This instrumental of Over the Rainbow was multi-tracked on Tyros 5 some years ago in an attempt to emulate the poignancy of this song and with a touch of Hollywood as the song reaches its climax.

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Using a variety of strings, including tremolo, with the occasional harp and glockenspiel using the Animation Ballad with the intro and as the penultimate verse and ending using Ethereal Movie accompanied by a choir using onboard choir voices, UVN voices and also for the Choir and Vocal Pack.  Of course, the proceedings kick off with a flute! 

 

The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). An adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming, who left production to take over the troubled Gone with the Wind. It stars Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke and Margaret Hamilton. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, while others made uncredited contributions. The music was composed by Harold Arlen and adapted by Herbert Stothart, with lyrics by Edgar "Yip" Harburg.

The Wizard of Oz is celebrated for its use of Technicolor, fantasy storytelling, musical score, and memorable characters. It was a critical success and was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning Best Original Song for "Over the Rainbow"