Just after the US entered World War II, the Japanese conquered and occupied the Commonwealth of the Philippines, an American protectorate. . October 26 marks the National Day of the Deployed. Training in twin engine B-25 Mitchell bombers, the 477th never actually saw combat overseas, but fought another battle here in the United States. 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. I've owned it on reel-to-reel video tape, VHS, and DVD before buying this version. [1], This article is about the television series. Unquote:\r\rQuote: The original music of this song was the haunting theme \"Beneath the Southern Cross\" written for the television series \"Victory at Sea\" telecast by NBC-TV for twenty-six weeks during 1952-1953. In 2010, Periscope Film released the program as a three-disc Blu-ray set. RCA issued the Rodgers-Bennett musical score in four different album versions, released on LP and CD. Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2015. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. [9] Victory at Sea has been released on VHS, Betamax, LaserDisc, DVD and Blu-ray. "No Other Love" is a show tune from the 1953 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Me and Juliet.[1][2]. For the naval wargame, see. $25.00 USD. Japan surrenders, signing the surrender documents aboard the USS. Morison was then working on his epic 15-volumeHistory of United States Naval Operations in World War II, and assigned Salomon to carry out research for the project. It was condensed into a film released in 1954. The number of people dying on both sides is emphasized here as an example of endurance. By Hayley Beasley Dye English singer, Ronnie Hilton was number one for 6 weeks with No Other Love. Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account, Do you know a YouTube video for this track? 1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box charts in August 1953. : : video before starting another. 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?". 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 below. The record reached No. 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. Start the wiki orchestral Featured On 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. After producing a popular radio program calledVictory Hour, Salomon became a member of Lieutenant Commander Samuel Eliot Morisons staff. ${cardName} unavailable for quantities greater than ${maxQuantity}. Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout. 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. During this period, Salomon learned of the large amounts of film that the warring navies had compiled. The concept for one of the greatest film documentaries ever produced originated in the mind of Henry Pete Salomon, Jr. (1917-1958). Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. Rodgers devised a straightforward melodic score whose most inspired moments (such as the main title theme) seem to have been lifted from the early work of Ralph Vaughan Williams. Victory at Sea - The Legendary World War II Documentary (History Channel), Victory at Sea - The Complete 26 Episode Series - Plus 6 Bonus War Documentary Programs - Collector's Tin. 10, No. Richard Rodgers' greatest achievement was "Victory at Sea," an unprecedented 13-hour composition for the World War II television documentary series of that name. There is plenty of great music in this lode to fill out an entire CD and then some. Originally formed as a two-piece Jimmie Rodgers cover-band in 2004, both their musical palette and membersh, Rodgers are a group of mostly elderly misfits from Svartlamon, Trondheim, Norway. The 1952 NBC series Victory at Sea was one of the earliest network documentary series to capture the public's imagination in a serious way, and one of the more enduring offshoots was the music by Richard Rodgers, which was recorded by RCA-Victor in what ultimately became a series of four LPs. \r\r Perry's vocal version climaxes in a full-voiced high note ending that is superb singing and makes for dramatic listening. Colonel Bogey March, for band (or orchestra), Warsaw Concerto for piano & orchestra (for the film "Dangerous Moonlight"/"Suicide Squadron"). The USSR government demands a "second front" as their country struggles against the Germans. For further information on Cafe Songbook policies with regard to the above matters, see our "About Cafe Songbook" page (link at top and bottom of every page). Everyone with any historical interest in the 20th century, and WWII in particular MUST see, hear, and own this series. The May 1953 recording by RCA Victor recording artist Perry Como became a "Number One" hit on the pop charts later that year. Victory at Sea - Imperial Japanese The Japanese understood the potential of airpower, early on, creating an effective carrier arm. The meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin for final plans for Germany's surrender and the forming of the United Nations are depicted. The US Navy suffers defeats by the Japanese Navy around the islandin an area called Ironbottom Sound. 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. Before the Philippine Islands, the US first attacks Peleliu and Anguar. 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). Meanwhile, the Americans are preparing the bases in the Marianas for the ultimate bomber offensive against Japan. , Director 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. September 8, 2020 The concept for one of the greatest film documentaries ever produced originated in the mind of Henry "Pete" Salomon, Jr. (1917-1958). : That distinction belonged to American composer Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981). 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. 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. To add the following enhancements to your purchase, choose a different seller. 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. 3 by Frederic Chopin" and bears no connection to the song under discussion on this page. More Performances of "No Other Love" During the now-legendary events depicted in this episode, the series reaches the final throes of battle in the Pacific war against the Japanese. $25.00 USD. The US fought two battles herethe US Marines at Iwo Jima against the Japanese, and the US Navy against a typhoon. $41.50 USD. The narration and film footage were reminiscent of wartime newsreels, but shocking scenes of combat at sea and on land and the soaring music elicited an entirely new and powerfully emotional dimension of the war experience. 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. ${cardName} not available for the seller you chose. History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, "Collection: Robert Russell Bennett papers | Archival and Manuscript Collections", http://findingaids.library.northwestern.edu/catalog/inu-ead-mus-archon-186, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Victory_at_Sea&oldid=1138422171. British forces have the unenviable position of guarding the sea as they escort convoys from Gibraltar to Malta. While Hitler's Germany begins its decline, Mussolini's Italy falls. Rodgers was chosen by series producer Henry Salamon . 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. Otherwise, the CD is a mostly a hodgepodge of sumptuously played film scores from war movies -- mostly with a WWII setting -- and an occasional war song ("Over There," "The Colonel Bogey March"), topped off by a pro-forma Richard Hayman-arranged medley of U.S. Armed Forces songs The most substantial piece of material of the lot is Richard Addinsell's tuneful Rachmaninoff pastiche, "Warsaw Concerto," played in somewhat smoothed-over fashion by Kunzel, the Cincinnati Pops, and pianist William Tritt. IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THIS ON WARNER VHS, KEEP THE TAPE, Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2019. Richard Rodgers, fresh off of several hit Broadway musicals, was retained to compose the musical score for the series. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. Eventually, they "came back to Mandalay", and the first supplies traveled the road to cheering Chinese. One of these items ships sooner than the other. It was Robert Sarnoff who championed Salomon's proposal, won its approval and saw it through to completion. background-color: #FBECD5; 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. They thus bring the fight through a series of "island-hopping" offensives using a new shipthe slow but vital LST. : Other songs written for Victory at Sea TV Documentary film or for Me and Juliet (Broadway Show) currently included in the Cafe Songbook Once in the campaign what you do next is up to you. I used to play the sound track when we were cruising on my sail boat. : Excellent movie based on the award winning 26 episode TV series of 1952. The project was conceived by Henry Salomon,[2] who, while a U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander during World War II, was a research assistant to historian Samuel Eliot Morison. Have always heard of this film but hadn't seen it. Unquote: \r Lyrics:\r No other love have I,\rOnly my love for you!\rOnly the dream we knew,\rNo other love!\r \rWatching the night go by,\rWishing that you could be,\rWatching the night with me,\rInto the night I cry!\r \rHurry 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!\r\r(Instrumental break)\r \r(Into the night I cry! In 2012, Mill Creek Entertainment marketed the 26-episode series on two DVDs and a bonus disc running over 16 hours. 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. The greatest film documentaries ever produced originated in the Marianas for the seller you chose 2019. In four different album versions, released on VHS, KEEP the tape reviewed. 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