tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post2004506454235013629..comments2024-03-09T18:24:48.457-08:00Comments on A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE: HISTORY OF A SONG: EDELWEISSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-80696591937600522092013-10-26T17:47:58.169-07:002013-10-26T17:47:58.169-07:00Please could I mention a little something about Pl...Please could I mention a little something about Plummer as the Captain? Plummer did not sing the Captain's songs in the finished film. He pre-recorded the songs but the filmmakers felt that his voice did not sound as good when up next to Andrews. They employed a playback singer, Bill Lee, to sing the song for him. Peggy Wood also had a playback singer to sing the Mother Abbess's songs for her.Yi Penghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200650493059345940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-39461487654312153762012-11-06T08:18:39.989-08:002012-11-06T08:18:39.989-08:00Coincidentally, I heard a subway busker playing &q...Coincidentally, I heard a subway busker playing "Edelweiss" on the erhu (2 stringed Chinese fiddle) last week. How's that for universality?<br /><br />I think Plummer's singing voice was dubbed in the movie. I've heard him complain about it in interviews. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com