The MGM Studio Chorus
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The MGM Studio Chorus was a professional vocal ensemble employed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to provide choral and background singing for many of the studio’s classic film musicals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The MGM Studio Chorus canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
studio chorus
ⓘ
vocal ensemble ⓘ |
| activeIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
MGM music publishing ⓘ
surface form:
MGM musical productions
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employedAs | contract musicians ⓘ |
| employedBy | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| employerType | film studio ⓘ |
| field | film industry ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
ⓘ
film music ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
film
ⓘ
sound recording ⓘ |
| notableFor | providing choral backing in classic MGM film musicals ⓘ |
| organizationType | professional ensemble ⓘ |
| partOf |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
ⓘ
surface form:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio system
|
| performanceContext |
film sound stages
ⓘ
studio recording sessions ⓘ |
| performingRole |
background vocals
ⓘ
choral singing ⓘ ensemble vocals ⓘ |
| typicalFunction |
enhancing large ensemble musical numbers
ⓘ
providing off-screen choral sound ⓘ supporting lead vocalists in film musicals ⓘ |
| usedFor |
background choral effects
ⓘ
film musicals ⓘ soundtrack recordings ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Culver City, California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Culver City, California
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.