"All The Way"
A Tribute to Frank Sinatra in Hollywood
by Roger Hall
Francis Albert Sinatra
Born: Hoboken, New Jersey, December 12, 1915
Died: Los Angeles, California, May 14, 1998
There have been many tributes paid
to
this superb popular singer.
This one is about his songs from the movies...
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Unlike many teenagers growing up in the 1950s,
l liked all kinds of
popular music
from rock n' roll to Broadway and Hollywood.
Since my
mom liked the songs recorded by Frank Sinatra,
we had some of his
recordings
when I was a teenager living in Bloomfield, NJ.
The first time I remember hearing a movie song
sung by Frank Sinatra
on
radio was "From Here To Eternity"
a 1953 recording.
Other movie songs followed in the 1950s
such as "Young at Heart" and "The
Tender Trap"
The song that was my favorite at that time
and which James Kaplan in his
fascinating book, Sinatra: The Chairman, describes this way:
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The film's theme is a great Cahn-Van Heusen number,
their best (and least ambivalent) love song, "All the Way."
The opening lush string opening of that song still gives me chills and
demonstrates Nelson Riddle's genius as an ideal arranger for Sinatra.
I was pleased when "All the Way" was included
on a CD I co-produced with American Classics
honoring the centennial birthday of lyricist,
Sammy Cahn (1913-1993).
The CD includes a wonderful ensemble of singers
(shown in the above picture from the
the CD back)
and a jazz combo in all four of the Oscar-winning songs
"Three Coins in the Fountain"
"All
the Way"
"High Hopes"
"Call Me Irresponsible."
Also, Sammy received an Emmy for
another hit song recorded by Sinatra,
"Love and Marriage,"
from the TV production of OUR TOWN in 1955,
and that was the only time a song lyricst has received such
an honor.
When I had my own radio program, "IN THE MOOD,"
I played lots of Sinatra recordings from the 1940s and 1950s,
and especially Hollywood songs on a once weekly special
I called "A Night at the Movies."
My radio program was called, "IN THE MOOD"
from
the popular Glenn Miller recording featured in the 1941
20th Century-Fox musical, SUN VALLEY SERENADE.
This year of 2015 marks the centennial of Sinatra's birth.
But whatever the year you celebrate his recordings,
it's a thrill and a pleasure to listen to Sinatra sing,
not just once,
but
as the Jule Styne-Sammy Cahn song
from the
1947 movie
IT HAPPENED IN BROOKLYN says it,
You can enjoy Sinatra's singing --
"Time After Time."
--Roger L. Hall
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Frank Sinatra Sings "Time After Time"
American Music Recordings Archive
CD tribute to Sinatra's favorite movie lyricist...
"It's Magic" - A One Hundredth Birthday Celebration of Sammy Cahn
A celebration by an ensemble of stellar cabaret singers of songs by
Sammy Cahn (1913-1993), the only songwriter from the past to receive
four Oscars and one Emmy for his lyrics, all of the songs originally
recorded by his friend and admirer, Frank Sinatra.
This most enjoyable CD was made possible by a generous grant
from the American Music Recordings Archive
Your comments or memories of Frank Sinatra are welcome.
Send them to:
Frank Sinatra in Hollywood
A fan letter to Sammy Cahn:
I will always be indebted to you for the words you put in my mouth and all those you have favored me with...I have learned much from you about the proper use of our language, and for that I thank youse
- Love ya, Francis Albert [Sinatra]
A description of the lyricist:
Another member of the [Sinatra] posse was a fast-talking, wisecracking, breathtakingly talented little lyricist named Sammy Cahn.
- Sinatra: The Chairman, by James Kaplan, 2015
"High Hopes" A Memorial Tribute to Sammy Cahn
This CD
features a selection of Oscar music and Sammy Film Music Awards
announced on WGBH-FM public radio in Boston by
Roger Hall, Film Music Critic
and Managing Editor, FILM MUSIC REVIEWr
Recommended albums with movie songs
SINATRA AT THE MOVIES
Twenty tracks of songs recorded during the 1950s for Capitol Records
including two of the Academy Award-winning songs that Sinatra sang in
the movies: "Three Coins in the Fountain" and "All The Way."
Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River and
other Academy-Award winning songs
This marvelous album was arranged and conducted
by the great Nelson Riddle, whose arrangement of
"The Way You Look Tonight" is a classic.
Retro CD Review:
Frank Sinatra in Hollywood, 1940-1964
6 CD Box Set (with hardbound book)
Producers: Didier C. Deutsch and Charles L. Granata. Co-Producers: George Feltenstein and Darcy M. Proper. Audio Restoration: Andreas K. Meyer, Sony Music Studios. Stereo Remixing & Remastering: Doug Schwartz, Mulholland Music; Andreas Meyer & Jen Wyler, Sony Music Studios. Bristol Productions Limited Partnership, under exclusive license to Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the rest of the world.
Rhino/Turner Classic Movies Music R2 78285
- Preface by Leonard Maltin
- You're Sensational: A Personal Reflection by Michael Feinstein
- Restoring The Voice of Hollywood by Charles L. Granata
- Hollywood 's Golden Age: The Era of the Fabulous Movie Musical by Didier C. Deutsch
- Sinatra ! The Visual Voice by Will Friedwald
- Pal Joey : The Quintessential Sinatra Movie Musical by Scott Allen Nollen
- The Songs
- Alphabetical Track Index
- Credits
A review of this 6 CD set is included in the
new illustrated ebook coming in Januaery 2026!
This is a raw and riveting account of Sinatra's turbulent life
and career
from the year 1954 onward:
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SINATRA - The Chairman by James Kaplan
Related AMP Links
Sensational Sinatra! - A Centennial Tribute
Film Music Review
