Harold Arlen - Over The Rainbow (arr. Max Leth) performed by Dávid Onozó on Vibraphone

“Over The Rainbow” is a well known song, performed and arranged by many-many musicians through the years.

It was originally a ballad composed by Harold Arlen. It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Garland's signature song.

This version was written by Max Leth, who was a percussion teacher at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. He was a pianist in his early years but his life chaned one evening, at a job where the venue had no piano for him to play. They offered him an old Vibraphone instead. Max solved the problem. This led to the teacher position. He is also recognised as a composer and as a brilliant arranger.


2020.04.25.