7/2017, posted anonymously: "This song is attributed to being composed by Richard Rodgers when it was really composed by Chopin. [9] Victory at Sea has been released on VHS, Betamax, LaserDisc, DVD and Blu-ray. This article is about the Rodgers and Hammerstein song. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The scores most famous fan was US Navy WWII veteran Richard M. Nixon, who was known to play it at very high volume after political victories and made it echo down the halls of the White House during his six years as president of the United States. "Navy Plans to Present War History on Video" Chicago Tribune, 12 March 1951. This episode refers to the US strategy of surrounding and strangling the Japanese base in the autumn of 1943 through invasions of its surrounding islands (Bougainville, Rendova). Destroy the enemy patrols and weaken their defences. [1], This article is about the television series. But for all of these, there is a price to pay for victory. Often overshadowed by the Battle of Midway, the hard-fought carrier naval battle in May 1942 in the waters of the Coral Sea north of Australia marked the end of the phase of Japanese triumphs in the Pacific War and proved to be of strategic significance. Though damaged, the US Navy survives to fight again. Victory at Sea is a documentary television series about naval warfare during World War II that was originally broadcast by NBC in the USA in 1952-1953. It's not perfect sound quality due to 1950s recording technology and it's images are a bit grainy , coming from 16mm film stock from the 1940s (and combat situations, not studio productions), and no color or colorization, but it was the tops of os's time, and remain very viewable even 60+ years later. Narrated by Alexander Scourby and scored by Richard Rodgers and Robert Russell Bennett, this feature film version was remastered using a recently discovered 16mm dupe print. Los Alamos and other Manhattan Project Sites developed across the US in 1942 and 1943. It was originally broadcast by NBC in the United States in 19521953. Eventually, the Germans counterattack, but to no avail. Victory at Sea - Imperial Japanese The Japanese understood the potential of airpower, early on, creating an effective carrier arm. Before the Philippine Islands, the US first attacks Peleliu and Anguar. Peter C. Rollins, "Victory at Sea: Cold War Epic"Gary R. Edgerton/Peter C Rollins (eds.). Add to Cart. Yet although Rodgers was the big name and creative inspiration behind the magnificent music, he was not really responsible for writing it in the form that millions of Americans would hear over the coming years. Victory at Sea is a wonderful overview of World War II. After producing a popular radio program calledVictory Hour, Salomon became a member of Lieutenant Commander Samuel Eliot Morisons staff. German U-Boats come through and manage to destroy some of ships along the way. Portions of the score were played at Nixons funeral. The series premiered on the last Sunday of October 1952, and subsequent episodes played each Sunday afternoon through May 1953. The film is fast-paced with excellent narration featuring Alexander Scourby, and legendary music by Richard Rodgers. The mystery is, however, solved rather simply by Wikipedia which notes "The 1953 song "No Other Love" [by Rodgers and Hammerstein] should not be confused with "No Other Love", a song of 1950. The groundbreaking 1952television documentary "Victory at Sea"and its magnificent musical score marked an enduring tribute to the US Navys role in winning World War II. Cafe Songbook replies: In a quick survey of the literature, much mention is made of the melody for the song "No Other Love" (from the score of the 1953 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Me and Juliet) having originally been written by Rodgers (with significant editing by arranger Richard Russell Bennett) for the episode "Under the Southern Cross." by Paul Kennedy. No mention of that melody having originally been composed by Chopin was found. The British Navy engages German U-Boats and the pocket battleship Graf Spee in the South Atlantic. The series ran from October 1952 to April 1953 for a total of 26 episodes. For earlier song by the same title, see, List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1950s, I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair, The Sound of Music: Music from the NBC Television Event, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=No_Other_Love_(1953_song)&oldid=1109350539, Songs with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, Articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 9 September 2022, at 10:22. Victory at Sea (TV Series) Beneath the Southern Cross (1953) Trivia Showing all 2 items Richard Rodgers' haunting tango in Episode 10, Beneath the Southern Cross, is likely the very first made-for-TV original orchestral work (and perhaps the only one) to be converted into a song in a Broadway musical. During this period, Salomon learned of the large amounts of film that the warring navies had compiled. All Reviews: Mostly Positive (459) Release Date: Aug 8, 2014 Developer: Evil Twin Artworks Publisher: Evil Twin Artworks background-color: #FBECD5; After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Victory At Sea Pacific mod | Released 2020 summary reviews A total overhaul mod which strives to bring about a more realistic tone to the game. Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2017. Rodgers would con- tribute twelve 'themes' - short piano compositions a minute or two in length - while Robert Russell Bennett did the scoring and conducted the NBC Symphony Orchestra on the soundtrack recording sessions. : Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Victory At Sea: Douglas Dauntless Flights. Victory At Sea Engage in epic RTS warfare across 3 huge campaigns as well as other battle modes. , Actors Lyrics were written to it along the lines of "No other love have I. By Hayley Beasley Dye English singer, Ronnie Hilton was number one for 6 weeks with No Other Love. The US and British navies nurture their relations with the Indian Navy as supplies are built for the return. A rather dramatic sounding song and is very obviously taken from a musical. The music soundtrack, originally released as an LP record, has been remastered and released on compact disc. The day honors all servicemembers who have been deployed in the service of the United States. The title of the documentary: "Victory at Sea. He was a natural collaborator with Rodgers on "Victory at Sea,"and in fact he composed the vast majority of the 13-hour score. The images, the script, the narration by Alexander Scourby, and the music of Richard Rogers combine to produce the best documentary I have seen. The Japanese invade China in 1937, but the Japanese are not satisfied and they invade Indochina and Thailand, enabling the invasion of Burma. : 35 views, 3 likes, 1 loves, 0 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Chiesa-SantaFamiglia-Orzinuovi: S. MESSA IV DOMENICA T. O. Video and sound quality are very good. The concept for one of the greatest film documentaries ever produced originated in the mind of Henry Pete Salomon, Jr. (1917-1958). Click here to read Cafe Songbook lyrics policy. Britain went to war with mainly First World War-vintage vessels and at the outbreak of WWII Britain had far more battleships than most other nations, albeit with smaller guns than those of the most modern ships. Review Beneath the Southern Cross is another essential Victory at Sea episode tavm Jun 24, 2007 Details Edit Robert Brown was an educator, civil rights activist, community leader, elected official, and a WWII combat veteran. Praise is given to the "Seabees", who made the airfields operational in a brief time, and to observation planes and radar, which helped the US Navy stop Japanese reinforcements and counterattacks. After retiring from the service in 1948, Salomon began work on developing the concept for a telementary that would chronicle the US Navys war-winning efforts in all theaters of conflict during World War II. As it turned out, Rodgers only agreed to compose the musical themes for "Victory at Sea"on condition that neither he nor NBC earned any money from the series initial runa condition to which the network, rightly anticipating massive later profits on future runsagreed. (Posting of comments is subject to the guidelines. While Hitler's Germany begins its decline, Mussolini's Italy falls. Once in the campaign what you do next is up to you. The soundtrack has separate copyright limitations pertaining to the Rodgers and Hammerstein organization. At the outset of the Aleutian Islands campaign, 800 native Unangan were removed and interned in squalid camps from 1942 through 1945. The Japanese are ascendant as they invade the East Indies, Singapore and the Philippines. With Alexander Scourby, Harold Alexander, Alan Brooke, Winston Churchill. info@nationalww2museum.org Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2015. Effortlessly switch between commanding the entire Pacific theatre and controlling the fate of individual vessels and planes. Upgrade Ports and build shipyards. Twenty-six episode series about naval combat during World War Two. (Please complete or pause one The wish is granted as Roosevelt and Churchill in Washington agree on the first invasion of North Africa against General Rommel's forces via Operation Torch, while the Allies also neutralize many of the Axis' Mediterranean supply bases. Victory at Sea won many honors, including: Salomon also signed Richard Rodgers, fresh off several successful Broadway musicals, to compose the musical score. playing in the background was overwhelmingly. But the Americans are