Ideally, this should have been two albums -- one devoted entirely to "Victory At Sea" and the other to war movies -- instead of a compromised single-disc concept. The aircraft carriers of the US Navy attack in the Central Pacific Ocean at the Gilbert and Marshall Islands, destroying Japanese installations. Victory at Sea is a wonderful overview of World War II. This image was used as the basis for the cover of the iconic first Victory at Sea LP. The US Navy suffers defeats by the Japanese Navy around the islandin an area called Ironbottom Sound. 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. See production, box office & company info, Beneath the Southern Cross is another essential Victory at Sea episode. (Notes from "The Incomparable Como" Readers Digest UK compilation 1975)Quote: Composer Richard Rodgers borrowed from himself for the melody for this lovely b. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt. NBC also marketed the series overseas; by 1964, it had been broadcast in 40 foreign markets. Rodgers are a group of mostly elderly misfits from Svartlamon, Trondheim, Norway. You'll recognize some of the themes, especially if you are fond of music composed. Once in the campaign what you do next is up to you. Lyrics were written to it along the lines of "No other love have I. After training in Australia and New Zealand, the US Marines land on Guadalcanal. Victory at Sea: Directed by Isaac Kleinerman. Over 13,000 hours of archival film footage from the U.S., British, German, and Japanese navies were gathered and edited for use in the episodes. CafeSongbook.com makes no claims to rights of any kind in this content or the sources from which it comes. Meanwhile, the German Luftwaffe attacks Malta, but the Maltese remain determined to keep fighting. [1] In 1954 Rodgers recorded the VAS "Symphonic Scenario" medley (scored by Bennett) with the New York Philharmonic for Columbia Records, but it was Bennett who made the more familiar RCA Victor recordingsthe first (1953) with NBC Symphony Orchestra musicians who played for the soundtrack sessions, and later with members of the Symphony of the Air, an orchestra created in the autumn of 1954 from former NBC Symphony members, identified on the albums as the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra. : 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). either iTunes/LinkShare or Amazon.com). Please try again. It was originally broadcast by NBC in the United States in 1952-1953. 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. But they still hope, and in January 1945, these were answered as much of the Philippines Islands were liberated and its people cheered the Americans. Have always heard of this film but hadn't seen it. I used to play the sound track when we were cruising on my sail boat. The series, which won an Emmy award in 1954 as "best public affairs program", played an important part in establishing historic "compilation" documentaries as a viable television genre. : All such images are linked to the source from which they came (i.e. Newer releases include a DVD set from The History Channel/New Video under license from NBC News. 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. Submit comments on songs, songwriters, performers, etc. 18, for example, is entirely of Bennett's creation, and uses none of Rodgers's twelve themes. It used documentary films from all participants with added dramatic recreations (like the bombing of Pearl Harbor) where there were no film cameras recording the events. [1] The song has a tango rhythm (referred to by Rodgers as a "languid tango" in his autobiography, Musical Stages). If you were approached to do some work for the United States Navy, Weaver said, wed like your assurance that you wouldnt refuse to consider it. A little taken aback, Rodgers replied, Well, of course I wouldnt refuse to consider an offer from the United States Navy.. Rodgers was chosen by series producer Henry Salamon based on his being the "leading American composer of his day," a somewhat exalted (though understandable) judgement for a man who was most closely associated with the Broadway stage and Hollywood. Victory at Sea Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II. Como sings so well that few notice how well he sings. RCA issued the Rodgers-Bennett musical score in four different album versions, released on LP and CD. 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. These include both unofficial and official releases. 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. Training in twin engine B-25 Mitchell bombers, the 477th never actually saw combat overseas, but fought another battle here in the United States. Excellent movie based on the award winning 26 episode TV series of 1952. ~ Bruce Eder, To place an order or for customer service, call toll-free, Victory at Sea: Theme of the Fast Carriers, Victory at Sea: Beneath the Southern Cross, George Gershwin: Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris. Please try again. Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2021. ), 2009-2018 by CafeSongbook.com -- All Rights Reserved. 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. 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. If you can find the RCA recordings of the soundtrack of the series (3 LPs or CDs) buy them. Bennett nonetheless received credit only for arranging the score and conducting NBC Symphony Orchestra members on the soundtrack recording sessions, and many writers still refer erroneously to "Rodgers's thirteen-hour score". , Actors , ASIN Eventually, as Naples and Rome are bombed, the Italians surrender. 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. 