CRAFT RECORDINGS CELEBRATES 60 YEARS OF THE SOUND OF MUSIC

WITH FIRST-EVER PICTURE DISC RELEASE

Landing September 5, the collectible vinyl features beloved favorites

“Edelweiss,” “My Favorite Things,” Do-Re-Mi” and many more.

 

Diamond anniversary celebrations continue through the year

 with special 4K theatrical screenings, nationwide sing-a-long events and more to come.

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Los Angeles, CA (July 16, 2025)—Craft Recordings honors six decades of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s cinematic treasure The Sound of Music with the beloved soundtrack’s first-ever picture disc edition. Available to pre-order today, prior to a September 5 release, the collectible 12-inch disc pairs the iconic 1965 cover art on side A with a whimsical “Lonely Goatherd” image on side B. The wide retail release will be joined by a Target-exclusive version that comes with a frame-worthy replica lyric sheet, faithfully reproduced from the Rodgers & Hammerstein archives for an added piece of musical history.

 

Since its March 1965 debut, The Sound of Music has become one of the most successful soundtracks ever—selling more than 20 million copies worldwide, spending a record 109 consecutive weeks in Billboard’s Top 10 (238 weeks overall) and ruling the UK Albums Chart for 70 weeks. The album carried unforgettable classics like “My Favorite Things,” “Edelweiss” and “Do-Re-Mi” to global audiences and still inspires sing-alongs across generations. On screen, the Robert Wise–directed film, starring Julie Andrews (Maria) and Christopher Plummer (Captain von Trapp), broke box-office records to become the highest-grossing movie of 1965 (ultimately earning over $280 million worldwide) and swept the 38th Academy Awards® with five Oscars—including Best Picture and Best Scoring of Music—plus multiple Golden Globe Awards®. The movie’s initial U.S. release lasted four-and-a-half years, and from 1966 to 1972, The Sound of Music was cited by Variety as the “All-Time Box Office Champion.” In 2001, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”

 

Global celebrations are planned throughout 2025 to celebrate the film’s Diamond anniversary. A restored and remastered 4K presentation of the film returns to U.S. cinemas on September 13, 14 and 17 via Fathom’s Big Screen Classics series, with international screening dates to be announced shortly. The Walt Disney Film Restoration team worked meticulously for nine months to digitally enhance the film, cleaning up dirt, warping and film grain issues to present the film in enhanced visual and audio glory. Visit FathomEntertainment.com for tickets and details.

 

Meanwhile, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long will play at venues across the country beginning this month, with stops from Atlanta and Memphis to Hollywood and beyond. Visit SoundOfMusicSingALong.com for tickets and more information.

 

Finally, a national stage tour of The Sound of Music, directed by three-time Tony Award® winner Jack O’Brien, launches in August and will visit more than 80 cities across North America. Visit SoundOfMusicOnTour.com for tickets and details.

 

The Sound of Music 60th anniversary picture disc is available to pre-order now and will be in stores September 5.

 

Track Listing

 

Side A

1. Prelude and The Sound of Music – Maria
2. Overture and Preludium (Dixit Dominus) – Orchestra and Nuns Chorus
3. Morning Hymn and Alleluia – Nuns Chorus
4. Maria – Nuns Chorus
5. I Have Confidence – Maria
6. Sixteen Going on Seventeen – Rolf and Liesl
7. My Favorite Things – Maria
8. Climb Ev’ry Mountain – Mother AbbessSide B
9. The Lonely Goatherd – Maria and the Children
10. The Sound of Music – The Children and the Captain
11. Do-Re-Mi – Maria and the Children
12. Something Good – Maria and the Captain
13. Processional and Maria – Organ, Orchestra and Nuns Chorus
14. Edelweiss – The Captain, Maria, the Children and Chorus
15. So Long, Farewell – The Children
16. Climb Ev’ry Mountain (Reprise) – Chorus and Orchestra

 

 

ABOUT CRAFT RECORDINGS:

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ABOUT RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN:

 

After long and highly distinguished careers with other collaborators, Richard Rodgers (Composer, 1902-79) and Oscar Hammerstein II (Librettist/Lyricist, 1895-1960) joined forces in 1943 to create the most successful partnership in American musical theatre. Prior to joining forces, Rodgers collaborated with lyricist Lorenz Hart on musical comedies that epitomized wit and sophistication (Pal Joey, On Your Toes, Babes In Arms and more), while Hammerstein brought new life to operetta and created the classic Show Boat with Jerome Kern. Oklahoma!, the first Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, introduced an integrated form that became known as “the musical play.” Their shows that followed included Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. Collectively, the Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals have earned Tony, Oscar, GRAMMY, Emmy, Pulitzer and Olivier Awards. The Rodgers & Hammerstein catalog is owned by Concord.