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Post by indigoblue on Dec 28, 2020 23:32:46 GMT
Well spotted BlossomofSnow!
It may also be because it is the only song which was written by Saul Chaplin (the Producer/Music Producer); all the others are by Richard Rodgers/Hammerstein. It was written after the rest had been written because Robt Wise et al needed a song to 'progress' Maria both physically and psychologically into the outside world, and what RR had written didn't have this facet.
So maybe there just wasn't any more space to include a reprise, because most of the songs were already in place. Also,the thought of the Captain or anyone else singing it doesn't quite fit!
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Post by reverendcaptain on Dec 30, 2020 5:29:58 GMT
Well, first of all, this thread is hilarious! Second, I was wondering why we don't hear "I Have Confidence" any other time except when Maria sings it. Every other song has a reprise, or is included in the overture, or is included in the intermission, or is in some combination of these. Even a song from the play makes an appearance as orchestra music during the party. Why no love for "I Have Confidence"? I think I hear a bit of it during the confrontation scene with Herr Zeller outside the villa. Just when they’re getting into the car, Maria and Georg share a look. I can hear a bit instrumentally, the part where Maria sings, “What will this day be like? I wonder. What will my future be?” Wow, this is subtle. Good catch!! I love that you knew this right away and didn't even have to think about it, when I had thought my way through the whole movie and hadn't come up with anything. Nicely done. |
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Post by reverendcaptain on Dec 30, 2020 5:33:11 GMT
Well spotted BlossomofSnow! It may also be because it is the only song which was written by Saul Chaplin (the Producer/Music Producer); all the others are by Richard Rodgers/Hammerstein. It was written after the rest had been written because Robt Wise et al needed a song to 'progress' Maria both physically and psychologically into the outside world, and what RR had written didn't have this facet. So maybe there just wasn't any more space to include a reprise, because most of the songs were already in place. Also,the thought of the Captain or anyone else singing it doesn't quite fit! A-ha! I knew there had to be some reason why it was not as prominent as the others. Thanks! You are right, a reprise would not have worked for this sone, though it makes me laugh to think of the captain singing these lyrics. It would have been a good outtake. |
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Post by reverendcaptain on Feb 25, 2022 1:15:46 GMT
I'm pretty sure that this picture is on this forum somewhere (I have a vague recollection of commenting on it...I think..or maybe not..idk) First, is this a normal rehearsal outfit? Wouldn't she want her dress on to see how it would flip when she jumps? Second, wow is her waist tiny for just having a baby! Attachments:
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Post by augiesannie on Feb 28, 2022 10:53:39 GMT
what a great find reverendcaptain! Maybe she rehearsed this way for starters, and later in the costume (this shot appears to be in the rehearsal space in LA and not in Austria). I like that she is holding some random bag (not the carpetbag) but she does have a guitar, which is a challenging weight to haul around. I imagine she's just lucky to be naturally slim? I know that Audrey Hepburn said she was slim because she'd been half-starved as a child during the war. I know things were challenging for JA's family as well, maybe not quite so bad, but maybe that explains it too? |
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Post by dontevenknowher on Apr 12, 2023 19:44:29 GMT
First of all, loved reading through this thread 😂
My littles were watching while I was otherwise occupied, so I was just listening to the lyrics, and I had to kind of laugh.
“I’ve always longed for adventure”
Ma’am….you are in the process of training to become a nun. To go nowhere and meet no one new, see nothing new, and do the exact same thing day in and day out. That seems the exact opposite of “adventure” to me.
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Post by reverendcaptain on Apr 13, 2023 18:46:17 GMT
haha. True. Though maybe she did actually long for adventure, which was why she was always escaping the abbey for the mountains. She just somehow didn't realize that the life path she was choosing was never going to allow for it long term. RM probably had this figured out, which was why Maria was selected to leave, in hopes that having a real adventure would open her eyes to what she should be doing with her life.
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Post by augiesannie on Apr 17, 2023 11:00:50 GMT
off topic of the music but that whole question of Maria's vocation always intrigues me. She wants to serve God, she wants adventure .... when I think about that line where she talks about looking down at the Abbey when she was a girl, maybe it was the sense of family and community that drew her there also?
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Post by reverendcaptain on Apr 19, 2023 19:28:09 GMT
Absolutely. She lost her parents when she was young. She grew up with a less than loving uncle. I'm sure the thought of having a built in family that could never leave you was very appealing. Could she trade adventure for it though? She doesn't seem to be able to. If only she could be part of a supportive family and be living outside the walls of the abbey...enter RM and her carefully controlled plans for adventure that worked out beautifully.
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Post by reverendcaptain on Oct 3, 2024 16:45:49 GMT
Well spotted BlossomofSnow! It may also be because it is the only song which was written by Saul Chaplin (the Producer/Music Producer); all the others are by Richard Rodgers/Hammerstein. It was written after the rest had been written because Robt Wise et al needed a song to 'progress' Maria both physically and psychologically into the outside world, and what RR had written didn't have this facet. So maybe there just wasn't any more space to include a reprise, because most of the songs were already in place. Also,the thought of the Captain or anyone else singing it doesn't quite fit! I wonder if there are any surviving lyrics/music/recordings from the song RR wrote to use in this scene. I would be interesting to compare to the final song Chaplin came up with. I read somewhere that the RR version was originally very slow, and then got revised to more upbeat, but still wasn't what was required for the scene. |
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