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. (This episode was re-broadcast on 7 December 1952the anniversary of the attack.). The British Navy engages German U-Boats and the pocket battleship Graf Spee in the South Atlantic. The Japanese are ascendant as they invade the East Indies, Singapore and the Philippines. Salomon left the Navy in 1948 and eventually discussed his idea of a documentary series with one of his Phillips Academy and Harvard classmates, Robert Sarnoff, a rising executive at NBC television and the son of David Sarnoff, the chairman of RCA (then the owner of NBC). The British Navy engages German U-Boats and the pocket battleship Graf Spee in the South Atlantic. But the US Navy and Marines are ready for them with their guns, and they fought heroically against the onslaught. Morison was then writing the 15-volume History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. No other love from 'Victory at Sea' Love this track More actions Listeners 1 Scrobbles 4 Join others and track this song Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account Sign Up to Last.fm Lyrics Add lyrics on Musixmatch Do you know any background info about this track? (No other love! Film Chest's bargain-priced DVD of "Victory at Sea" (feature film version) is, as they say, obviously from a "dupe negative" of a 16mm print. Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. 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. 10, No. Hardcover; 9780300219173; Published: Tuesday, 26 Apr 2022; $37.50. The Allied invasion of Normandy is detailedfrom preparation to executionvia vintage footage from both sides. Create your own fleet of ships, pick your side and enter into World War II naval combat on a global scale. It was condensed into a film in 1954. Effortlessly switch between commanding the entire Pacific theatre and controlling the fate of individual vessels and planes. 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. His theme for Beneath the Southern Cross, a favorite of series theme music devotees, was given words by Hammerstein and became the hit song No Other Love. In many ways, though, it was Bennetts score, recorded by RCA and released on two LP records, that had the most enduring influence and became a fixture in millions of households. 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. Before the Philippine Islands, the US first attacks Peleliu and Anguar. If you love the sea and vivid imagery of the sea and ships, along with military review marches and tropical island settings, then "Victory at Sea" will come to life for you without even having to watch the film footage to show what the music tells. Victory at Sea was a 30 minute weekly World War II documentary that ran on NBC for one season. album: title, Notes: Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. The number of people dying on both sides is emphasized here as an example of endurance. Victory at Sea is a wonderful overview of World War II. The albums were popular, probably due in part to the fact that a lot of veterans owned stereo systems in the late '50s, and these recordings took full advantage of stereo's two-channel sound separation. I now have 4 different versions of this timeless classic. Victory at Sea: With Leonard Graves, Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bernard L. Montgomery. At the outset of the Aleutian Islands campaign, 800 native Unangan were removed and interned in squalid camps from 1942 through 1945. Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2015. Add a video, Do you know any background info about this track? below. But the Allies fight back with new bases in countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean, new anti-submarine techniques and the new escort, or "jeep", carrier. Synopsis. But German forces are restrained by the British thanks to the vital convoys, Canadian and American naval forces' initial involvement and the Lend-Lease program. Victory At Sea Engage in epic RTS warfare across 3 huge campaigns as well as other battle modes. I was expecting the series. 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. 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. In a last effort at glory, Japan employs suicide pilotsthe Kamikazewho crash their planes into ships in order to destroy the American spirit. \r\rThe melody was originally a theme called Beneath the Southern Cross, which Rodgers had composed for 'Victory at Sea', the TV series about World War II. Sevastopol was liberated and the Allies defeat Germany. Embassy Home Entertainment produced the VHS, Betamax, and LaserDisc versions. 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). 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." A rather dramatic sounding song and is very obviously taken from a musical. The British Navy engages German U-Boats and the pocket battleship Graf Spee in the South Atlantic. In 2010, Periscope Film released the program as a three-disc Blu-ray set. Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2017. By Hayley Beasley Dye English singer, Ronnie Hilton was number one for 6 weeks with No Other Love. Their musical style could perhaps be described as an eclectic, groovy and unusual blend of country, british folk and churlish rock n roll, with a touch of yodeling, cabaret, campfire and hootenanny. } 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 price paid is great on both sides, but as Japanese casualties increase in their never-ending losing battle against the Allied onslaught, their homeland only hears news of. background-color: #FBECD5; (Please complete or pause one Having worked for NBC radio before the war, he was assigned to the Secretary of the Navys Public Relations Office when he joined the US Navy in 1942. : NBC approved the project in 1951, with Salomon as producer and a budget of $500,000 (large for that era). The 1953 song should not be confused with "No Other Love", a song of 1950. 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. Defend your friendly convoys and keep your supply lines open. All Reviews: Mostly Positive (459) Release Date: Aug 8, 2014 Developer: Evil Twin Artworks Publisher: Evil Twin Artworks Illustrated by Ian Marshall. 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