victorious, first on the Coral Sea and ultimately on Midway as they manage to bomb and sink four of Japan's aircraft carriersthe same ones that were used for the attack on Pearl Harbormaking the imperial fleet retreat and giving the US an early victory in the Pacific. Everyone with any historical interest in the 20th century, and WWII in particular MUST see, hear, and own this series. [1] The song has a tango rhythm (referred to by Rodgers as a "languid tango" in his autobiography, Musical Stages). Completely reworking gunnery, replacing the stock models with high fidelity ones, and adding numerous aircraft & vessels take this game to a whole other level. Add to Cart. 3 by Frdric Chopin. He also conducted the NBC Symphony Orchestra recording. (with the title "Beneath the Southern Cross") for the NBC television series Victory at Sea (1952/1953). Still played by many orchestras and radio programs on Veterans Day and Memorial Day, the guns and strings of Victory at Sea continue to resonate in the twenty-first century. Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. Salomon spent the next several years, all the way to 1948, traveling all over the Pacific, including Japan, to conduct his researchand earned a naval commendation for his efforts. 10, No. 1989 Preview 1 The Song Of The High Seas (From "Victory At Sea") Artist The music ranges from beautiful to haunting to intense, and flavored with an ethnic feel (Pearl Harbor attack) on occasion, and always fits the mood. 18, for example, is entirely of Bennett's creation, and uses none of Rodgers's twelve themes. Essential information is conveyed about how some deaths are caused not just by battle but also by malaria. The melody for the 1950 song was taken from tude in E major, Op. Defend your friendly convoys and keep your supply lines open. in the Cafe Songbook Record/Video Cabinet For the naval wargame, see. Other songs written for Victory at Sea TV Documentary film or for Me and Juliet (Broadway Show) currently included in the Cafe Songbook This image was used as the basis for the cover of the iconic first Victory at Sea LP. Originally formed as a two-piece Jimmie Rodgers cover-band in 2004, both their musical palette and membership has grown over the years. After the original run, NBC syndicated it to local stations, where it proved successful financially through the mid-1960s. Go directly to shout page. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. The May 1953 recording by RCA Victor recording artist Perry Como became a "Number One" hit on the pop charts later that year. It was condensed into a film in 1954. There is one more bit of Rodgers here: a brief, handsomely played suite from another TV documentary series, [RoviLink="VW"]The Valiant. The British Navy engages German U-Boats and the pocket battleship Graf Spee in the South Atlantic. Year Two hours of this mighty work, were organized into three terrific suites by Bennett -- which he recorded for RCA Victor Red Seal -- but here, in "Victory At Sea"'s first digital recording, Erich Kunzel whittles it down further to a mere 22 minutes of highlights. Although Rodgers was fresh from his work onThe King and I, and used to writing music set to lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, he delved into the new project right away and greatly enjoyed it. We dont share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we dont sell your information to others. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. : But there is still a slow campaign (Salerno, Cassino, Anzio) until victory is achieved by the liberation of Roma, where Romans celebrate freedom waving American flags, and the Pope addressing the audience. Instead Kunzel limits himself to the most popular numbers, "The Song of the High Seas," "Guadalcanal March," "Beneath the Southern Cross" (better known as "No Other Love" from "Me and Juliet"), "Hard Work and Horseplay," and "Victory at Sea." If you can find the RCA recordings of the soundtrack of the series (3 LPs or CDs) buy them. Any other images that appear on CafeSongbook.com pages are either in the public domain or appear through the specific permission of their owners. British forces have the unenviable position of guarding the sea as they escort convoys from Gibraltar to Malta. NBC approved the project in 1951, with Salomon as producer and a budget of $500,000 (large for that era). Such permission will be acknowledged in this space on the page where the image is used. Meanwhile, the United States exerts it's influence to keep the Vichy French from turning ve Read allThe British Navy engages German U-Boats and the pocket battleship Graf Spee in the South Atlantic. All such images are linked to the source from which they came (i.e. IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THIS ON WARNER VHS, KEEP THE TAPE, Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2019. The