Writer Bryony Wood explains why she jumped at the chance to combine her two favourite things; Jesus and The Sound of Music, with her new book ‘The Sound of Musings’.
I have an old photo of a “girl in white dress with blue satin sash” wearing an edelweiss necklace. It’s me as an eight-year-old bridesmaid. That photo prompts an audio memory too; me, singing to every word of every song to the only record I owned; the soundtrack of The Sound of Music.
For nearly sixty years, I, like millions of people accross all generations and across the world, have delighted in the tale of the “flibbertigibbet” singing nun who became a governess and married her handsome captain. Hollywood’s interpretation of Maria’s story with its iconic songs is firmly embedded into popular culture. Whether watched on a screen or live on stage, many will recognise those opening notes of “Do-Re-Mi” understanding that “starting at the very beginning is a very good place to start”.
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