Heavenly Music

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A bandleader must prove he is worthy of entry into the the Hall of Music in heaven.A bandleader must prove he is worthy of entry into the the Hall of Music in heaven.A bandleader must prove he is worthy of entry into the the Hall of Music in heaven.

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6.2/10

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Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win total

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Frederick Brady

Ted Barry
(as Fred Brady)

Mary Elliott

Eric Blore

Mr. Frisbie - Public Relations

Steven Geray

Ludwig van Beethoven

Fritz Feld

Niccolò Paganini
(uncredited)

Halliwell Hobbes

Franz Liszt
(uncredited)

Elmer Jerome

Official Recorder
(uncredited)

Eric Mayne

Johannes Brahms
(uncredited)

Lionel Royce

Pyotr Tchaikovsky
(uncredited)

Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas

Gabriel
(uncredited)

William Yetter Sr.

Richard Wagner
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Tchaikovsky scolds Ted for having used one of his melodies and then says to the Official Recorder to let him "know when that Freddy Martin checks in here (Heaven)". Freddy Martin's biggest hit was "Tonight We Love" in 1941, which heavily borrowed from Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto Number 1 in B-flat Minor. It was such a big hit that Martin began to incorporate melodies from the classics in follow-up songs.

Quotes
Ted Barry: Do you have any boyfriends up here? Or, could we step outside some night and cut up a cloud?
Joy: Oh, no. I couldn't do that. You see, I'm an angel.

Connections
Version of It Was a Gay Ballnight (1939)

Soundtracks
Heavenly Music
Written by Sam Coslow
Sung by Frederick Brady

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There's A lot Better Out There

Heavenly Music (1943)

** (out of 4)

This two-reel short from MGM actually won an Oscar but the end result, to me, didn't deserve the honor. Bandleader Ted Barry dies and gets the honor of going to Heaven where some famous musicians are waiting. Once there the musician has to go in front of some of the greatest musicians in history, including Beethoven, to decide if he belongs among them. This is a decent short but I'm still scratching my head as to why this was voted Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). The music is decent at best. The performances decent at best. Even the characters are only decent at best. The best moments are some rather campy ones with Beethoven but these aren't enough to make it a complete winner. Barry's voice wasn't overly impressive to me nor was his acting skills.