Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Meanwhile, the United States exerts it's influence to keep the Vichy French from turning vessels in Martinique belonging to the surrendered French government from falling into German hands. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. There is plenty of great music in this lode to fill out an entire CD and then some. The US Navy suffers defeats by the Japanese Navy around the islandin an area called Ironbottom Sound. Rodgers contributed 12 "themes"short piano compositions a minute or two in length; these may be examined in the Rodgers Collection at the Library of Congress. Meanwhile, the German Luftwaffe attacks Malta, but the Maltese remain determined to keep fighting. The British Navy engages German U-Boats and the pocket battleship Graf Spee in the South Atlantic. \r\rLyrics were added by Oscar Hammerstein and as a song it was introduced by Isabel Bigley and Richard Hayes in the Stage musical \"Me and Juliet\" and recorded by Perry in May of 1953. , Number of discs Add to Cart. Go directly to shout page. As good as the pictures are, the music is great and narration by Alexander Scourby is fabulous. It ends in debacle: The risen battleships of Pearl Harbor avenge the attack in Surigao Strait, the Center Force is defeated in Sibuyan Sea, the jeep carriers and destroyers fend off a stronger Japanese force near Samar and the remaining Japanese aircraft carriers are sunk. 544 Pages, 7.00 x 10.00 in, 83 color illus. Rodgers also received a Distinguished Service Award from the US Navy. The atomic bomb is detonated, and its effects demonstrated at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Dolby Surround remastering preserves the luster of the original LPs, and the stereo separation recalls the days when that kind of effect was, in and of itself, a conversation piece. We dont share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we dont sell your information to others. 3 by Frdric Chopin. , ASIN Bing Crosby recorded it for Decca Records on December 31, 1953 [4] and it was also included on his LP Bing Sings the Hits. The Japanese invade China in 1937, but the Japanese are not satisfied and they invade Indochina and Thailand, enabling the invasion of Burma. By Hayley Beasley Dye English singer, Ronnie Hilton was number one for 6 weeks with No Other Love. With war now declared by the US, naval forces join to bring convoys of supplies across the Atlantic Ocean to the Allies in England. When Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II collaborated on Me and Juliet, Rodgers took his old melody and set it to new words by Hammerstein, producing the song "No Other Love". : If you were approached to do some work for the United States Navy, Weaver said, wed like your assurance that you wouldnt refuse to consider it. A little taken aback, Rodgers replied, Well, of course I wouldnt refuse to consider an offer from the United States Navy.. 7/2017, posted anonymously: "This song is attributed to being composed by Richard Rodgers when it was really composed by Chopin. [1] The song has a tango rhythm (referred to by Rodgers as a "languid tango" in his autobiography, Musical Stages). Cafe Songbook would like to further note that song titles cannot be copyrighted. } This is often a source of confusion. Film Chest's bargain-priced DVD of "Victory at Sea" (feature film version) is, as they say, obviously from a "dupe negative" of a 16mm print. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. Just after the US entered World War II, the Japanese conquered and occupied the Commonwealth of the Philippines, an American protectorate. The title of the documentary: "Victory at Sea. Why not more? The Japanese fleet is destroyed in a classic "turkey shoot". Rodgers would con- tribute twelve 'themes' - short piano compositions a minute or two in length - while Robert Russell Bennett did the scoring and conducted the NBC Symphony Orchestra on the soundtrack recording sessions. The Allies are victorious in New Guinea as they repel the Japanese. This article is about the Rodgers and Hammerstein song. : Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, No Import Fees Deposit & $9.15 Shipping to Germany. Victory at Sea, a 26-episode series on World War II, represented one of the most ambitious documentary undertakings of early network television. ". But there is still a slow campaign (Salerno, Cassino, Anzio) until victory is achieved by the liberation of Roma, where Romans celebrate freedom waving American flags, and the Pope addressing the audience. One of these items ships sooner than the other. "Victory at Sea"aired on Sunday afternoons beginning on October 26, 1952, with actor Leonard Graves, who had also worked onThe King and I, providing the narration. Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. USS Bunker Hill after being hit by two Kamikaze aircraft, May 11, 1945. , Release date Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! The May 1953 recording by RCA Victor recording artist Perry Como became a "Number One" hit on the pop charts later that year. NBC also prepared another, 79-minute, condensation for broadcast, and it debuted on 29 December 1960 in a 90-minute evening slot as part of NBC's Project Twenty ("Project XX") series, which itself was established in 1955 as an offshoot of original Victory at Sea production unit. Salomon left the Navy in 1948 and eventually discussed his idea of a documentary series with one of his Phillips Academy and Harvard classmates, Robert Sarnoff, a rising executive at NBC television and the son of David Sarnoff, the chairman of RCA (then the owner of NBC). This episode show how US Navy submarines contributed to the Japanese empire's defeat, sinking thousands of tons of cargo ships. The British Navy engages German U-Boats and the pocket battleship Graf Spee in the South Atlantic. If you can find the RCA recordings of the soundtrack of the series (3 LPs or CDs) buy them. Meanwhile, the United States exerts it's influence to keep the Vichy French from turning ve Read allThe British Navy engages German U-Boats and the pocket battleship Graf Spee in the South Atlantic. Enhancements you chose aren't available for this seller. . A lifelong musician and composer from Kansas City, Missouri, Bennett had cut his teeth on military music during World War I, when he had directed an army band. The Japanese are ascendant as they invade the East Indies, Singapore and the Philippines. