A Melody from the Sky
| A Melody from the Sky | |
|---|---|
| publication | 1936 |
| length | 2:50 |
| Genre (s) | Film music |
| text | Sidney D. Mitchell |
| music | Louis dude |
| Label | Vocalion |
| Award (s) | Nomination for an Oscar in 1937 |
| album | A Melody From the Sky / A Little Bit Later On |
| Cover versions | |
| 1936 | Bunny Berigan and his Boys |
| 1937 | Starlets |
| 1947 | Flip Phillips Hiptet |
| 1954 | Mezz Mezzrow and his Swing Band |
A Melody from the Sky is a song from the soundtrack of the film Battle in the mountains ( The Trail of the Lonesome Pine ).
Origin background
The song was composed by Louis Alter and appeared as part of the soundtrack in 1937. The lyrics of the song were written by Sidney D. Mitchell . In 1937 there was a nomination for an Oscar in the "Best Song" category . It was sung by Fuzzy Knight in the film.
Cover versions
Versions of the piece with vocals or instrumental have been published by numerous artists, such as Cliff Edwards , Bob Crosby and his Orchestra, Mezz Mezzrow , Bunny Berigan , Flip Phillips , Woody Herman , Scott Robinson and Frances Langford .
The song was also released in Europe under the title “A melody goes through the blue night”. The Theo Heldt Orchestra recorded it anonymously at Kalliope in 1936 as the “Great Jazz Orchestra with Refraingesang”. The singer was Heinz Larsen. The busy German chorus singer Paul Dorn hid behind this pseudonym .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Louis Alter - Song List Awards ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at songwritershalloffame.org. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ↑ A Melody from the Sky from The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Video. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ^ Cliff Edwards sings A Melody from the Sky Video. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ^ Bob Crosby and his Orchestra - A Melody from the Sky Video. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 9, 2014)
- ^ A Melody from the Sky Videos. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ↑ Kalliope Electro K 1993 (mx. 01977, Austrian red label ) A melody goes through the blue night (A melody from the sky) Foxtrot (Mitchell - Alter) Large jazz orchestra with refraing singing, aufgen. in Berlin 1936, to be heard here ; the recording was also published on “Schallplatten-Volksverband Clangor”, number T 4513, where Theo Heldt and his orchestra as well as the refrain singer are named on the label . Listen here
