TIL that only 1 song used in the film Singin' in the Rain was entirely new. All of the other songs, including Singin' in the Rain, had already been used in previous films in one form or another.
TIL that only 1 song used in the film Singin' in the Rain was entirely new. All of the other songs, including Singin' in the Rain, had already been used in previous films in one form or another.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/EssexGuyUpNorth on 2024-10-19 22:18:30+00:00.
Well, it's a movie about making movies, I think that choice is fitting.
Yep. When you hear Jimmy Durante's version of Singin' in the Rain 20 years earlier in Speak Easily after seeing the movie with that title first, it's super weird.
OMG it's a Buster Keaton film too!!
I know what my wife and I are watching tonight.
It's not terrific, but it's fun.
Demonstrating that the arrangement, choreography, and singing are what make the movie a classic.
It’s like the B Minor Mass in that way.