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. . In 2012, Mill Creek Entertainment marketed the 26-episode series on two DVDs and a bonus disc running over 16 hours. A well-produced feature -length version of the TV documentary series with actual footage from the battles described, it's emotional and provides a good look at what our men and those of our allies, and even enemies, faced in WWII. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. The category has since been renamed "Best Engineered Album, Classical.". Narrated by Alexander Scourby and scored by Richard Rodgers and Robert Russell Bennett, this feature film version was remastered using a recently discovered 16mm dupe print. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. Rodgers's "Beneath the Southern Cross" theme was given words by Oscar Hammerstein, titled "No Other Love", and put into their 1953 musical, Me and Juliet. Richard Rodgers' haunting tango in Episode 10, Beneath the Southern Cross, is likely the very first made-for-TV original orchestral work (and perhaps the only one) to be converted into a song in a Broadway musical. album: title, Notes: If you love the sea and vivid imagery of the sea and ships, along with military review marches and tropical island settings, then "Victory at Sea" will come to life for you without even having to watch the film footage to show what the music tells. For earlier song by the same title, see, List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1950s, I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair, The Sound of Music: Music from the NBC Television Event, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=No_Other_Love_(1953_song)&oldid=1109350539, Songs with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, Articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 9 September 2022, at 10:22. )\rNo other love!\r\rLyrics copyright Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell. Have always heard of this film but hadn't seen it. Over 13,000 hours of archival film footage from the U.S., British, German, and Japanese navies were gathered and edited for use in the episodes. All Reviews: Mostly Positive (459) Release Date: Aug 8, 2014 Developer: Evil Twin Artworks Publisher: Evil Twin Artworks either iTunes/LinkShare or Amazon.com). World War II comes to the Mediterranean Sea as Italian, French and British naval forces struggle. Famous for its music score, eloquent narration and combat footage. Victory at Sea Pacific features: Search and destroy enemy fleets across the entire Pacific Ocean. Michael Feinstein - included in his 1988 album Isn't It Romantic. Catalog of The Great American Songbook: For a complete listing of songs used in the original production of Me and Juliet, see IBDB song list. When Rodgers and Hammerstein's unsuccessful musical "Me and Juliet" opened on Broadway in 1953, the principal love song from the show, "No Other Love", used the melody of the tango with lyrics fitted to it by Oscar Hammerstein II. Still played by many orchestras and radio programs on Veterans Day and Memorial Day, the guns and strings of Victory at Sea continue to resonate in the twenty-first century. Unable to add item to List. Otherwise, the CD is a mostly a hodgepodge of sumptuously played film scores from war movies -- mostly with a WWII setting -- and an occasional war song ("Over There," "The Colonel Bogey March"), topped off by a pro-forma Richard Hayman-arranged medley of U.S. Armed Forces songs The most substantial piece of material of the lot is Richard Addinsell's tuneful Rachmaninoff pastiche, "Warsaw Concerto," played in somewhat smoothed-over fashion by Kunzel, the Cincinnati Pops, and pianist William Tritt. The music soundtrack, originally released as an LP record, has been remastered and released on compact disc. Training in twin engine B-25 Mitchell bombers, the 477th never actually saw combat overseas, but fought another battle here in the United States. Portions of the score were played at Nixons funeral. These include both unofficial and official releases. MPAA rating Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2020, Victort at Sea was the first documentary to cover the WWII years. Any other images that appear on CafeSongbook.com pages are either in the public domain or appear through the specific permission of their owners. That distinction belonged to American composer Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981). : Though damaged, the US Navy survives to fight again. Victory At Sea: Benson-Class Destroyers. Rodgers was chosen by series producer Henry Salamon based on his being the "leading American composer of his day," a somewhat exalted (though understandable) judgement for a man who was most closely associated with the Broadway stage and Hollywood. We dont have an album for this track yet. Year ${cardName} not available for the seller you chose. I've owned it on reel-to-reel video tape, VHS, and DVD before buying this version. Originally formed as a two-piece Jimmie Rodgers cover-band in 2004, both their musical palette and membership has grown over the years. The quality of this DVD is excellent. Hardcover; 9780300219173; Published: Tuesday, 26 Apr 2022; $37.50. (Video credit). Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2017. They thus bring the fight through a series of "island-hopping" offensives using a new shipthe slow but vital LST. ], Tv Themes Of The 80'S / Sounds Of The 80'S / Ost. No mention of that melody having originally been composed by Chopin was found. Victory at Sea Admiralty Edition - collector's edition hardback rulebook & Noshiro special model 85.00 Add to Cart Victory at Sea IJN fleet 104.00 Add to Cart Victory at Sea US Navy fleet 104.00 Add to Cart Victory at Sea Kriegsmarine fleet 104.00 Add to Cart Victory at Sea Royal Navy fleet 104.00 Add to Cart Victory at Sea hardback book 2 people found this helpful Helpful Report abuse Jan in the North Woods Lucky to have this music Meanwhile, to the tune of Richard Rodgers' most famous march from the series, America's men and materiel are mobilized against the ultimate struggle that is World War II. NBC made a distribution deal with United Artists and the film debuted in mid-1954. Years[/RoviLink] -- a study of Winston Churchill -- a fine score that ought to be better-known. The Big three met at Potsdam, Germany, in the summer of 1945 to discuss the fate of the world after World War II. Meanwhile, the United States exerts it's influence to keep the Vichy French from turning vessels in Martinique belonging to the surrendered French government from falling into Germa Read allThe British Navy engages German U-Boats and the pocket battleship Graf Spee in the South Atlantic. Embassy Home Entertainment produced the VHS, Betamax, and LaserDisc versions. 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