Maria (The Sound of Music, 1965 film cast)
~ Recording by Nuns Chorus
Annotation
The 40th & 50th anniversary releases (with MB information from iTunes) say this is actually sung by
Evadne Baker (Sister Bernice)
Anna Lee (Sister Margaretta)
Portia Nelson (Sister Berthe)
Marni Nixon (Sister Sophia).
The IMDB says it’s by
Ada Beth Lee (Sister Catherine)
Anna Lee (Sister Margaretta)
Margery MacKay (for the Abbess)
Portia Nelson (Sister Berthe)
Marni Nixon (Sister Sophia)
Doreen Tryden (Sister Agatha)
Like MusicBrainz it appears these sites can be updated by users.
It may be the 4 iTunes singers are correct (if the information is explicitly stated in those releases), being as the recordings appear to have preceded the shooting of the film.
However, visually, from the DVD subtitles, Evadne Baker (Sister Bernice) reports that she cannot find Maria and is sent back out to search for her in the least expected places immediately before the three senior nuns join three other nuns to sing Maria.
Annotation last modified on 2021-06-12 16:32 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.4 | Maria | 3:20 | Nuns Chorus | The Sound of Music (1995 restoration, BMG Club edition) | Rodgers & Hammerstein | Album + Soundtrack |
| RCA Victor, BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | 07863 66587-2, D 108330 |
| 1.4 | Maria | 3:19 | Nuns Chorus | The Sound of Music (1965 film cast, 30th anniversary edition) | Rodgers & Hammerstein | Album + Soundtrack |
| RCA Victor | 07863 66587-2 |
| 1.4 | Maria | 3:19 | Nuns Chorus | The Sound of Music (1965 film cast, 35th anniversary collector’s edition) | Rodgers and Hammerstein | Album + Soundtrack |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 07863 67972-2 |
| 1.4 | Maria | 3:19 | Rodgers & Hammerstein | The Sound of Music (1965 film cast) | Rodgers & Hammerstein | Album + Soundtrack | RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 07863 67965-2 | |
| 1.4 | Maria | 3:16 | Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson & Marni Nixon | The Sound of Music (1965 film cast, 40th anniversary special edition) | Rodgers & Hammerstein | Album + Soundtrack |
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| 1.4 | Maria | 3:18 | Rodgers & Hammerstein | The Sound of Music (1965 film cast, 40th anniversary special edition) | Rodgers & Hammerstein | Album + Soundtrack |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA Victor | 82876725562 |
| 1.4 | Maria | 3:18 | Rodgers & Hammerstein | La Mélodie du bonheur (1965 film cast) | Rodgers & Hammerstein | Album + Soundtrack |
| RCA Victor Broadway Masterworks | 82876725572 |
| 1.4 | Maria | 3:18 | Rodgers & Hammerstein | The Sound of Music (1965 film cast, 40th anniversary special edition) | Rodgers & Hammerstein | Album + Soundtrack |
| RCA Victor Broadway Masterworks | 82876746342 |
| 1.4 | Maria | 3:20 | Nuns Chorus | The Sound of Music (1965 film cast, 45th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Box Set) | Rodgers & Hammerstein | Album + Soundtrack |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | A778412 |
| 1.4 | Maria | 3:18 | Rodgers & Hammerstein | The Sound of Music (1965 film cast, 45th anniversary) | Rodgers & Hammerstein | Album + Soundtrack |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA Victor | 88697790862 |
| 4.4 | Maria | 3:20 | Nuns Chorus | The Sound of Music (1965 film cast, 45th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Limited Edition Box Set) | Rodgers & Hammerstein | Album + Soundtrack |
| 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 2267290, A778412 |
| 1.4 | Maria | 3:18 | Nuns Chorus | The Sound of Music (1965 film cast, 40th anniversary edition, K2 HD Mastering) | Rodgers and Hammerstein | Album + Soundtrack |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88843015562 |
| 1.3 | Maria | 3:18 | Rodgers & Hammerstein | The Sound of Music (1965 film cast, 50th anniversary) | Rodgers & Hammerstein | Album + Soundtrack |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 88875056992 |
| 1.3 | Maria | 3:18 | Rodgers & Hammerstein | The Sound of Music (1965 film cast, 50th anniversary) | Rodgers & Hammerstein | Album + Soundtrack | Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 88875056992 | |
| 1.3 | Maria | 3:19 | Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson & Marni Nixon | The Sound of Music (50th Anniversary Edition) | Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews | Album + Soundtrack |
| Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord) | |
| 1.4 | Maria | 3:19 | Rodgers & Hammerstein | The Sound of Music | Rodgers & Hammerstein | Album + Soundtrack |
| Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord) | CR00404 |
| Pseudo-Release | |||||||||
| 1.4 | マリア | 3:18 | Rodgers & Hammerstein | サウンド・オブ・ミュージック (1965 film cast, 40th anniversary special edition) | Rodgers & Hammerstein | Album + Soundtrack |
| BMG Japan | BVCM-31193 |
Relationships
| producer: | Neely Plumb (in 1965) |
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| vocals: | Evadne Baker Anna Lee Portia Nelson Marni Nixon |
| conductor: | Irwin Kostal |
| arranger: | Irwin Kostal |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | BMG Music (from 2005 to present) |
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| recording of: | Maria (The Sound of Music) (in 1965) |
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Related works
Maria (The Sound of Music)
| lyricist: | Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) |
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| composer: | Richard Rodgers (composer) |
| referred to in medleys: | Popurijs Mūzikas skaņas (selections from The Sound of Music) Processional (The Sound of Music) |
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| later translated versions: | Het probleem Maria Maria (The Sound of Music, french version) Procession et Maria (The Sound of Music, french version) |
| part of: | The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical) (order: 3) |