So after the long and intense series of Ulysses, we are taking a break and turning to the classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. This is a book that many of us have either read, or seen one (or more) of the movie adaptations.
My hope is that with this series you will be able to enjoy the reading from the book, and maybe get a bit of a different perspective on the story through the music that accompanies the readings. This is one of the things that I have sought to do with this show: take the familiar and make it unfamiliar. Somehow transform what you know in a way that makes it different. It may not always be a good way of hearing things that you know, but it is a different way. I am purposefully leaving it open to you, the listener to reinterpret the world around you.
Readings
The readings for this, and in fact all the Wonderful Wizard of Oz series, come from Librivox. This is an exceptional dramatic reading that features a very talented cast. Be sure to check out the full recording of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
This, and all Librivox recordings, are based on works that are in the Public Domain. The full text of the book that they are reading from is available via Project Gutenberg. You can check out the full text of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz eBook if you’d like to read along with the Librivox recording.
Listen Hear
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00:00:00
CerebralMix
Intro / Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Chapter 1
00:07:06
Jonathan Coulton
We Will Rock You
00:08:59
Jonathan Coulton
We Are the Champions
00:11:06
Joe Frawley
Tangerine, Part 3: X+Y
00:12:52
Curl
We are Complex
00:16:54
deeB
Have We Met
00:20:48
Hot Fiction
You’re Not Alone
00:23:48
Weldroid
Not your fault, baby
00:30:18
I Am Not Lefthanded
Brace Brace
00:33:46
Ant The Symbol
Temporarilyours
00:38:44
Not From Georgia
New Waters
00:41:36
Pk jazz Collective
I’m Not Alone
00:45:22
Sebastian Forster
Piano sonata no 2 in A major op 2:2 3 Scherzo- Allegretto
00:49:08
Lara St John
Partita No 3 in E Major BWV 1006
00:52:03
Advent Chamber Orchestra
Handel – How Beautiful Are the Feet
00:54:35
Daniel Estrem
Branles du Bourgogne 3 (Le Roy)
00:55:21
James Kibbie
BWV564 Toccata in C / Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major – 3. Fuga
01:00:00
Planet Boelex & Lisa’s antenna
Not From Here
01:04:17
CerebralMix
Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Chapter 2
01:17:06
The Womb
The Stories We Tell Ourselves About Ourselves
01:21:34
Cloudkicker
The Map is Not the Territory
01:24:52
Antistase & Music AutOmatik
We Are (Ephemeris) / 2013
01:31:12
Cheese N Pot-C
We Scrood Up
01:35:10
Talk Less, Say More
Oh Hi
01:38:10
Cagey House
We Call That
01:40:25
Oliostere
1 2 3 2
01:46:54
Mystified
Down We Go Remix
01:51:40
the young novelists
we never get the heart we want
01:56:14
James Akers
3 Voltes
02:01:01
DJ Def Chad
Yes Yes Y’all
02:05:46
CerebralMix
Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Chapter 3
02:16:51
Napoleon Rigor Mortis
Zelda Is Not A Boy
02:19:39
Emanuele Errante
Back to nowhere
02:26:02
What We Call Progress
Floating
02:30:30
Tonight We Fly
Careworn
02:34:46
The Ambiguity
It’s Not the Same
02:36:03
we are not broken
standing proud in the rubble (VM mix)
02:39:07
Made of Wood
Are We Lost
02:43:01
Jekyll Wood
Can we talk
02:46:42
Darkside
While Gently Weeps
02:50:05
Vintage Beats
All Shook Up
02:52:59
VYVCH
She’s not home
02:55:30
Mounika
Yes I Know
02:57:29
CerebralMix
Outro
Supporters
As always, Sir SaltyHash has made a contribution of 4 LTC in support of the shows I produce. I am much honored by his continuous support.