Musical selections in The Wizard of Oz

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The 1939 musical fantasy film The Wizard of Oz features several well-known songs. Its principal number, “Over the Rainbow,” written by Harold Arlen (music) and E.Y. “Yip” Harburg (lyrics), won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The song has since been widely covered and has ranked highly on lists of notable film songs, including the American Film Institute’s “100 Years…100 Songs.” Herbert Stothart, who adapted the music for the screen, won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Wizard of Oz. Georgie Stoll was the associate conductor and screen credits were given to George Bassman, Murray Cutter (who did "Over the Rainbow"), Ken Darby and Paul Marquardt for orchestral and vocal arrangements. As usual, Roger Edens was heavily involved as the unbilled musical associate of Arthur Freed. Incidental music was contributed by Stoll, Bassman, Robert Stringer and also Conrad Salinger. The music to "Optimistic Voices" was written by Arlen and Stothart. Herbert Stothart conducted...

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