The Sound of Music Story

Posted on 06 June 2018 by Tom Santopietro

On March 2, 1965, The Sound of Music was released in the United States and the love affair between moviegoers and the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical was on Rarely has a film captured the love and imagination of the moviegoing public in the way that The Sound of Music did as it blended history, music, Austrian location filming, heartfelt emotion and the yodeling of Julie Andrews into a monster hit Now, Tom Santopietro has written the ultimate Sound of Music fan book with all the inside dope from behind the scenes stories of the filming in Austria and Hollywood to new interviews with Johannes von Trapp and others Santopietro looks back at the real life story of Maria von Trapp, goes on to chronicle the sensational success of the Broadway musical, and recounts the story of the near cancellation of the film when the Cleopatra bankrupted 20th Century Fox We all know that Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer played Maria and Captain Von Trapp, but who else had been considered Tom Santopietro knows and will tell all while providing a historian s critical analysis of the careers of director Robert Wise and screenwriter Ernest Lehman, a look at the critical controversy which greeted the movie, the film s relationship to the turbulent 1960s and the super stardom which engulfed Julie Andrews Tom Santopietro s The Story of The Sound of Music is book for everyone who cherishes this American classic. New Read Kindle ePUB The Sound of Music Story author Tom Santopietro – kino-fada.fr Do you like The Sound of Music Do you really, really want to know EVERYTHING about the movie, about the family von Trapp, about the filming of the movie, about the premier, the life of the actors and the people that made the movie Do you feel the need to know about all the problems with the filming, the problems before the filming and stuff like that Then, this is the book for you Personally, I found that the book contained way too much information that I just felt wasn t really that intere Do you like The Sound of Music Do you really, really want to know EVERYTHING about the movie, about the family von Trapp, about the filming of the movie, about the premier, the life of the actors and the people that made the movie Do you feel the need to know about all the problems with the filming, the problems before the filming and stuff like that Then, this is the book for you Personally, I found that the book contained way too much information that I just felt wasn t really that interesting to know or that I already knew from watching a documentary about the movie that I have on my DVD version I mean, the von Trapp family history is interesting and of course, the filming of the movie is always nice to read about, but much of th...This is an interesting read, but I found there to be simply too much information in this It s great if you are a super fan and want to know every little detail about every little thing, but to be honest I found it to get a little tiresome I love The Sound of Music, but I am not so obsessed that I feel the need to k...Since the enormously popular movie based on the story of the Von Trapp family was released 50 years ago, numerous books have been published about the family, the movie, or both This reviewer tried reading Mrs Von Trapp s memoir many years ago and found it surprisingly dry Not so with this humdinger by Tom Santopietro When it comes out in February, you may want to read it even if entertainment history is not usually of interest to you Because after all, The Sound of Music is not just any mov Since the enormously popular movie based on the story of the Von Trapp family was released 50 years ago, numerous books have been published about the family, the movie, or both This reviewer tried reading Mrs Von Trapp s memoir many years ago and found it surprisingly dry Not so with this humdinger by Tom Santopietro When it comes out in February, you may want to read it even if entertainment history is not usually of interest to you Because after all, The Sound of Music is not just any movie Thank you, thank you to Net Galley and St Martin s Press for providing the ARC so that I could check it out and report back prior to the release date.That said, if your entire life has been spent sad and deprived, or with your nose to a video game or hiding under a rock and so, somehow, you have never seen this movie, watch the movie first It is a full three hours long, and not a single moment is wasted In the traditi...One star, and I ll be happy to tell you why.This book is HORRIBLY edited HORRIBLY There are too many examples of inconsistent spelling of proper names misspellings of words that may or may not be typos repetition of words in the same paragraph or even the same sentence okay, this one is so..what funny I don t knowthat I have to mention it shadowboxing the shadow of something PLEASE MAKE IT STOP , repetition of facts in consecutive sentences or in the same sentence here we go again One star, and I ll be happy to tell you why.This book is HORRIBLY edited HORRIBLY There are too many examples of inconsistent spelling of proper names misspellings of words that may or may not be typos repetition of words in the same paragraph or even the same sentence okay, this one is so..what funny I don t knowthat I have to mention it shadowboxing the shadow of something PLEASE MAKE IT STOP , repetition of facts in consecutive sentences or in the same sentence here we go again Born in Moscow, he studied painting in his native Moscow misplaced commas and other offenses against accurate grammar, syntax, and good writing to go into in great detail here.I m not being a pedantic, hyper aware, eye rolling, haughty grammar syntax writing cop I swear I m not though I am capable, and guilty, of it from time to time What I m being is a reader who expects ...Synopsis In 1965, The Sound of Music hit the big screens What is the back story to this long held, classic family favorite that remains popular to this day My rating 5 StarsMy opinion OK, first a disclosure I am a HUGE Sound of Music fan When I say huge, I mean behemoth huge I have seen this movie well over 200 times in my 47 years on this earth I own three copies of the DVD I have scenes from this movie memorized I have read almost every book put out on this movie and, ...3.5, and I love The Sound of Music I felt the author was a little condescending to his own subject The story of the making of was fun and fascinating, and the cultural impact noted But I never got the sense the author actually liked the movie for its own sake He kept calling it too sweet in different adjectives and basically said people like it as wish fulfillment disregarding their own know better views on real life to willingly enter into this happy, historical Austrian fairytale Not 3.5, and I love The Sound of Music I felt the author was a little condescending to his own subject The story of the making of was fun and fascinating, and the cultural impact noted But I never got the sense the author actually liked the movie for its own sake He kep...It was fun to think about what a huge part of culture this movie has become, and inspiring to know that its goodness never went out of style I ve read Maria s and Agathe s memoirs and maybe some others Richard Rodgers wife , and have seen the movie countless times, just like everyone my age, I guess Its appeal never fades.First of all I enjoyed thinking about how much the tweaks to the movie script improved upon the stage production This book explains each production decision in a way that It was fun to think about what a huge part of culture this movie has become, and inspiring to know that its goodness never went out of style I ve read Maria s and Agathe s memoirs and maybe some others Richard Rodgers wife , and have seen the movie countless times, just like everyone my age, I guess Its appeal never fades.First of all I enjoyed thinking about how much the tweaks... More reviews and no fluff on the blog Typically, I really enjoy a behind the scenes look at the icons such as The Sound of Music Yet while this book is full of information about the movie, nothing felt new, interesting, or what I couldn t have found either on IMDB or having watched the several anniversary appearances of the cast on Oprah or Good Morning America A lot of the book is just put...This book clearly would appeal to superfans of The Sound of Music, and I definitely lean in that direction Tom Santopietro I just love his name has basically compiled tidbits from interviews he did as well as all the materi...When I saw this on the USA Today website, I knew I had to read it The Sound of Music is one of my all time favorite movies so I splurged and spent the 14 for the Kindle version After reading, I want my money back This was nothing but filler material to make the book longer The only parts I e...

06 June 2018

Tom Santopietro