The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection (The Sound of Music / The King and I / Oklahoma! / South Pacific / State Fair / Carousel)

Hopeful optimism in the face of hate and fear (Lt Joe Cable racism South Pacific), envy shame self-loathing (Poor Jud is Dead desperate loneliness Carousel), self-importance (Getting to Know You The King and I), Rogers&Hammerstein's music and lyrics reanimate the human capacity for resilience despite disappointment and the inherent grieving of loss. These 2006 remastered films include Special Features, English subtitles and Singalong karaoke. Sadly, the collection omits The Flower Drum Song 1961 with Sunday Sweet Sunday, A Hundred Million Miracles, I Enjoy Being a Girl, Love Look Away, You Are Beautiful.Beginning with State Fair 1945, through Carousel and Oklahoma! western exuberance 1955, curiosity about foreign cultures The King and I 1956 with Thai ballet UncleTom'sCabin, through the observation of racism in South Pacific 1958 to the passion for freedom from Nazi oppression in Sound of Music 1965, Rogers&Hammerstein offer a buffet of uplifting songs in the face of conflict, regret, shame, self-doubt and challenging bumps in life's journey.Each Remastered movie has 2 discs, 12 discs total for 15 hours and 56 minutes of thoughtful joy.The Singalong feature isolates each song scene with karaoke lyrics beneath, so one can hum or belt lyrics aloud to restore one's own spirit during discouraging moments: Our State Fair is the best state fair in the state before entering a competition, If I Loved You for when we choose not to allow ourselves to care or commit, Whistle a Happy Tune when trepidation threatens, Climb Ev'ry Mountain facing difficult decisions, Happy Talk bouncy reminder to laugh, Bali Hai reminder to dream of freedom, of joy, of peace, a musical version of Karakal's Valley of Blue Moon in Lost Horizon by James Hilton 1933.Our small town doctors singing group joined productions of these musicals in the open air amphitheatre of our local community college as Seabees, Billis and Lt Joe Cable in South Pacific. Doctors' spouses sang and danced as nurses in South Pacific, nuns in Sound of Music, wives in King and I. And medical community children performed in South Pacific and Sound of Music as well.Sympathetic joy allows humans to share in the happiness of another, even the fictional. Via illusion we are transformed by cinema sculpture architecture jewelry costume light art myth music dance poetry opera.Happiness is a moment and may be recovered with musical memories. The documentary Alive Inside observes dementia patients waking up from mute immobility listening to favorite tunes from their teens and twenties on iPods from inventive Social Worker Dan Cohen."Somewhere in My Youth or Childhood, I must have been awfully good" Sound of Music summarizes gratitude for happy moments which furnish memories and is magical.The Rogers&Hammerstein Collection offers music for all ages, and introduces classics from the Golden Age of Hollywood light opera to a new generation.5* The Rogers&Hammerstein Collection 16 hours of joy for ears and eyes and dancing toes.

The box contained some of my favorite musicals and some I had never seen before. I am very please with this purchase. The price was also right.

These films are all digitally remastered. State Fair comes with two disks: an older version, and a newer version with Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, and Ann-Margret. Fantastic! Watch the second version first. There's the beautiful Shirley Jones in Carousel. The Sound of Music with Julie Andrews is a classic. South Pacific has not only lovely music, but also a valuable message about judging people by the color of their skin. Oklahoma! is a long-time favorite, and features Shirley Jones, who sings like an angel. The King and I is a memorable musical that also has a message of love and acceptance. All in all, a good purchase.

This collection includes much more than was expected. We were expecting one copy of each of the listed titles but found, to our pleasant surprise, that all but one title was inclusive of multiple versions of that title. The Carousel title is inclusive of the American version of the movie, from the 1950s, plus Liliom, the French language, English subtitled, 1934, B&W version, upon which the American version of Carousel was based. Prior to seeing this, we were not aware of the 1934 video. The State Fair title includes the 1945 version, with Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine and Jeanne Crain in the lead roles, as well as the 1962 version, with Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, Pamela Tiffen and Ann Margaret in the lead roles. Those familiar with the title will remember that there was an earlier, B&W version, from around 1933, with Will Rogers, as the family patriarch but I don’t recall the other players. That 1933 version was not included in this DVD set. While the 1933 and 1945 versions retained the venue of State Fair in Iowa, the 1962 version chose to change the venue, to Texas, for no discernable reason. Each of the three versions has its strengths and weaknesses and each kept to the basic plan of the story but with wide variations, in the details and side issues. The South Pacific DVDs includes the Broadway version, at 157 minutes in length, as well as the road show version, which ran for 172 minutes. The first of the two Sound of Music DVDs contains the video, while the 2nd DVD contains a special introduction, by Julie Andrews, as well as additional background info, about the show, the characters, the von Trapp family and, for some reason, a Mia Farrow screen test. The Oklahoma DVDs contain the Broadway version of the video, on disk one, plus the slightly longer and full screen/wide screen, Todd-AO version, on disk two. The King and I also provides 2 DVDs, with disk one being the play and disk 2 providing interviews with the players, plus background info, about the show and performances.

I purchased a set like this one three years ago and the quality was terrible. Am so happy I took a chance and ordered this set. I have enjoyed many pleasant evenings with this beautiful music.

It’s great having all these films to be able to see again and again

Good quality

La calidad del producto es excelente, los dvds son Región 1 pero pueden reproducirse a la perfección en una consola blu-ray; Recomiendo el producto a cualquier amante y conocedor de los musicales.

A good trip down memory lane! A very good product.

Have not watched all the movies but wanted them as have not seen them since I was a child.

All of the movies are great and bring back wonderful memories....especially South Pacific and closely followed by The King & I....all the movies are great and look even better than they did as originals.