Meet Me in St. Louis [Rhino] (1995)

About this title: As one of the premiere MGM musicals of all time, it is amazing that a definitive Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) had never been available prior to this 1995 single CD. Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin's complete score is included, as are the oft-overlooked orchestrations from Conrad Salinger. Even though the role seems to have been written specifically for Judy Garland, the actress purportedly fought the studio, as she had grown weary of portraying children onscreen. As fate would have it, her performance not only stole the show, but became one of Garland's most ... read more

Tracks:

1. Main Title [Salinger/Mills/Ster]
2. Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis [Mills/Sterling/Publ]
3. The Boy Next Door [Martin/Blane]
4. Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis [Mills/Aterling/Publ]
5. Getting Ready for the Party [Instrumental] [Salinger/Martin/Bla]
6. Skip to My Lou [Martin/Blane/Tradit]
7. Under the Bamboo Tree [Cole/Public Domain]
8. Saying Goodbye [Instrumental] [Edens/Martin/Blane]
9. Over the Bannister [From Meet Me in St. Louis] [Salinger/Edens]
10. The Trolley Song [Martin/Blaine]
11. Boys and Girls Like You and Me [Outtake] [Rodgers/Hammerstein]
12. All Hallow's Eve [Instrumental] [Edens/Salinger]
13. The Most Horrible One [Instrumental] [Salinger]
14. You and I [Brown/Freed]
15. Winter in St. Louis [Instrumental] [Edens/Jackson]
16. I Hate Basketball [Instrumental] [Edens/Jackson]
17. Under the Anheuser Bush [Instrumental] [Von Tilzer]
18. Esther Accepts [Instrumental] [Salinger/Martin/Bla]
19. Tootie's Music Box [Instrumental] [Salinger]
20. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas [Martin/Blane]
21. Tootie's Grief [Instrumental] [Salinger]
22. Finale [Instrumental] [Hayton/Mills]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.