Top musical number in film

Subject: RE: Top musical number in film
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 19 Nov 12 - 08:11 PM

La Marseillaise in Casablanca always stirs my emotions.

Subject: RE: Top musical number in film
From: kendall
Date: 19 Nov 12 - 08:58 PM

I've never cared for musicals, but You'll never walk alone is one of the greats.

Of course, my favorite movie music is Lara's Theme from Doctor Zhivago.

Subject: RE: Top musical number in film
From: fat B****rd
Date: 20 Nov 12 - 04:47 PM

One I came across whilst researching the other night is "Eternally" the theme from Chaplin's 'Limelight'.

Subject: RE: Top musical number in film
From: RoyH (Burl)
Date: 20 Nov 12 - 05:45 PM

I forget what film it was in,nor can I remember which member of the Huston family sang it, BUT, 'September Song' was beautiful.
Mention of 'Singin' inthe Rain' reminds me of the great performance by Jean Hagen as Lena Lamont,talentless but vain silent movie star. She delivered a marvellous line to the director who threatened to fire her from his movie, 'You can't fire me. I'm a star! I make more money than Calvin Coolidge.Put Together!'

Subject: RE: Top musical number in film
From: GUEST,Desi C
Date: 21 Nov 12 - 08:14 AM

Probably one of the most obvious, but for me Singing In The Rain from the musical of the same name. And as another contributor below gave Meet Me In St Louis

Subject: RE: Top musical number in film
From: GUEST,Dave Illingworth
Date: 22 Nov 12 - 06:50 AM

Getting down to basics, how about WC Fields rendition of "The Fatal Glass Of Beer" from film of same name (1933).

"Once upon the sidewalk he met a Salvation Army gal
And wickedly he broke her tambourine.
All she said was 'Heaven bless you' and placed a mark upon his brow
With a kick she'd learned before she had been saved."

The film also contains one of my favourite WC Fields lines:-

My Uncle Ichabod said, speaking of the city,
"It ain't no place for a woman, gal, but pretty men go thar."

Subject: RE: Top musical number in film
From: deepdoc1
Date: 22 Nov 12 - 09:24 AM

Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World" in "Good Morning, Vietnam" has seared itself in my memory.

Subject: RE: Top musical number in film
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 09 Aug 13 - 10:12 AM

Has just come back to memory ~~ wonder why? They filmed the Broadway compilation show 'New Faces of 1954', with the incomparable Eartha Kitt singing Uska Dara. What a unique voice and style she had!

~M~

Subject: RE: Top musical number in film
From: GUEST,gillymor
Date: 09 Aug 13 - 10:51 AM

One of my all-time favorite songs But Not For Me
by Judy Garland in Girl Crazy.

Subject: RE: Top musical number in film
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 09 Aug 13 - 11:24 AM

"Let's get together" Hayley Mills duetting with ... Hayley Mills.

Subject: RE: Top musical number in film
From: GUEST,eldergirl
Date: 09 Aug 13 - 01:29 PM

Song by Cat Stevens as he was then, sung by Ruth Jordan(?)as Maude in 'Harold and Maude', then again at end of film by lad playing Harold.. can't remember his name just now. That was an odd little film.'If you want to be you, be you, and if you want to be me, be me...' Song was kind of an antidote to sadness of film content.

Subject: RE: Top musical number in film
From: GUEST,eldergirl
Date: 10 Aug 13 - 01:46 PM

Having said that, I do agree with MtheGM about Brush up your Shakespeare, and Always true to you, darling in my fashion. Superb numbers both.

Subject: RE: Top musical number in film
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 10 Aug 13 - 02:10 PM

I haven't read through all the above, but I do like this one.

The Water is Wide used as movie theme

Subject: RE: Top musical number in film
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 11 Aug 13 - 03:44 AM

Pirates of the Caribbean' Klaus Badelt, composer
Especially towards the end!

'Somewhere in Time'--John Barry, Composer


..and there's some other really good ones.. but for now..............

GfS

Subject: RE: Top musical number in film
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 11 Aug 13 - 03:45 AM

and this one:

'Exodus' , Ferrante and Teicher, pianists, Ernest Gold, composer

GfS