The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Two CD Set: Deluxe Edition,
Rhino R2 71964 (1995)
UPC # 08122719642

This is a fantastic collection! This set contains the complete Academy Award winning score of the movie, and includes all known outtakes (no unknown outtakes included, ha)! It's an excellent production, and includes a great booklet by John Fricke. A must-have for all Oz fans!

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Disc One Tracks:

1. Main Title - MGM Studio Orchestra
2. Trouble in School (extended version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
3. Farmyard (outtake) - MGM Studio Orchestra
4. Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland
5. Miss Gulch (extended version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
6. Leaving Home - MGM Studio Orchestra
7. Crystal Gazing - MGM Studio Orchestra
8. Cyclone (extended version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
9. Munchkinland - MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus
10. I'm Not a Witch - MGM Studio Orchestra
Munchkinland Musical Sequence:
     11. Come Out, Come Out... - Billie Burke and The Munchkins
     12. It Really Was No Miracle - Judy Garland, Billy Bletcher and The Munchkins
     13. We Thank You Very Sweetly - Joseph Koziel (?) and Frank Cucksey
     14. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead - The Munchkins
     15. As Mayor of the Munchkin City - Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colveg and J.D. Jewkes
     16. As Coroner, I Must Aver - Harry Stanton
     17. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead (reprise) - The Munchkins
     18. The Lullaby League - Lorraine Bridges, Betty Rome and Carol Tevis
     19. The Lollipop Guild - Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colveg and Harry Stanton
     20. We Welcome You to Munchkinland - The Munchkins
21. Threatening Witch - MGM Studio Orchestra
22. Leaving Munchkinland - MGM Studio Orchestra
23. Good Fairy Vanishes - MGM Studio Orchestra
24. Follow the Yellow Brick Road / You're Off to See the Wizard - Judy Garland and The Munchkins
25. The Cornfield - MGM Studio Orchestra
26. If I Only Had a Brain (extended version) - Ray Bolger and Judy Garland
27. We're Off to See the Wizard (duo) - Judy Garland and Ray Bolger
28. The Apple Orchard (extended version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
29. If I Only Had a Heart (extended version) - Jack Haley with Adriana Caselotti as Juliet's voice
30. Witch on the Roof (extended version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
31. Bees and Tin Woodman Lament (partial outtake) - MGM Studio Orchestra
32. We're Off to See the Wizard (trio) - Judy Garland, Ray Bolger and Buddy Ebsen
33. Into the Forest of Wild Beasts - MGM Studio Orchestra
34. The Lion's Confession (outtake) - MGM Studio Orchestra
35. If I Only Had the Nerve - Bert Lahr, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Judy Garland
36. We're Off to See the Wizard (quartet) - Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Buddy Ebsen and Bert Lahr
37. Poppies - MGM Studio Orchestra
38. The Spell (extended version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
39. Optimistic Voices - MGM Studio Orchestra, The Debutantes and The Rhythmettes
40. Sign on the Gate / The City Gates Open (extended version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
41. The Merry Old Land of Oz - Frank Morgan, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Tyler Brook, Ralph Sudam, Bobby Watson, Oliver Smith, Charles Irwin, Lois January, Elivda Rizzo, Lorraine Bridges and the MGM Studio Chorus
42. Change of the Guard (outtake) / Wizard's Exit - MGM Studio Orchestra
43. If I Were King of the Forest (extended version) - Bert Lahr, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Buddy Ebsen
44. At the Gates of Emerald City (extended version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
45. Magic Smoke Chords - MGM Studio Orchestra
46. Terrified Lion - MGM Studio Orchestra

Disc Two Tracks:

1. The Haunted Forest (extended version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
2. The Jitterbug (outtake) - Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Buddy Ebsen and Bert Lahr
3. The Jitterbug's Attack (extended version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
4. The Witch's Castle (extended version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
5. Toto Brings News - (extended version) - MGM Studio Orchestra / Over the Rainbow (reprise, outtake) - Judy Garland
6. March of the Winkies (extended version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
7. Dorothy's Rescue (extended version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
8. On the Castle Wall (extended version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
9. Ding-Dong! Emerald City (outtake) - Ken Darby and the MGM Studio Chorus
10. The Wizard's Expose' (extended version) / Emerald City Graduation Exercises - MGM Studio Orchestra
11. Fill-In Awards / I Was Floating Through Space / Balloon Ascension / Second Cheer - MGM Studio Orchestra
12. I Hereby Decree - MGM Studio Orchestra
13. Delirious Escape (extended version) / Delirious / Delirious Escape Continued / End Title - MGM Studio Orchestra

Supplemental Material:

14. Main Title (alternate take with unused tag) - MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus
15. Over the Rainbow (partial take) - Judy Garland
16. Over the Rainbow (alternate take) - Judy Garland
17. Cyclone (final film version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
18. Munchkinland Insert (alternate tag) - MGM Studio Orchestra
19. I'm Not a Witch (alternate version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
20. Munchkinland Musical Sequence (rehearsal demo) - Harold Arlen and E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
21. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead (alternate/a cappella choir version) - MGM Studio Chorus
22. The Lollipop Guild (original Munchkin actors' voices) - three unidentified "Singer Midgets"
23. Follow the Yellow Brick Road / You're Off to See the Wizard (orchestral angles) - MGM Studio Orchestra
24. If I Only Had a Brain (unused dance music) - MGM Studio Orchestra
25. If I Only Had a Heart (unused version) - Buddy Ebsen with Adriana Caselotti
26. The Lion's Confession (outtake/alternate arrangement) - MGM Studio Orchestra
27. Poppies (alternate version with heavenly choir) - MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus
28. Optimistic Voices (rehearsal demo) - Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg and Roger Edens
29. Optimistic Voices (alternate vocal arrangement) - The Debutantes and The Rhythmettes
30. The Merry Old Land of Oz (orchestral angles) - MGM Studio Orchestra
31. If I Were King of the Forest (partial take/alternate voice tag) - Bert Lahr, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger and Buddy Ebsen
32. If I Were King of the Forest (alternate vocal tag) - Bert Lahr, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Buddy Ebsen and Georgia Stark
33. The Jitterbug (choreography rehearsal) - Dona Massin, Ray Bolger, Buddy Ebsen and Bert Lahr
34. Over the Rainbow (reprise, outtake/alternate version) - Judy Garland
35. Ding-Dong! Emerald City (alternate version) - MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus
36. End Title (alternate version) - MGM Studio Orchestra