it does right by its source material." [2] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock praised Underwood's vocals stating "She really suits musical theater (much like she’s a classical country singer at heart). Her pure and pristine voice simply shines on songs like "The Sound of Music" and "My Favorite Things" (with Audra McDonald). Bjorke also predicted that the album would do well due to Underwood's appearance on the soundtrack and stating her duets with Moyer and Rinehart "are equally strong and beautifully crafted with musical director/conductor David Chase." He also stated that Borle's, McDonald's and Benanti's appearances would "help the soundtrack give fans something to enjoy long after the live event concludes." Bjorke concluded by stating "This is an iconic Broadway production and while there has been some ‘worry’ that they'll mess it up, this soundtrack should easily put those worries to rest and it should give fans excitement that Carrie Underwood could one day headline a Broadway production if she so chooses to do so." [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rodgers and Hammerstein, except tracks 10, 11, 15 and 22 which are written solely by Richard Rodgers.

Standard [2] [10] [11]
No.TitleRecording Artist(s)Length
1."Preludium"
2:56
2."The Sound of Music" Carrie Underwood 3:06
3."Maria"
  • McDonald
  • Noll
  • Molaskey
  • Shaddow
3:15
4."My Favorite Things"
  • McDonald
  • Underwood
3:02
5."Do-Re-Mi"
  • Underwood
  • Ariane Rinehart
  • Michael Nigro
  • Ella Watts-Gorman
  • Joe West
  • Sophia Caruso, Grace Rundhaug
  • Peyton Ella
5:01
6."Sixteen Going on Seventeen"
  • Rinehart
  • Michael Campayno
5:11
7."The Lonely Goatherd"
  • Underwood
  • Rinehart
  • Nigro
  • Watts-Gorman
  • West
  • Caruso
  • Rundhaug
  • Ella
3:28
8."How Can Love Survive?"
3:06
9."The Sound of Music" (Reprise)
2:07
10."The Grand Waltz (Instrumental)"David Chase1:29
11."Ländler (Instrumental)"Chase2:00
12."So Long, Farewell"
  • Rinehart
  • Nigro
  • Watts-Gorman
  • West
  • Caruso
  • Rundhaug
  • Ella
2:54
13."Climb Ev'ry Mountain"McDonald2:46
14."No Way to Stop It"
  • Benanti
  • Borle
  • Moyer
3:08
15."Something Good"
  • Underwood
  • Moyer
2:54
16."Processional & Maria" (The Wedding)
  • McDonald
  • Noll
  • Molaskey
  • Shaddow
  • The Nuns of Nonnberg Abbey
2:48
17."Sixteen Going on Seventeen" (Reprise)
  • Underwood
  • Rinehart
2:12
18."Do, Re, Me" (Reprise) (The Concert)
  • Moyer
  • Underwood
  • Rinehart
  • Nigro
  • Watts-Gorman
  • West
  • Caruso
  • Rundhaug
  • Ella
1:18
19."Edelweiss" (The Concert)
  • Moyer
  • Underwood
  • Rinehart
  • Nigro
  • Watts-Gorman
  • West
  • Caruso
  • Rundhaug
  • Ella
2:09
20."So Long, Farewell" (Reprise) (The Concert)
  • Moyer
  • Underwood
  • Rinehart
  • Nigro
  • Watts-Gorman
  • West
  • Caruso
  • Rundhaug
  • Ella
1:59
21."Climb Ev'ry Mountain" (Finale Ultimo)
  • McDonald
  • Noll
  • Molaskey
  • Shaddow
  • The Nuns of Nonnberg Abbey
1:37
22."End Credits (Instrumental)"Chase2:56
Total length:61:22
Walmart exclusive sing-a-long bonus disc [3] [12]
No.TitleLength
1."My Favorite Things" (Sing-A-Long)3:03
2."Do-Re-Mi" (Sing-A-Long)5:02
3."Sixteen Going on Seventeen" (Sing-A-Long)5:11
4."The Lonely Goatherd" (Sing-A-Long)3:28
5."The Sound of Music" (Sing-A-Long)3:06
6."So Long, Farewell" (Sing-A-Long)2:54
7."Climb Ev'ry Mountain" (Sing-A-Long)2:47
8."Something Good" (Sing-A-Long)2:55
9."Edelweiss" (Sing-A-Long)2:10
Total length:30:36

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel: [13] [14]

On instruments
Sounding
Managerial
Technical and production
Visuals and imagery

Sales and chart performance

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at number 17 with sales of 38,000. [15] [16] [17] On December 21, 2013 the soundtrack debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Soundtracks chart. [18] The following week the soundtrack held the number 2 spot on the Billboard Soundtracks chart, [19] as well as its third week on the chart. [20] It has sold 103,000 copies in the US as of January 2, 2014. [21]

Release history

Release date and formats for The Sound of Music: Music from the NBC Television Event
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesDecember 3, 2013 Masterworks [1] [3]

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