This cd, which was out of print as of mid2007, was the most successful and comprehensive single disc of rcabmgs various attempts to reissue richard rodgers music for victory at sea in the digital era. Jun 16, 2010 28 videos play all victory at sea the complete series kahanalu1 battle of alsace november 1944march 1945 duration. Victory at sea original television soundtrack richard. Design for war battle of the atlantic, 19391941 victory at sea is a documentary tv series about naval warfare during world war ii that was originally aired by nbc in 26 halfhour. Apr 15, 2011 from the great soundtrack to the acclaimed documentary victory at sea, victory at sea from volume 1 of a 3 volume collection of vinyl lps converted to high quality mp3s. A wellproduced featurelength version of the tv documentary series with actual footage from the battles described, it s emotional and provides a good look at what our men. Victory at sea also offers the chance to experience some of world war iis most famous battles. The series, which won an emmy award in 1954 for best public affairs program, compiles naval footages from all over the world to highlight many of the key battles during world war ii. Victory at sea 1952 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Featuring narration by broadway actor leonard graves and a musical score by the legendary richard rodgers, victory at sea took hours and hours of footage shot by the navy during the second world war and trimmed it down to create a narrative of the war from the. A featurelength condensed version of the documentary tv series victory at sea 1952. Victory at sea the pacific boils over episode 2 youtube. After the victory at guadalcanal, australia and the u. Victory at sea remastered soundtrack from 1952, composed by robert russell bennett, richard rodgers.
Made in 1952, the show was a huge success, winning many major awards and even spawning albums featuring the orchestral score by richard rodgers, best known for his musicals with lorenz hart and oscar hammerstein ii. First, the rat patrol, then mash, happy days, wild wild west, sha na na, victory at sea, ba ba blacksheep, star trek, hee haw and ending. From uboat wolfpacks to the epic battle at iwo jima and okinawa, every major naval engagement of world war ii is captured in some of the most riveting combat footage ever shot. Nbc edited the footage, added a host and the musical score by richard rogers.
Bringing an epic approach to real time strategy war gaming, search and destroy enemy fleets across an open world sandbox in a desperate attempt to change the course of history. It brings a fresh approach to real time strategy war gaming. Victory at sea on the museum of broadcast communications website. Victory at sea 1954 rare wwii movie dvd, mp4 download. Victory at sea pacific is the exciting game of naval rts combat set during world war ii. Victory at sea episode 19 battle for leyte gulf complete episode duration. I make no claim of impartiality or objectivity, im a sailor, and damn proud of it. But im even worse than that, that most dangerous of zealots, a military person who never got shot at. The film is fastpaced with excellent narration featuring alexander scourby, and legendary music by richard rodgers. During ww ii, the us navy used film to chronicle its activities more than any other military force in history.
Tap your feet to dance music from still and copland, be awed by joan towers response to coplands famous fanfare, and thrill to the coltraneinspired virtuosity of john adams spirited saxophone concerto. Victory at sea watch full episodes free united states. Silent victory submarine warfare in wwii rare archival footage 2 dvd set. That film was itself redited and shortened to about 85. Victory at sea killers and the killed episode 16 youtube. Victory at sea 1952 documentary on free online video. Twentysix episode series about naval combat during world war two. Victory at sea is a documentary television series about warfare in general during world war ii, and naval warfare in particular, as well as the use of industry in warfare. Each 30minute episode focuses on an aspect of naval action during the war, from convoys and submarine warfare to aircraft carriers and battleships.
From the great soundtrack to the acclaimed documentary victory at sea, victory at sea from volume 1 of a 3 volume collection of vinyl lps converted to high quality mp3s. It was originally broadcast by nbc in the united states in 19521953. Engage in epic real time strategy warfare across the atlantic, pacific and mediterranean, this is. The first of three vinyl lps containing the original soundtrack to the acclaimed world war ii documentary victory at sea. The series premiered on the last sunday of october 1952, and subsequent episodes played each sunday afternoon through may 1953. Victory at sea is a documentary tv series about naval warfare during world war ii that was originally aired by nbc in 26 halfhour segments on. It was originally broadcast by nbc in the usa in 19521953. Victory at sea is a documentary television series about naval warfare during world war ii that was originally broadcast by nbc in the usa in. Victory at sea original soundtrack volume 1 youtube. Excerpts from the music soundtrack, by richard rodgers and robert russell bennett, were rerecorded. The imperial japanese had every intention of expanding its greater asia coprosperity sphere of influence and guadalcanal was necessary for the japaneses continuing expansion of it. One of the earliest documentaries produced exclusively for television, won both an emmy and a peabody award for its accomplishments. Victory at sea is a world war two naval combat game without limits.
