Music by: Richard Rodgers
Words by: Oscar Hammerstein
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info:
Carousel is a 1956 American musical film based on the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical of the same name,
which in turn was based on Ferenc Molnár's non-musical play Liliom. The film stars Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones, and
was directed by Henry King. Like the original stage production, the film contains what many critics consider some of Rodgers and Hammerstein's most beautiful songs, as well as what may be, along with the plots of Allegro and South Pacific, the most serious
storyline found in their musicals.
Cast:
Gordon MacRae as Billy Bigelow
Shirley Jones as Julie Jordan
Cameron Mitchell as Jigger Craigin
Barbara Ruick as Carrie Pipperidge
Claramae Turner as Cousin Nettie Fowler
Gene Lockhart as the Starkeeper and Dr. Seldon
Robert Rounseville as Enoch Snow
John Dehner as Mr. Bascombe
Susan Luckey as Louise Bigelow
Jacques d'Amboise as the Starlight Carnival barker
William LeMassena as the Heavenly Friend
Tor Johnson as Strong Man (uncredited)
Soundtrack album:
The soundtrack album was first issued on LP in 1956 by Capitol Records, but only in mono. However, because the film's soundtrack
had been recorded in then state-of-the-art stereo, as all Cinemascope films were back then, it was possible for Capitol to release a
stereo LP of the album in 1958, after stereo records became a reality. The later release was shortened by about 5 minutes, by
abridging the opening instrumental "Carousel Waltz" due to technical limitations imposed by the then-new format. The mono release,
as originally issued, played for about fifty minutes, while the stereo one played for forty-five.
A large team of orchestrators lent their expertise to the complex musical arrangements recorded for the soundtrack: Nelson Riddle, Herbert W. Spencer, Earle Hagen, Edward B. Powell (responsible for "If I Loved You"), Bernard Mayer and Gus Levene.
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