ABOUT
THE DISC & RECORDINGS:
CBS Special Products began
releasing MGM soundtracks on CD in 1989, and
all were taken directly from the soundtracks
of the films themselves rather than from the
original pre-recordings or the M-G-M Records
albums. Although these CDs had the "complete" soundtracks
available for the first time,
they were confined to what ended up on the
screen in the finished films. Some of the CDs
actually included an outtake or two.
In the case of this "Oz" soundtrack, it was presented
as the previous records had been, with "music and dramatic
selections"
from
the film. This time expanded to include more dialog and finally
the inclusion of "The Merry Old Land Of Oz". The bonus on
this CD is the first official release of "The Jitterbug" outtake.
As an added bonus, the CD included an offer to purchase a
special 50th anniversary poster (see image at right)
All images on this page from the collections of Scott Brogan
and Eric Hemphill.
CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO SEE THOSE EDITIONS OF THIS SOUNDTRACK
TRACK
LISTING
This album seamlessly presents both
dialog and songs from the film without separate tracks
for each song.
The CD has selections digitally coded into the tracks shown
below.
Musical
and Dramatic Selections Recorded Directly From
The Sound Track of M-G-M's Technicolor Film
"The Wizard Of Oz"
Song
Title
Performed by...
Time
Overture
The M-G-M Studio Orchestra
and Chorus
2:56
Over
The Rainbow
Judy
Garland (with dialog
and music)
6:50
Twister
(dialog
and music)
2:36
Munchkinland
Judy
Garland, Billie Burke, and The Munchkins
5:21
Ding
Dong! The Witch Is Dead
The
Munchkins
7:49
Follow
The Yellow Brick Road
Judy
Garland & The Munchkins
3:51
If
I Only Had A Brain
Ray Bolger and Judy Garland
3:41
If
I Only Had A Heart
Jack
Haley
3:33
Lions
And Tigers And Bears
(dialog
and music)
4:11
If
I Only Had The Nerve
Bert Lahr, Ray Bolger,
Jack Haley and Judy Garland
1:07
Optimistic
Voices
The
M-G-M Studio Chorus
2:05
The
Merry Old Land Of Oz
Frank
Morgan, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and
Bert Lahr
2:56
If
I Were King Of The Forest
Bert
Lahr
2:22
Courage
Bert
Lahr
1:04
Audience
With The Wizard
(dialog
and music)
2:04
The
Witch Captures Dorothy
(dialog
and music)
4:20
The
Castle Of The Wicked Witch
(dialog
and music)
3:58
Return
To The Wizard
(dialog
and music)
4:41
Dorothy's
Farewell To Oz
(dialog
and music)
2:56
There's
No Place Like Home/Finale
(dialog
and music)
1:57
The
Jitterbug
Judy
Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Bert Lahr