U-Boats are ascendant, and their triumphs proclaimed in Germany. video before starting another. There is plenty of great music in this lode to fill out an entire CD and then some. Victory at Sea is a documentary television series[1] about warfare in general during World War II, and naval warfare in particular, as well as the use of industry in warfare. It also honors the sacrifices their families have made during deployments. When Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II collaborated on Me . Please try again. Still, the Americans are resilient. It ends in debacle: The risen battleships of Pearl Harbor avenge the attack in Surigao Strait, the Center Force is defeated in Sibuyan Sea, the jeep carriers and destroyers fend off a stronger Japanese force near Samar and the remaining Japanese aircraft carriers are sunk. A feature-length condensed version of the documentary TV series Victory at Sea (1952). )\rNo other love!\r\rLyrics copyright Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell. The film is fast-paced with excellent narration featuring Alexander Scourby, and legendary music by Richard Rodgers. The US Navy suffers defeats by the Japanese Navy around the islandin an area called Ironbottom Sound. )\r Hurry home,\rCome home to me!\rSet me free,\rFree from doubt,\rAnd free from longing!\r \rInto your arms I'll fly,\rLocked in your arms I'll stay,\rWaiting to hear you say,\rNo other love have I!\rNo other love! You'll recognize some of the themes, especially if you are fond of music composed. : (This section is currently in preparation.). Victory at Sea is a wonderful overview of World War II. Such content is used under the rules of fair use to further the educational objectives of CafeSongbook.com. Eventually, it was decided to build a road to link with the Burma Road. Still, the German submarine war increases its crescendo thanks to new French bases. : It was condensed into a film released in 1954. In Victory At Sea your destiny is in your hands. Entertainer Nol Coward's flamboyant lifestyle and defiance of social conventions masked a fierce determination to defeat Nazi Germany. The South Atlantic becomes a front in the overall Battle of the Atlantic, from the pursuit of the German ship. In the year after its first broadcast, Victory at Sea won numerous awards, including a Peabody and an Emmy, and a George Washington Medal from the Freedoms Foundation. I am a retired History teacher who used the VHS version when I taught US History. The visual source material for this was overwhelming: thousands of reels, amounting to millions of feet of film, in the United States, Great Britain, Europe, and even India. Newer releases include a DVD set from The History Channel/New Video under license from NBC News. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. (All Record/Video Cabinet entries Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2015. Lead an assault force with landing craft to capture enemy ports. Some of the scenes are a bit graphic, which is surprising considering this was originally intended for broadcast on NBC in 1953-54. Rodgers contributed 12 "themes"short piano compositions a minute or two in length; these may be examined in the Rodgers Collection at the Library of Congress. These include both unofficial and official releases. While the feature film itself has been restored, one needs to remember that many of the flaws still visible were on the original newsreels that were used to assemble this documentary. When Rodgers and Hammerstein's unsuccessful musical "Me and Juliet" opened on Broadway in 1953, the principal love song from the show, "No Other Love", used the melody of the tango with lyrics fitted to it by Oscar Hammerstein II. The listing below is based on the 1992 remastered recordings from RCA called Victory at Sea (13 tracks) and More Victory at Sea (11 tracks). Sevastopol was liberated and the Allies defeat Germany. [5] Ella Fitzgerald included the song on her album Ella Sings Broadway (1963). NBC also prepared another, 79-minute, condensation for broadcast, and it debuted on 29 December 1960 in a 90-minute evening slot as part of NBC's Project Twenty ("Project XX") series, which itself was established in 1955 as an offshoot of original Victory at Sea production unit. 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 Bennett then timed the music to match the documentary film, even incorporating sounds of gunfire and airplane engines, as well as jungle sounds. I know that there weren't any copywrite laws when Chopin composed it but shouldn't Chopin have gotten any credit for his wonderful melody?". The Allies are victorious in New Guinea as they repel the Japanese. The Japanese fleet is destroyed in a classic "turkey shoot". , Director The Big three met at Potsdam, Germany, in the summer of 1945 to discuss the fate of the world after World War II. 3 by Frederic Chopin" and bears no connection to the song under discussion on this page. Victory at Sea - The Best World War II documentary movie. Meanwhile, the United States exerts it's influence to keep the Vichy French from turning vessels in Martinique belonging to the surrendered French government from falling into German hands. Credits for Videomakers of custom videos used on this page: Borrowed material (text): The sources of all quoted and paraphrased text are cited. