#412: Top Five Things You Didn't Notice About the Sound of Music

#412: Top Five Things You Didn't Notice About the Sound of Music

Update: 2025-08-16
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In this video, podcaster and media analyst Patrick Coffin uncovers some surprising facts about the 1965 smash hit musical The Sound of Music, and explains why singer actress Gwen Stefani should play Maria in a remake. * Julie Andrews was knocked flat several times by the helicopter downdraft while filming the iconic opening scene.

•⁠ ⁠Christopher Plummer thought the film was overly sentimental, nicknaming it The Sound of Mucus—and he filmed the Salzburg Music Festival finale tipsy.

•⁠ ⁠Why the title The Sound of Music makes perfect sense once you know the backstory.

•⁠ ⁠“Edelweiss” is not Austria’s national anthem—it was penned by Oscar Hammerstein in New York specifically for the movie.

•⁠ ⁠Patrick’s dream-casting for a remake: Gwen Stefani as Maria and Blake Shelton as Captain Von Trapp.

 

 

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#412: Top Five Things You Didn't Notice About the Sound of Music

#412: Top Five Things You Didn't Notice About the Sound of Music