"All The Way"
A Tribute to Frank Sinatra in Hollywood
by Roger Hall
Francis Albert Sinatra
Born: Hoboken, New Jersey, December 12, 1915
Died: Los Angeles, California, May 14, 1998
There have been many tributes paid
to
this superb popular singer.
This one is about his songs from the movies...
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Unlike many teenagers growing up in the 1950s,
l liked all kinds of
popular music
from rock n' roll to Broadway and Hollywood.
Since my
mom liked the songs
recorded by Frank Sinatra,
we had some of his
recordings
when I was a teenager living in Bloomfield, NJ.
The first time I remember hearing a movie song
sung by Frank Sinatra
on
radio was "From Here To Eternity"
a 1953 recording.
Other movie songs followed in the 1950s
such as "Young at Heart" and "The
Tender Trap"
The song that was my favorite at that time
and which James Kaplan in his
fascinating book, Sinatra: The Chairman,
describes this way:
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The film's theme is
a great Cahn-Van Heusen number,
their best (and least ambivalent) love song,
"All the Way."
The opening lush string opening of that song
still gives me chills and
demonstrates Nelson Riddle's genius
as an ideal arranger for Sinatra.
I was pleased when "All the Way" was included
on a CD I co-produced with American Classics
honoring the centennial birthday of lyricist,
Sammy Cahn (1913-1993).
The CD includes a wonderful ensemble of singers
(shown in the above picture on
the CD back)
and a jazz combo in all four of the Oscar-winning songs
recorded by Frank Sinatra
"Three Coins in the Fountain"
"All
the Way"
"High Hopes"
"Call Me Irresponsible."
Also, Sammy received an Emmy for
another hit song recorded by Sinatra,
"Love and Marriage,"
from the TV production of OUR TOWN in 1955,
and that was the only time a song lyricst has received such
an honor.
When I had my own radio program, "IN THE MOOD,"
I played lots of Sinatra recordings from the 1940s and 1950s,
and especially Hollywood songs on a once weekly special
I called "A Night at the Movies."
My radio program was called, "IN THE MOOD"
from
the popular Glenn Miller recording featured in the 1941
20th Century-Fox musical, SUN VALLEY SERENADE.
This year of 2015 marks the centennial of Sinatra's birth.
But whatever the year you celebrate his recordings,
it's a thrill and a pleasure to listen to Sinatra sing,
not just once,
but
as the Jule Styne-Sammy Cahn song
from the
1947 movie
IT HAPPENED IN BROOKLYN says it,
You can enjoy Sinatra's singing --
"Time After Time."
--Roger L. Hall
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Frank Sinatra Sings "Time After Time"
American Music Recordings Archive
CD tribute to Sinatra's favorite movie lyricist...
"It's Magic" - A One Hundredth Birthday Celebration of Sammy Cahn
A celebration by an ensemble of stellar cabaret
singers of songs by
Sammy Cahn (1913-1993),
the only songwriter from the past to receive
four Oscars and one Emmy for his lyrics,
all of the songs originally
recorded by his friend and admirer, Frank Sinatra.
This most enjoyable CD was made possible
by a generous grant
from the American Music Recordings Archive
Your comments or memories of Frank Sinatra are welcome.
Send them to:
Frank Sinatra in Hollywood
"High Hopes" A Centennial Tribute to Sammy Cahn
This CD
features a selection of Oscar music
and Sammy Film Music Awards.
announced on WGBH-FM public radio in Boston by
Roger Hall, Film Music Critic
and Managing Editor of FILM MUSIC REVIEWr
Recommended albums with movie songs
Twenty tracks of songs recorded during the 1950s
for Capitol Records
including two of the Academy Award-winning songs
that Sinatra sang in
the movies:
"Three Coins in the Fountain" and "All The Way."
Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River and
other Academy-Award winning songs
This marvelous album was arranged and conducted
by the masterful Nelson Riddle.
CD Review
Frank Sinatra in Hollywood, 1940-`1964
6 CD Box Set (with hardbound book)
Rhino/Turner Classic Movies Music R2 78285
A review of this CD set is included in the
new illustrated ebook now available -- click here
This is a raw and riveting account of Sinatra's turbulent life
and career
from the year 1954 onward:
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SINATRA - The Chairman by James Kaplan
More Links
Sensational Sinatra! - A Centennial Tribute
Film Music Review
