Glenn Miller's Sun Valley Serenade released 70 years ago this week

Do you remember the film Sun Valley Serenade? It  is a 1941 musical film starring Sonja Henie, John Payne, Lynn Bari and Milton Berle and released 70 years ago this week.

Sun Valley Serenade is best known today for the participation of The Glenn Miller Orchestra. Chattanooga Cho Cho was written for this fim.









The music list:

•"Chattanooga Choo Choo"

(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyric by Mack Gordon
Performed by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
Sung by Tex Beneke, Paula Kelly, and The Modernaires, then danced and sung by The Nicholas Brothers and Dorothy Dandridge, however Southern audiences never saw this part two of "Chattanooga."
Copyright 1941

•"I Know Why (and So Do You)"
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyric by Mack Gordon
Performed by John Payne and Sonja Henie
Sung by Lynn Bari (dubbed by Pat Friday) and The Modernaires, then John Payne
Copyright 1941

•"It Happened in Sun Valley"
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyric by Mack Gordon
Performed by "first band"
Sung by Lynn Bari (dubbed by Pat Friday), later sung by entire Glenn Miller orchestra including all vocalists except Ray Eberle
Copyright 1941

•"The Kiss Polka"
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyric by Mack Gordon
Performed over opening credits by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, then by singing ensemble later in movie
Copyright 1941

•"At Last"
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Performed by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra as an instrumental after "In The Mood" sequence,
and at end of movie in ice-skating sequence
Copyright 1942

•"Moonlight Serenade"
(uncredited)
Music by Glenn Miller
Performed as instrumental by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
Copyright 1939

•"In the Mood"
(uncredited)
Music by Joe Garland
Arranged by Eddie Durham
Performed by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
Tenor Sax Battle between Tex Beneke and Al Klink
Hot Trumpet Solo by Billy May
Copyright 1939

•"The Farmer in the Dell"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Played by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra at Ellis Island

•"She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain When She Comes"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Played as part of the score when Milton Berle skis erratically down the slopes

•"Jingle Bells"
(1857) (uncredited)
Music by James Pierpont
Played as part of the score when Milton Berle skis erratically down the slopes