Annotation

this work (with lyrics by Luhrmann & Pearce) is based almost entirely on the music of Offenbach's "Can Can", with just one line of lyric each from "The Sound of Music" (Rodgers & Hammerstein) and "Your Song" (John/Taupin) included.

Annotation last modified on 2019-09-18 09:31 UTC.

Relationships

lyricist:Baz Luhrmann
Craig Pearce
publisher:Festival Music (APRA-affiliated)
Fox Film Music Corp. (BMI-affiliated)
T C F Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP)
is based on:Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal (widely known as “Can-can”)
The Sound of Music (The Sound of Music)
Your Song

Recordings

DateTitleArtistLength
recordings
The Pitch (Spectacular Spectacular) (original film version)Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Jim Broadbent, Jacek Koman, John Leguizamo, Garry MacDonald, Richard Roxburgh and Matthew Whittet2:51