{"id":13682,"date":"2015-03-11T08:47:26","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T08:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/the-hills-are-still-alive-with-the-sound-of-music-2\/"},"modified":"2015-03-11T08:47:26","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T08:47:26","slug":"the-hills-are-still-alive-with-the-sound-of-music-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/the-hills-are-still-alive-with-the-sound-of-music-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The hills are still alive with \u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Tabia Robinson<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Staff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n

artsent.asp@gmail.com<\/em><\/p>\n

March 10, 2015<\/p>\n

\"Photo<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo Credit: drafthouse.com
Julie Andrews in an iconic scene from \u201cThe Sound of Music.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The classic film \u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d celebrated its 50th anniversary last week. Based on the true story of Maria von Trapp and her family, \u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d was a big success. In 1965, Robert Wise (\u201cWest Side Story\u201d) directed the film, which won five Academy Awards including the award for Best Picture.<\/p>\n

The movie wouldn\u2019t have been possible without the book \u201cThe Story of the Trapp Family Singers,\u201d written by Maria von Trapp. The book and the movie have some differences. According to archives.gov, Maria was a tutor to one of the von Trapp children in 1926. Her and Georg, known as Captain von Trapp in the movie, ended up getting married the year after in 1927. In the book, Georg was a kindhearted person that had love for music and his family and showed it greatly. Robert Wise changed the story to make the focus Maria and her love for the children and music.<\/p>\n

The von Trapp family patriarch, Captain Georg von Trapp, was a captain in the Austrian navy during World War I. The Nazi\u2019s came to annex Austria and Captain von Trapp decided that he wouldn\u2019t submit to the Nazi regime. Their policies and beliefs didn\u2019t coincide with what the Nazi\u2019s wanted and they decided to leave.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d was first adapted as a stage musical and opened on Nov. 16, 1959 at the well-known Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City. Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II wrote the musical score for this production which eventually became the same score for the movie. The musical also came out on top at the Tony Awards the following year in 1960 and won six awards including Best Musical.<\/p>\n

Two years later, in 1962 Ernest Lehman (\u201cHello Dolly\u201d and \u201cWest Side Story\u201d) was hired by 20th Century Fox to write the screenplay for the film adaptation. Lehman decided it would be a good idea to have Robert Wise direct \u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d film. They worked on the 1961 movie \u201cWest Side Story\u201d together. Lehman knew right away that he wanted Julie Andrews to play Maria. She was the first one who was cast in the movie, the last person being Dan Truhitte who played the role of Rolfe.<\/p>\n

The enchanting music and dancing draws the viewers in. Choreographers Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood (\u201cMary Poppins\u201d) worked on all of the choreography in the movie, including the puppet scene \u201cThe Lonely Goatherd.\u201d It took less than a year for the filming and photography to be completed before the film was released. The soundtrack was named number one on Billboard 200 in 1965 and was also named the biggest-selling in the United Kingdom in 1965, 1966 and 1968.<\/p>\n

The film\u2019s first reviews were far from positive. Reviewers thought it was corny and that it was too catered towards children. As it opened across the United States however, the viewers flocked to the theaters and the movie ultimately became the number one movie in the country. According to Julia Antopol Hirsch\u2019s book \u201cThe Sound of Music: The Making of America\u2019s Favorite Movie,\u201d \u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d was the first American movie to be translated completely in a foreign language. Eight years later in 1973, the movie was released on video and earned approximately $ 11 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d still lives on. In 2013, there was a television version of the movie starring Carrie Underwood as Maria. That version of the movie was directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller (\u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d and \u201cMTV Video Music Awards\u201d) and Rob Ashford. Also at this year\u2019s Academy Awards ceremony, Lady Gaga gave a powerhouse performance of a medley of songs from the movie. She was given a standing ovation and left viewers teary eyed as Julie Andrews came out to embrace her.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d was a historic movie and 50 years later it is still making an impact on future generations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


\nThe Albany Student Press<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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