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Harold Arlen (1905–1986) was an American composer of popular song who wrote more than 500 songs across a career spanning Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and Hollywood. He is best known for the score of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, which included “Over the Rainbow,” earning him the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He received eight further Oscar nominations as a composer over his career.
Arlen is a central figure of the Great American Songbook, and “Over the Rainbow” was named the 20th century’s No. 1 song by the RIAA and the National Endowment for the Arts. His songs have been widely transcribed and arranged for classical guitar, including Japanese composer Tōru Takemitsu’s well-known solo guitar arrangement of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow (arr. Tōru Takemitsu)1939
Over the Rainbow
Performed by Yenne Lee
Over the Rainbow
Somewhere over the Rainbow
Performed by Christoph Israel
Over the Rainbow (Remastered 2017)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Over The Rainbow— José Carreras
Performed by José Carreras
Arlen: Over The Rainbow (From “The Wizard of Oz”)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Arlen: Over the Rainbow (From “The Wizard of Oz”)— Nadine Sierra
Performed by Nadine Sierra
Somewhere over the rainbow— Plácido Domingo
Performed by Plácido Domingo
Last Night When We Were Young— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Last Night When We Were Young (Remastered)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
That Old Black Magic— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
That Old Black Magic (Remastered 2017)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
The Morning After— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
The Morning After (Remastered)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Last Night When We Were Young (feat. David Rose & His Orchestra)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
I’ve Got the World on a String— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
When the Sun Comes Out— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
It Was Written in the Stars— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Two Ladies in De Shade of De Banana Tree— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
This Time the Dream’s on Me— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Life’s Full of Consequence— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Goose Never Be a Peacock— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
My Shining Hour (Remastered 2017)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Come Rain or Come Shine (Remastered 2017)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe (Remastered 2017)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Stormy Weather (Remastered 2017)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
A Sleepin’ Bee (Remastered 2017)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Let’s Fall in Love (Remastered 2017)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
For Every Man There’s a Woman (Remastered 2017)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Cocoanut Sweet (Remastered 2017)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Hit the Road to Dreamland (Rerecorded)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
I Wonder What Became Of Me (Remastered)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Arlen: Stormy Weather (From “Cotton Club Parade”)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Arlen: Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (From “Rhythmania”)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Arlen: It Was Written In The Stars (From “Casbah”)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Arlen: That Old Black Magic (From “Star Spangled Rhythm”)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Arlen: A Sleepin’ Bee (From “House Of Flowers”)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Arlen: I’ve Got the World On A String (From “Cotton Club Parade – 21st Edition”)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Arlen: Come Rain Or Come Shine (From “St. Louis Woman”)— André Previn
Performed by André Previn