Victory at sea movie version 1954 complete youtube. Victory at sea conquest of micronesia episode 12 youtube. The film is fastpaced with excellent narration featuring alexander scourby, and legendary music by richard rodgers a wellproduced featurelength version of the tv documentary series with actual footage from the battles described, it s emotional and provides a good look at what our men and those of our allies, and. With leonard graves, karl donitz, winston churchill, andrew cunningham. World war ii dvds, mp4 video downloads, mpg videos on usb flash drives. Listen to songs by victory at sea on myspace, stream free online music by victory at sea. Victory at sea is a, american documentary television series that originally aired on nbc from 1952 to 1953. The feature film version of the landmark wwii tv documentary series victory at sea has been remastered and released by film chest. The 26part tv series victory at sea was reedited as a feature length 1 hr. Airing in the 195253 television season, victory at sea went a step further than the newsreel format of the day while anticipating the coming era when footage from all over the world would be seen by television audiences as soon as events happened. Growing up in a naval air town in the fifties, victory at sea was fresh news.
Music site at has lengthy excerpts of the music with several of the main themes contained in bennetts symphonic scenario. Benefit for our friend donna who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Several youtube excerpts of the victory at sea documentary. Victory at sea is a wonderful overview of world war ii. The historical battle mode sets all the victory conditions for you. After first completing work on the 1951 broadway musical production the king and i, rodgers began composing the background music for the hour victory at sea series. The series, which won an emmy award in 1954 for best public affairs program, compiles naval footages from all over the world to highlight many of. This involved creating airfields on the surrounding solomon islands and causing the ultimate defeat of rabaul by air, sea, and ground. A few years after the allied victory, nbc television created victory at sea which cobbled together almost,000 hours of footage shot by the major combatant navies, including japanese footage. A 26episode world war ii documentary, victory at sea is one of the most important series in the history of television. Narrated by broadway star leonard graves, and set to a famous score by richard rodgers, victory at sea provided a firsthand look at every major naval. With alexander scourby, harold alexander, alan brooke, winston churchill.
Jun 16, 2010 28 videos play all victory at sea the complete series kahanalu1 victory at sea conquest of micronesia episode 12 duration. Bennett leads his pickup rca victor symphony orchestra with sweep and fire the 1953 edition featured the nbc symphony and rca victors excellent earlystereo sound has more depth than many. Join in our thrilling celebration of the joy, energy, and diversity of american music. Victory at sea features 26 episodes that document naval warfare during world war ii. The original nbc tv series consisted of 26 halfhour episodes that were broadcast between 19521953. Famous for its music score, eloquent narration and combat footage. Nov 19, 2017 victory at sea is a 26part world war ii documentary series that first aired in 195253. Victory at seas songs stream online music songs listen. This ninemovement suite is summed up by the finale, victory at sea, which also introduced yet another classic melody, an expansive hymn to victory. A thorough look at wwii from a largely maritime, mainly usfocused perspective, the series also touches on most of the major land campaigns and battles throughout the war. Victory at sea is a documentary television series1 about warfare in general during world war ii, and naval warfare in particular, as well as the use of industry in warfare.
The song was actually from rodgers and hammersteins musical me and juliet, but the music was based on the instrumental beneath the southern cross from victory at sea. Victory at sea online focuses on the the 195253 nbc weekly television series about americas involvement in world war ii. Victory at sea is a great television series about world war 2 produced by nbc in conjunction with the u. Because victory at sea was produced in 1952, its subject benefits from a sense of immediacy. Victory at sea the legendary world war ii documentary. Engage in epic rts warfare across 3 huge campaigns as well as other battle modes. Victory at sea tv series 19521953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The 14 tracks here, drawn from two distinct bodies of the stereo recordings of the score by arranger robert russell bennett, in 1957 and 1959, represent most of the best and. Victory at sea episode 21 full fathom five complete episode duration. Victory at sea, a 26episode series on world war ii, represented one of the most ambitious documentary undertakings of early network television. Victory at sea 1954 approved 1h 38min documentary, war 2 august 1954 usa a featurelength condensed version of the documentary tv series victory at sea 1952. Find recording details and track inforamtion for victory at sea, film score richard rodgers on allmusic. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from.
But the americans are victorious, first on the coral sea and ultimately on midway as they manage to bomb and sink four of japans aircraft carriersthe same ones that were used for the attack on pearl harbormaking the imperial fleet retreat and giving the u. The original fulllength episodes of the awardwinning series made exclusively for television and containing actual live action footage. Navy attack in the central pacific ocean at the gilbert and marshall islands, destroying japanese. Victory at sea symphonic scenario by richard rodgers wind. Released by rca victor in 1992 containing music from victory at sea 1952. Excerpts from the music soundtrack, by richard rodgers.
Victory at sea 1954 rare wwii movie dvd, mp4 download, usb. Victory at sea, film score recording details and tracks. Create your own fleet of ships, pick your side and enter into world war ii naval combat on a global scale. Dec 31, 2005 reunion show 1172012 middle east downstairs. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Victory at sea 1954 rare world war ii feature film drawn from the distinguished nbc tv documentary series. Richard rodgers is given credit as the composer of this stirring score for the classic victory at sea series, but he actually only provided twelve themes, while the composerconductorarranger robert russell bennett, a wellknown figure in broadway, really composed the music, that is, he molded rodgers beautiful melodies into true symphonic pieces to compliment the tragic. Victory at sea the magnetic north 4015 8203 youtube. The story of this episode is how the axis powers tried to take control of greece, the mediterranean, north africa and the suez canal.
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