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! of the 1952 World War II TV documentary Victory at Sea. Harass enemy shipping to starve their ports of vital supplies. After that war he moved to Broadway, where he collaborated with great American songwriters and composers like Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, and George Gershwin. The USSR government demands a "second front" as their country struggles against the Germans. The 6th Day (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Desperate Housewives (Music From and Inspired By), Top Gun [Motion picture Soundtrack] [Special Expanded Ed. Meanwhile, the United States exerts it's influence to keep the Vichy French from turning vessels in Martinique belonging to the surrendered French government from falling into Germa Read allThe British Navy engages German U-Boats and the pocket battleship Graf Spee in the South Atlantic. Placed into chronologic order and accompanied with a dramatic narrative to explain what we see and incredible thematic orchestration music so evocative still to this day. ), 2009-2018 by CafeSongbook.com -- All Rights Reserved. , Release date Hardcover; 9780300219173; Published: Tuesday, 26 Apr 2022; $37.50. either iTunes/LinkShare or Amazon.com). A well-produced feature -length version of the TV documentary series with actual footage from the battles described, it's emotional and provides a good look at what our men . Years[/RoviLink] -- a study of Winston Churchill -- a fine score that ought to be better-known. If the island could be occupied, it would serve as a base to operate against Pearl Harbor and also help anchor the extended defensive perimeter needed to prevent a recurrence of the Doolittle Raid. During the now-legendary events depicted in this episode, the series reaches the final throes of battle in the Pacific war against the Japanese. ], Tv Themes Of The 80'S / Sounds Of The 80'S / Ost. After approaching longtime friend Robert Sarnoff at NBC, Salomon was able to secure approval in January 1951 for creating a television series, with a budget of half a million dollars and a designated team to cull 60 million feet of film for what would eventually be a 26-part television series utilizing some 60,000 feet of film. At the end, Hitler commits suicide, and Nazi flags are torn apart and German military uniforms and hats lie on the ground, discarded. Richard Rodgers' haunting tango in Episode 10, Beneath the Southern Cross, is likely the very first made-for-TV original orchestral work to become a popular song on radio and records. This uses actual battle films. , Run time Rodgers also received a Distinguished Service Award from the US Navy. This is often a source of confusion. Just after the US entered World War II, the Japanese conquered and occupied the Commonwealth of the Philippines, an American protectorate. : Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2017. With bitter and egomaniac lyrics about love and pain, but also histories of everything from real larger than life-characters and from their neighbourhood to the murder o, Rodgers are a group of mostly elderly misfits from Svartlamon, Trondheim, Norway. Enhancements you chose aren't available for this seller. Morison was then writing the 15-volume History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. \r\r Perry's vocal version climaxes in a full-voiced high note ending that is superb singing and makes for dramatic listening. E3VB-1313 Take 1 - 1A\rI take no credit for the photos I have used in this Audio/Video A lifelong musician and composer from Kansas City, Missouri, Bennett had cut his teeth on military music during World War I, when he had directed an army band. A well-produced feature -length version of the TV documentary series with actual footage from the battles described, it's emotional and provides a good look at what our men and those of our allies, and even enemies, faced in WWII. Victory at Sea: The Feature Film (Film Chest Restored Version), Military & War/World War II, Military & War, Harold Alexander, Isaac Kleinerman, Alexander Scourby, Alan Brooke. Meanwhile, the Americans are preparing the bases in the Marianas for the ultimate bomber offensive against Japan. $25.00 USD. The Japanese fleet is disintegrating, and the Imperial Navy conducts its last major operation in the Philippines.
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