(NBC Sundays, 1952 - 1953) [a series of 26 narrated films about the US Navy's role in World War Two, with a music score composed by the venerable Broadway composer Richard Rodgers, proving he was more than just a tunesmith...the narrator for the series was Leonard Graves.]
[other cues for this series were so good, they became well-known on their own, including "Guadalcanal March", "The Pacific Boils Over", "Hard Work and Horseplay", "Fiddlin' Off Watch", and "Beneath The Southern Cross" -- a tango tune Rodgers re-cycled in for the Broadway Musical "Me And Juliet" -- which became a popular hit song with lyric by Oscar Hammerstein II, under its new title: "No Other Love (Have I)".] Composer: Richard Rodgers (ASCAP), and Orchestrator: Robert Russell Bennett (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Williamson Music Co. (ASCAP) 2000 Publisher: Williamson Music Co. (ASCAP), of New York, NY Composition Date: 1952 Orch. Arr. Date: 1954 Copyright Date: 1953; Eu 324 273. Renewal Date: [arr. for orchestra - piano/conductor's score]: Publication Date: Jan. 1, 1978 Copyright Date: Dec. 16, 1981; PA-125-642. Recordings: LP: "Victory At Sea -- Orchestral Suite from the score of the NBC Television Production" The RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Russell Bennett RCA Victor [Mono] LM-1779 (1954) LP: "Victory At Sea -- Orchestral Suite from the score of the NBC Television Production, Vol. 1" The RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Russell Bennett RCA Victor LM/LSC-2335 (1957/59) First Re-issue on CD... CD: "Victory At Sea -- Orchestral Suite from the score of the NBC Television Production" The RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Russell Bennett RCA Victor Red Seal 6660-2-RC (1987) 2nd re-issue on CD w/digital remastering & dolby surround: CD: "Richard Rodgers Victory At Sea" The RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Russell Bennett BMG Classics 09026-60963-2 (1992)