'Sound of Music' Blu-ray, Plus Collector's Set, Coming Nov. 2 from Fox

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment celebrates  the 45th anniversary of The Sound of Music with it's Blu-ray debut November 2, including a Limited Edition Collector’s Set of “Favorite Things” as well as a 3-Disc Blu-ray and DVD combo pack.  

The winner of five Academy Awards, this all-time family classic stars Julie Andrews in what's surely one of her most memorable roles (along with Mary Poppins, of course). The film is an adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical based on the lives of the Von Trapp family. Maria, an ever-chipper young woman, leaves a convent in Austria and becomes a governess to seven children of a widowed father. Through her charm and the songs she sings, she and the children come to love each other and then, her and the father (Christopher Plummer).  But when Nazi Germany unites with Austria, Maria and her new family must escape the country. 
Directed by Robert Wise (Star Trek, The Motion Picture) the movies' five Oscars included Best Picture and Best Director. And then there are those songs: “My Favorite Things,” “Sixteen Going On Seventeen,” “Edelweiss” and the title song. The film appears on six different Top 100 lists by the American Film Institute including Musicals, Songs and Movies.
Special features include "Your Favorite Things," an interactive celebration featuring a Sing-A-Long, behind-the-scenes images, trivia and a location quiz; A City of Song with a virtual map of filming locations and interactive tour of the movie’s locale of Salzburg, Austria; vintage programs including a  send-up of The Sound of Music from Carol Burnett and Julie Andrews herself; an interview with the real Maria von Trapp on "The Julie Andrews Hour"; and, for the very first time in home entertainment format, a full-length documentary, "Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music," hosted by Mary Martin.

The Limited Collector’s Set comes packaged in a keepsake box and features a 100-page “My Favorite Things” scrapbook, a 45th Anniversary Soundtrack, a reproduction of the original 1965 souvenir program, an exclusive hand-painted “My Favorite Things” music box and more.
Also The Sound of Music will also be available for digital download across several EST platforms and on the iTunes Store as an iTunes Extras, which includes a sing-a-long version of the movie and more than 180 minutes of behind the scenes material.


Limited Edition Collector’s Set 

• 2-Disc Blu-ray with all extras
• Standard Definition DVD
• 45th Anniversary Soundtrack
• 100-Page “My Favorite Things” scrapbook
• Snapshots from Salzburg
• Reproduction of the original 1965 Souvenir program
• Exclusive “My Favorite Things” Music Box with letter of authenticity

Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack:
Blu-ray Disc 1:

• Feature Film Remastered in 1080p Hi-Def with 7.1 DTS-HD Sound
• Your Favorite Things: An Interactive Celebration — All-New Immersive Viewing Experience with Behind-the-Scenes Images, On-Screen Lyrics, Trivia Track and Location Quiz
• Music Machine Sing-Along
• Audio Commentaries with Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and Director Robert Wise
• BD-LIVE: Live Lookup Powered by IMDb

Blu-ray Disc 2:

• Musical Stages: Creating The Sound of Music — All-New Interactive “Backlot Tour” with In-Depth Featurettes on the Songs, the Stage Show & Movie, the Film and Sound Restoration and the Real-Life von Trapp Family
• A City of Song — Virtual Map of Filming Locations in Salzburg, Austria
• Vintage Rodgers & Hammerstein and The Sound of Music Programs
• Screen Tests, Rare Treasures, Interviews, Photo Galleries & More!

DVD Disc:

• Feature Film In Standard Definition
• Newly Remastered Picture and Sound
• Optional Sing-Along Track
• Music Machine Sing-Along
• The Sound of Music Tour – A Living Story