Glenn Miller was popular around the world and apparently so was the film of his life story. Soundtrack recordings from the film were issued in many countries and over the next few weeks, we’ll be looking at some of them, especially the ones featuring Stewart’s photo on the record sleeves. First up is Denmark. Two…
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Louis Armstrong – The Glenn Miller Story Recordings
In the blog, “The Glenn Miller Story – Part 2,” we covered the Louis Armstrong Decca single with songs from the film’s soundtrack. Now, here’s some more of the Armstrong releases around the world. First, there was also a 10-inch, 78 RPM disc issued in the U.S. The picture sleeve was very similar to that…
That’s Entertainment
That’s Entertainment (MCA 2-11002), a 2-LP set issued in 1974, features one song by Jimmy Stewart and Eleanor Powell (as mentioned in other blogs, although Powell usually receives credit, the voice is actually that of Marjorie Lane, who dubbed Miss Powell’s vocals in the film). The song is Easy to Love and on the album…
Ziegfeld Girl – Soundtrack
At the time the film was released, there was no soundtrack album. There were however several 78 RPM records of songs from the soundtrack issued.Amond the songs issued were: You Stepped Out of a Dream (Nacio Herb Brown/Gus Kahn), I’m Always Chasing Rainbows (Harry Carroll/Joseph McCarthy), Too Beautiful to Last (Marty Symes/Ruth Lowe) and Minnie…
On Our Merry Way – Soundtrack Music
On Our Merry Way, starring Stewart, Paulette Goddard, Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour, Fred MacMurray, Victor Moore and Burgess Meredith, was released in June of 1948. No soundtrack album was issued, but there were several recordings of songs from the film issued. The first single, Queen of the Hollywood Islands (Frank Loesser) by Dorothy Lamour, was…
Vivacious Lady – Soundtrack
When the Jimmy Stewart-Ginger Rogers film, Vivacious Lady, was released in 1938. This full page ad for the film appeared in the Motion Picture Daily on May 2nd of that year. There were no official soundtrack recordings released. In the film, Ginger Rogers had sung the song You’ll Be Reminded of Me (George Jessel/Jack Meskill/Ted…
The Naked Spur – Soundtrack
The Naked Spur, starring Jimmy Stewart, Janet Leigh and Robert Ryan, was released in February of 1953. The original soundtrack music was written by Bronislau Kaper. The orchestrations were by Robert Franklin and Hans Sommer was the conductor. All music was recorded September 15 and 16, 1952. However, no soundtrack album was issued at the…
Rose Marie – Soundtrack
Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy were the stars of this 1936 film, with Stewart playing the minor role of John Flower in only his second feature film appearance. Below is a candid photo from the set of the film which appeared in the September, 1936, edition of Hollywood: Seen eating birthday cake are (L-R): Gene…
Music from Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl was a 1937 film in which Stewart had a non-starring role. The stars were Janet Gaynor and Robert Taylor. The title song was written by Herbert Stothart, Edward Ward and Gus Kahn, and was recorded and released by no fewer than four artists. Decca 802 – Jan Garber with vocal by Lew…
The Philadelphia Story – Soundtrack
No soundtrack album has been officially released for this 1940 film, but selections can be heard on releases. The first release was on the 1974 album, Sunset Boulevard – The Classic Film Scores of Franz Waxman. There also was a 4-page booklet inserted into each album jacket. This booklet included a photo from The Philadelphia…
