Song in "It's a Wonderful Life"

[Joe Morris]

Aloha,
Anybody know what song is used in this movie or
who did it? imdb doesn't know

I can email an mp3 if that helps

[Jonnie Santos]

Post by Joe Morris
Aloha,
Anybody know what song is used in this movie or
who did it? imdb doesn't know
I can email an mp3 if that helps

...I'm not current on my movies - are you talking about the Capra film
from 1946 with Jimmy Stewart, etc?

If so there's some info here:

http://www.reelclassics.com/Movies/Wonlife/wonlife.htm

[Joe Morris]

Post by Jonnie Santos
...I'm not current on my movies - are you talking about the Capra film
from 1946 with Jimmy Stewart, etc?
http://www.reelclassics.com/Movies/Wonlife/wonlife.htm

Yep, that's the movie. The scene I'm talking about is when
George (Jimmy Stewart) first arrives at their new home,
Mary (Donna Reed) is playing this Hawaiian-style song on the phonograph.
It's orchestrated, has steel guitar and a female singer with a pretty
good voice. The only lyrics I can make out are something about the
"waiting arms of waikiki"

Anybody know the name and who sings it?

I can email an mp3 if that helps

Mahalo

[Jonnie Santos]

Post by Joe Morris

Post by Jonnie Santos
...I'm not current on my movies - are you talking about the Capra film
from 1946 with Jimmy Stewart, etc?
http://www.reelclassics.com/Movies/Wonlife/wonlife.htm

Yep, that's the movie. The scene I'm talking about is when
George (Jimmy Stewart) first arrives at their new home,
Mary (Donna Reed) is playing this Hawaiian-style song on the phonograph.
It's orchestrated, has steel guitar and a female singer with a pretty
good voice. The only lyrics I can make out are something about the
"waiting arms of waikiki"
Anybody know the name and who sings it?
I can email an mp3 if that helps
Mahalo

I thought I had the DVD but I guess now - I hunted around on the web,
looked at a script hoping it would list the song (it just said 'music'),
found the movie's music composer Dimitri Tiomkin, however he didn't do a
lot or original music for this film. You need a film/music historian
I'm thinking - bet someone like a Jack de Mello would know, however I
have no idea how to contact him unless it was in care of mountain-apple.

Sorry to be of no help. I'd like to hear the song or a piece of it
(whatever's convenient) if you'd send it to me (please). Thanks...

[l***@shentel.net]

The tune is "Song of the Islands". The steel player was Freddie
Tavares ...

[Jonnie Santos]

Post by l***@shentel.net
The tune is "Song of the Islands". The steel player was Freddie
Tavares ...

...gotta love the internet/ng's - amazing.

[Joe Morris]

Post by l***@shentel.net
The tune is "Song of the Islands". The steel player was Freddie
Tavares ...

Ooooo! The clip here
http://1800sunstar.com/sitesR/H_listen/h02.html
does sound like the same song but with a male singer.

Thanks so much. That give's me a place to start to find out
who sings the other version and try to track it down

Aloha

[Rick Aiello]

The tune was "Song of the Islands". Most folks think it was Freddie
Tavares playin' the steel guitar.

[Jonnie Santos]

Post by Rick Aiello
The tune was "Song of the Islands". Most folks think it was Freddie
Tavares playin' the steel guitar.

...off topic - I went to grade school with a Pete Aiello here in San
Diego (I'm 46), got any family out this way? (just curious)

[Rick Aiello]

My grandfather, father, brother and nephew are all named Pete ... but
we are all from So. Florida.

I'm 46 too ... oh, thats painful to say ... ha, ha