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title: "The Sound of Music Story: How A Beguiling Young Novice, A Handsome Austrian Captain, and Ten Singing von Trapp Children Inspired the Most Beloved Film of All Time Hardcover – February 17, 2015"
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# The Sound of Music Story: How A Beguiling Young Novice, A Handsome Austrian Captain, and Ten Singing von Trapp Children Inspired the Most Beloved Film of All Time Hardcover – February 17, 2015

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- **What is this?** The Sound of Music Story: How A Beguiling Young Novice, A Handsome Austrian Captain, and Ten Singing von Trapp Children Inspired the Most Beloved Film of All Time Hardcover – February 17, 2015 by tom santopietro
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Must Grab for Sound of Music Fanatics
*by N***. on April 14, 2015*

Synopsis: In 1965, The Sound of Music hit the big screens. What is the back story to this long held, classic family favorite that remains popular to this day?My rating: 5 StarsMy opinion: OK, first a disclosure: I am a HUGE Sound of Music fan. When I say huge, I mean behemoth huge. I have seen this movie well over 200 times in my 47 years on this earth. I own three copies of the DVD. I have scenes from this movie memorized. I have read almost every book put out on this movie and, I believe, all of the von Trapp family books and it is on my bucket list to visit the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont.I found Mr. Santopietro's book to be incredibly well researched and beyond detailed oriented. I find it easy to say that of all the books on this subject I have read, Santopietro's is easily the best. The book did have periods of dryness or that seemed to drag in over describing occurances, but those were few and far between and I found that I was able to overlook them with some new things that I had learned.This book would have been 10/5 stars if photos were included. Especially with this book, couldn't figure out why photos weren't included. I will say that a member of Goodreads did comment on my preliminary review that she had purchased a copy and that there were pictures included in her version.Source: Publisher for reviewWould I recommend? : Not only would I recommend it, I have a copy in my Amazon cart waiting for purchase. Even though I have already read it, I found it worthy to add to my personal library.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best book on the making of this film
*by J***K on June 11, 2023*

Thoroughly researched and delightfully readable, this book is the best yet on the making of The Sound of Music. I would have likes more detail on the original stage production, but Santopietro's coverage of the film is outstanding - better than any other book on the subject, and I have read them all. Highly recommended!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Generally Good with a Few Flaws
*by L***I on April 24, 2015*

Although the subtitle does allude to this being about the film, this fact may not be totally clear to the potential buyer who needs to be aware that this book is almost totally about the movie. Only a minor bit at the beginning of the book touches on writing or producing the stage version. That's okay; one just needs to be aware. The first two-thirds of the book deals with the production and stars of the movie and, for the most part, provides an interesting insight into it. The final third deals with the impact of the movie and the individuals who made and starred in it during the 50 years after its release. While some of the facts in that portion are interesting, much of it is somewhat tedious. The author obviously loves the movie and, while I do too, he seems almost overly generous in supporting and defending it. His praises sometimes drone on much too long.

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