Julie Andrews sings for Maria in the 1965 film The Sound of Music. Christopher Plummer’s Captain von Trapp singing voice is credited to Marni Nixon, and Margery McKay dubbed Peggy Wood’s singing as Mother Abbess. Background singers also supplemented the children’s voices.
Who sang for Maria?
Julie Andrews, who plays Maria, sings her part in the film. The film’s opening title song is also credited to Andrews on the soundtrack recording.
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Who sang for Captain von Trapp?
Christopher Plummer plays Captain Georg von Trapp, but the American Film Institute Catalog credits Marni Nixon as Plummer’s singing voice. Nixon’s contribution is a vocal credit, not a replacement for Plummer’s onscreen performance.
Who sang for Mother Abbess?
Peggy Wood plays Mother Abbess, and singer Margery McKay dubbed Wood’s singing, according to a historical essay hosted by the Library of Congress.
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- Julie Andrews in the heartwarming true story that has become a cinematic treasure. Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music." Julie Andrews is Maria, the spirited, young woman who leaves the convent and becomes a governess to the seven unruly charm and songs soon win the hearts of the children and their father but when Nazi, Germany unites with Austria, Maria is forced to attempt a daring esc
Did the children sing their own parts?
The children are credited as performers on the title song recording, but that does not establish that every child’s vocal line in the film was sung solely by the actor onscreen. The Library of Congress essay says background singers were used to fill out the children’s voices.
Why do soundtrack credits list several singers?
Credits can differ by song and by recording. For example, the soundtrack recording of “Maria” lists several singers, including Nixon and Wood. That track credit does not assign every line in the song to one person, nor does an album credit by itself provide a complete vocal log for the film.
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Was Marni Nixon also onscreen?
Yes. Nixon also appears in the film as Sister Sophia, a separate acting role from her credit as Plummer’s singing voice.
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