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How The Sphere Remade ‘The Wizard of Oz's' Famous Score: "All the Numbers Have to Sparkle"

The reveal of the Land of Oz when Dorothy Gale opens the door of her storm-tossed farmhouse, transitioning from sepia to luminous color, is one of the most stunning visual experiences in Hollywood ...
The Hollywood Reporter

The Sphere Worked Modern Magic on the Soundtrack for ‘The Wizard of Oz’

The high-tech venue has painstakingly re-recorded the orchestral score and made new sound effects, while preserving the original dialogue and vocals By Tim Greiving It seems like it’d take an actual ...
USA Today

If you love 'Wizard of Oz' you need to hear Judy Garland's a capella 'Over the Rainbow'

After Lorna Luft experienced “The Wizard of Oz” at Sphere Las Vegas, she was awestruck. “I sat there with my son and daughter and their kids and when the film started I gasped,” she says. “We all ...
Variety

How ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Is Finding a Whole New Sound at Sphere, With a Re-Recorded Orchestra, an Untouched Judy Garland, and Aural Design That Puts You in the Twister ...

Before getting to what was done just with the music, let’s talk about some of the sensory extremes involved in the 1939 film’s 4D upgrade. “Obviously, the tornado is an opportunity for us to do ...
BroadwayWorld

THE WIZARD OF OZ Comes to North Shore Music Theatre

2 ICYMI: Next On Stage: Season 5- Meet the Top 15 3 ICYMI: Watch the Next On Stage: Season 6 Premiere Follow the Yellow Brick Road as Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) ...
The Hollywood Reporter

How The Sphere Remade ‘The Wizard of Oz’s’ Famous Score: “All the Numbers Have to Sparkle”

Veteran composer David Newman was tapped to re-record the entire score with a live orchestra. By Tim Greiving The reveal of the Land of Oz when Dorothy Gale opens the door of her storm-tossed ...