Merrily We Live (song)
| Merrily We Live | |
|---|---|
| publication | 1938 |
| length | 1:18 |
| Genre (s) | Film music |
| text | Arthur Quenzer |
| music | Phil Charig |
| Award (s) | Oscar nomination in 1939 as "Best Song" |
Merrily We Live is a song from the soundtrack of the screwball comedy How We Live Happily! (Original title Merrily We Live ). The song was composed by Phil Charig , and the text was written by Arthur Quenzer . The song was played during the opening and closing credits of the film, sung by an off-screen choir.
Merrily We Live received an Oscar nomination for "Best Song" in 1939 , but had to give way to Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin with their song Thanks for the Memory from the comedy film The Big Broadcast of 1938 . The film Merrily We Live was also nominated for an Oscar in four other categories ("Best Supporting Actress", "Best Camera", "Best Equipment", "Best Sound"). He did not win in these categories either.
Web links
- Merrily We Live Movie Clips at TCM - Turner Classic Movies
Individual evidence
- ↑ Merrily We Live Soundtracks at IMDb. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ Merrily We Live ( Memento from May 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) from Merrily We Live (video). Retrieved January 10, 2014.