[Timeless Masterpiece] Popular songs from The Sound of Music. Recommended tracks.
Even if you don’t actually know the story, you’ve probably heard the name The Sound of Music at least once.
It’s a masterful 1965 musical film that has gone down in cinema history, directed by Robert Wise—who created classics over many decades, including before the war—and starring Julie Andrews, the British-born actress who rose to become a Hollywood star.
As a musical, the film features many iconic songs, all of which continue to be loved by people around the world.
In this article, we’ve compiled and introduced a selection of those beloved numbers!
In the first half, we cover the songs used in the film, and in the second half we highlight numbers that appear only in the stage version.
It’s a must-read for anyone who wants to dive deeper into the work!
Playlist
| [Timeless Masterpiece] Popular songs from The Sound of Music. Recommended tracks. | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | My Favorite Things (My Favorites)MARIA | ![]() | …strictly disciplined by Colonel Trapp… |
| 2east | The Sound of Music (The Sound of Music)MARIA | ![]() | Loved by people for a long time as a musical and a film... |
| 3east | Climb Every MountainMother Abbess | play_arrow | I realized that I'm attracted to Captain Trapp… |
| 4east | Sixteen Going on Seventeen (Almost Seventeen)Rolfe and Liesl | play_arrow | Liesl, the eldest daughter of the von Trapp family, is almost 17... |
| 5east | So Long, Farewell (Goodbye, Farewell)The Children | play_arrow | At the von Trapp house, a grand par— |
| 6east | Do-Re-Mi (The Do-Re-Mi Song)Maria and the Children | play_arrow | It’s the most well-known in Japan—something even children know... |
| 7east | EdelweissThe Captain and Liesl | play_arrow | This piece expresses feelings for my homeland, Austria... |
| 8east | The Lonely GoatherdMaria and the Children | play_arrow | Come to think of it, this song is also the sound of... |
| 9east | I Have Confidence (With Confidence)MARIA | play_arrow | At the abbess’s recommendation, she became the Trapp family’s governess… |
| 10east | Maria (Maria)Nuns Chorus | play_arrow | Maria works as a governess for the von Trapp family, but… |
| 11east | Something Good (Nanika Yoi Koto)Maria and the Captain | play_arrow | This piece was composed for the 1965 film version… |
| 12east | Edelweiss (reprise)The Captain, Maria, the Children and Chorus | play_arrow | In the movie version, this song appears twice, but... |
| 13east | So Long, Farewell” (reprise)Maria, the Captain, and the children | ![]() | The song that was sung at the von Trapp family’s party was re— |
| 14east | Morning Hymn & Alleluia (Asa no Sanbika ~ Hallelujah)Nuns Chorus | play_arrow | In the monastery where Maria is serving as an apprentice, solemnly... |
| 15east | No One Can Stop ItElsa, Max and the Captain | play_arrow | This song wasn’t used in the movie version… |
| 16east | LaendlerIrwin Kostal | play_arrow | Austrian waltzes color the heart of the film |
| 17east | Do-Re-Mi” (reprise)Maria, the Captain, and the children | play_arrow | The best-known song from this film, “Do-Re…” |
| 18east | Goodbye Maria/ How Can Love Survive WaltzEvadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon performing | play_arrow | A waltz piece that combines charm and elegance, … |
| 19east | Sixteen Going on Seventeen (reprise)Maria and Liesl | ![]() | In the first half, the eldest daughter of the von Trapp family, Liesl, and the telegram... |
| 20east | An Ordinary Couple (A Normal Married Couple)Maria and the Captain | play_arrow | This song was in the musical version, so… |
| 21east | Processional and Maria (Processional hymn and Maria)The Cast Of The Sound Of Music | play_arrow | At the ceremony where Maria marries Captain Trapp... |
| 22east | End TitlesIrwin Kostal | play_arrow | The 1965 film The Sound of Mu… |
| 23east | Grand WaltzIrwin Kostal | play_arrow | The splendor of the film The Sound of Music... |
| 24east | Nuns and NazisIrwin Kostal | play_arrow | The mo…vie The Sound of Music’s … |
| 25east | Entr’acteIrwin Kostal | play_arrow | A masterpiece musical that everyone has heard of at least once... |
| 26east | Where Does Love Go (Koi no Yukue wa)Max and Elsa | play_arrow | This song is one that isn’t sung in the movie version… |




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