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songs heard in the film

posted 14 years ago by MystMoonstruck
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My other post was zapped unfortunately, as I had assembled a list of songs heard in the film. So, I'll try again, but minus some I had listed. *sigh*

The Devil's Dream {This is featured prominently in "The Devil and Daniel Webster" aka "All That Money Can Buy" (1941). It's a wonderful fiddle tune that likely is familiar to many people. Generally, I hear it coupled with "Mason's Apron".}
Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me
Ten Thousand Cattle Straying (Dead Broke) (sung by Chihuahua)
Oh Dem Golden Slippers
I Dreamt That I Dwelt in Marble Halls
Little Brown Jug
Camptown Races
Old Dan Tucker aka Ole Dan Tucker
Shall We Gather at the River
Coffee Grows on White Oak Trees aka Four in the Middle ~ tune they dance to at church // http://www.lyon.edu/wolfcollection/songs/applecoffee1265.html

Of course Chihuahua also sings to Doc Holliday:
Oh the first kiss is always the sweetest
From under a broad sombrero
The first kiss is always the sweetest
From under a broad sombrero

Often, the dialogue drowns out much of the music in the background, and some tunes are merged it seems. Several sounded extremely familiar; I'm sure I've heard them at reenactment events.

I was surprised to see that there is no soundtrack listing here at IMDb!

~~The trouble with reality is there's no background music.~~

[–] Gaston_Boykins 14 years ago

Thank you kind sir.

[–] MystMoonstruck 14 years ago

Actually, I'm a lady, I am! *giggle*

I love folk/traditional music and try to provide information about its use in movies whenever possible. I keep a film journal and often jot down melodies/songs I hear in the background since this information often is lacking at IMDb. Sometimes my rusty memory won't cooperate with the title, and sometimes I've had to track down a song.

Oh... You're welcome!

~~MystMoonstruck~~

[–] carolyn38104 12 years ago

I am late reading these posts, but it's remarkable that you track these melodies and furnish information. Often there's a teasing melody that you can't quite place. I know whom to ask now, MystMoonstruck.

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[–] MystMoonstruck 11 years ago

Oh my! I never received an alert about a response!

I actually finally tried to submit my list, but only a few of them are shown. I'm not sure why they ignored the rest of them. Not all people ID exactly when a song/tune is heard, so surely it cannot be that. I tried supplying music for other movies, and those haven't shown up either. So, perhaps I don't have the knack. That's OK. I'll just start a thread such as this one to list songs.

Many of the songs in older films I don't need to research because I've heard them at reenactment events, on tapes and CDs I've collected, and from my library of sheet music and books. I love to play the bowed psaltery and, at one time, knew 500 melodies "by heart", most of them "old-timey" songs. What a wealth of music is unknown by most people!

*** The trouble with reality is there is no background music. ***

[–] X-Evolutionist 14 years ago

Dear cynsemele,

Thank you for listing the songs!

You said that there was no soundtrack listing. In case you don't know, the IMDB lets us fans contribute the missing details. At the bottom of every page in IMDB there is a yellow "Update" button. It seems to little old me that you would be the best person to add the missing information to the soundtrack page, if you so desire, and I hope you do.

PS: I am also a lady, and a fan of background music in old films.

X

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[–] MystMoonstruck 14 years ago

I once tried to add something, and the process was so complicated that I gave up after a while. Thanks for the encouragement though. I'm not very computer-adept, so I'm amazed by anything I DO manage to do. September will mark my third year on the Net, and I have to admit that I'm still rather in the dark about much of the workings.

Maybe someday I'll try to contribute officially.

It's good to hear from a fellow music fan.

~~MystMoonstruck~~

[–] X-Evolutionist 14 years ago

I've added information from time to time: a song credit and a missing actor are two that I remember right off. Yes, it can be complicated the first time because of all the questions and options. But, it is fun to see what I've added show up eventually.

Oh, and I added a quote from the Simpsons, too:

Marge to Homer: "Our differences are only skin deep, but our sames go down to the bone."

Have fun!

X

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[–] bradford-1 10 years ago

I'm quite sure I've heard "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls" in at least one other film. Can anyone recall that movie?

"May I bone your kipper, Mademoiselle?"

[–] kw9920 8 years ago

In The Glenn Miller Story, it's the song that gets Glenn fired for his early arranging efforts.