The Wizard of Oz Recording Sessions - Unused Audio - Alternate Takes - 1939 - Judy Garland

Let's pull back the curtain on "The Wizard of Oz". Here's a video I made, synching audio from the recording sessions to the film. Alternate takes, false starts, unused music, etc. Please comment if you like it and want more!

[@robertf614]

Such clean audio for 1938-39 feels like you’re there in the room

[@tanline6662]

Every song was recorded in 1938

[@kitty3863]

As an "Oz" fan I find this very informative!

[@rachelberrythegleequeen.3221]

OMG Judy is such a sweet heart I love it.

[@user-mn4kg3jb4j]

I love these alternate takes from my all-time favorite movie the beloved, excellent, fantastic, magnificent, wonderful MGM 1939 classic movie The Wizard of Oz that is perfectly cast!

[@nathanmckenzie2797]

Judy sounds so frustrated at herself when she messes up she must've been under so much pressure :(

[@user-mn4kg3jb4j]

No, she loved recording! She would get the giggles!

[@joecascone2189]

Absolutely fascinating! Thanks for your efforts and for sharing!

[@boinx1234]

Thanks - so much fun!

[@Vicstizzle]

Judy sounds so exhausted. She gave up so much so that we could see her wonderful performances. I love her so much, I wish things could have been different for her

[@boinx1234]

I couldn't disagree more. At this young age, she had plenty of energy.

[@martinemikita9281]

@@boinx1234 She was drugged day and night. She said it herself.

[@natangodinho8786]

Can anyone say what the men talked to Judy? I couldn’t hear it well...

[@martinemikita9281]

@Aidan Crotty right... that she took during the day for energy and at night to sleep... so if u did ur research we are saying the same damn thing.

[@MaskedMan66]

@@martinemikita9281 No, she didn't.

[@HavenKnight93]

0:56 "The wind began to pitch." XD

[@waynem7634]

Thank you for posting this. Once again, the artistry, hard work, and dedication that went into this masterpiece of filmmaking is clearly seen. The 1930s and 40s were certainly a zenith for musical film, particularly as executed by MGM and the wonderful Freed unit.

[@user-mn4kg3jb4j]

I was born in the late fall of 1978. I have many favorite movies! The Beautiful, Brilliant, Classic Charming, Delightful, Excellent, Fantastic, Perfectly Cast, Outstanding, Uplifting, Wonderful, 1939 MGM Fantasy Musical Movie, The Wizard of Oz adapted and based on the 1900 classic children's book by Lyman Frank Baum and with Illustrations by W.W. Denslow is my favorite movie of all the time since I first saw the movie at the age of two! This Movie is in a class by itself!

[@kavalkid1]

More from the OZ production! Fantastic!

[@richardgornalle4536]

This is great. More please. This has made my day.

[@plestj]

Fascinating!!! Thanks for sharing this!

[@stormwatcher1299]

Wow what a treat to hear!

[@barrystealey7541]

Another great video! Fascinating to hear the choices that were made. Now see if you can find the missing sections of “A Star Is Born” rumored to be out there somewhere! 😉

[@boinx1234]

Talk to Michael Arick!

[@barrystealey7541]

Broadway Classics So I hear! I even signed a petition years ago to get him to give the footage to Warner Bros.

[@boinx1234]

@@barrystealey7541 That was my petition - he never responded...

[@barrystealey7541]

Broadway Classics Oh, wow! Thanks for trying. Sad that he never responded. I wrote to one of the creators of a DVD site and to Leonard Maltin to ask them if he really had the footage ... they pretty much said it was very possible. Very.

[@user-mn4kg3jb4j]

Interesting and Fascinating 15-year-old year Judy Garland loved making The Wizard of Oz! Judy Garland was very happy during the entire filming and making of The Wizard of Oz All Recording of the songs were prerecorded in a week before any filming took place!

[@boinx1234]

Actually, these were recorded months before filming took place.

[@tonyhill1264]

Brilliant movie!!!😊

[@michelleregis6181]

Interesting the technical side, thanks

[@fanofmusicals]

Was this from the jukebox section of the DVD? Very fascinating!

[@Tyln93]

Wizard of Oz = MK Ultra Program!!!

[@SuperUmizoomiFanAlt]

Where did you get all of that? I would appreciate it if you have more of the actual speed voices of the munchkins!

[@boinx1234]

All the recording session audio is included on the DVD and Blu-ray - tons of it!

[@meisdeadlolz]

@@boinx1234 do you have a file with all these recordings? If so I would love to hear them

[@boinx1234]

@@meisdeadlolz I don't, but they're all on the DVD and Blu-ray.

[@meisdeadlolz]

@@boinx1234 Oh ok

[@Actionfiguresarefun]

Where did you get these takes from?

[@robertf614]

Is that victor fleming on the intercom?

[@MaskedMan66]

No, the music was all recorded before he was ever assigned to the project, and wouldn't have been his responsibility anyway. At 1:01, Judy says, "I'm sorry, George," which means it's Georgie Stoll, whose name appears at the beginning of the video.

[@maxlinder5262]

Voices at actual speed sound phoney ..!!!!

[@MaskedMan66]

Nope, those are real voices from real folks.

[@caleguillory5451]

You forgot to include the sung version of the coroner’s rhyme at actual speed.

[@boinx1234]

I didn't forget anything. I made editorial choices.

[@caleguillory5451]

@@boinx1234 Ah. Ok.

[@natangodinho8786]

Alguém pode me dizer o que eles estão dizendo em 01:00

[@Yasyyyyy]

Ela disse como: Me Desculpe “Jon” ou “Joth” o nome de algum diretor talvez…

[@MaskedMan66]

@@Yasyyyyy Es el director musical Georgie Stoll, cuyo nombre aparece al principio del video. Judy dice: "Lo siento, George".

[@MaskedMan66]

Judy dice: "Lo siento, George".

[@MaskedMan66]

What strikes me most is Judy, all of sixteen years old, and the adults in the room all speaking to each other on the same level. So much for the zeebs who want to say Judy was disregarded or bullied. They were all pros working together. And I much prefer the voice that the Coroner ended up with! This one sounds like Popeye.

[@markhellman-pn3hn]

(yawn) MADTV did a better job !!

[@gabenj2000hotmailcom]

♪ It really was no miracle What happened was just this ♪ ♪ The wind began to switch The house to pitch ♪ ♪ And suddenly the hinges Started to un... Let's started again that wasn't started Take 2 ♪ It really was no miracle What happened was just this ♪ ♪ The wind began to pitch... I'm sorry, George