The Sound of Music (film) The Sound of Music (film) The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical drama film produced and directed by Robert Wise, and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, with Richard Haydn and Eleanor Parker. The film is an adaptation of the 1959 stage musical of the same name, composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. The film's screenplay was written by Ernest Lehman, adapted from the stage musical's book by Lindsay and Crouse. Based on the memoir "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers" by Maria von Trapp, the film is about a young Austrian woman
The Sound of Music (song) Some of the songs are based on "The Sound of Music", with the original lyrics replaced by ones about killing Bart Simpson. One example: "The hills are alive and they ate Bart Simpson." In 2007, Carrie Underwood performed the song live Maria in "The Sound of Music Live!". The program was seen live by more than 18 million viewers. JLS sampled the song on their 2010 single "The Club Is Alive". The single debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number one. The Sound of Music (song) “The Sound of Music” is the title song from the 1959 musical "The