With its bright, tight colors and pristine surface — there doesn't seem to be a single dust speck on the image or a pop on the soundtrack — this "Wizard of Oz" is a magnificent demonstration of digital technology used to preserve and perpetuate a crucial artifact of the analog past.
The song, from the soundtrack to "The Wizard of Oz," entered the weekly chart at No. 10 barely a day after Mrs. Thatcher's death was reported, just a few thousand sales short of the third spot.
The 74-year-old song, which first appeared in the soundtrack for the Wizard of Oz film, made a surprise chart entry in April as a form of a protest by critics of the late Conservative prime minister.
The movie Jaws wouldnt have had the same bone-chilling effect if it were set to the soundtrack of The Wizard of Oz.
It's not hard to see why: these quirky, occasionally frenzied and often surreal soundtracks to cartoon wizard Tex Avery's creations (Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny among them) will put a bounce in your step.
Mr. Neely has not let the lack of legal clarity stop him from making plans to perform the "Wizard People" soundtrack live at an Austin theater July 23 through 25, as well as one night each in Seattle, Portland and Olympia, Wash., in August.
It was extremely fitting that Jon Brion's first night of his Le Poisson Rouge run started off with the multi-instrumentalist/producer/song writer/musical genius idly playing chords from The Wizard Oz soundtrack.
His models wore decent, charming clothes and appeared in a giant box — after the designer tore away the brown paper and "The Wizard of Oz" soundtrack started to work its musical magic.
While the Yip Harburg Foundation does not own the publishing rights to the "Wizard of Oz" soundtrack, a spokeswoman confirmed on Friday that it would get a small percentage of profits from the recent sales.
Other supporters of the campaign noted with satisfaction that the lyrics to the "Wizard of Oz" soundtrack were written by E. Y. Harburg, an American songwriter best known for his Depression-era classic "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" Mr. Harburg, who died in 1981, was blacklisted in the 1950s for his left-wing politics.
