Something Good

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"Something Good" is a song by composer Richard Rodgers, best known as one of the romantic ballads from the film adaptation of the musical *The Sound of Music*.

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Something Good (song) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical film song
song
associatedFranchise The Sound of Music
surface form: The Sound of Music franchise
associatedMusical The Sound of Music
basedOn The Sound of Music
surface form: The Sound of Music (stage musical)
characterSingersInStory Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music
surface form: Captain Georg von Trapp

Maria
composer Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
famousFor being one of the key romantic ballads in The Sound of Music film
featuredOn The Sound of Music
surface form: The Sound of Music: Original Soundtrack Recording
filmDirectorOfFirstAppearance Robert Wise
firstAppearanceInWork The Sound of Music
surface form: The Sound of Music (1965 film)
genre romantic ballad
show tune
hasForm popular song
hasKeyAssociation tonal ballad style in mid-20th-century film musicals
hasTheme gratitude
redemption
romantic love
includedInLaterStageRevisions yes
intendedAudience general film-going audience
language English
lyricist Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
lyricsBy Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
musicBy Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
narrativeRole love duet
notInOriginalStageScore true
orchestrationStyle lush orchestral arrangement
originalMedium film
partOfWork The Sound of Music
surface form: The Sound of Music (1965 film soundtrack)

The Sound of Music
surface form: The Sound of Music (film)
performerInFilm Christopher Plummer (singing voice dubbed)
Julie Andrews
positionInNarrative late in the film
primaryInstrumentation orchestra
productionCompanyOfFirstAppearance 20th Century Fox
publicationYear 1965
recordLabelOfSoundtrack RCA Victor
replacedSongInStageVersion An Ordinary Couple
settingInStory the von Trapp villa garden
timePeriodOfComposition 1960s
usesMusicalStyle tonal harmony
vocalForces female solo and male solo duet
writtenFor The Sound of Music
surface form: The Sound of Music (1965 film adaptation)

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The Sound of Music hasSong Something Good
Richard Rodgers notableWork Something Good
Richard Rodgers notableWork Something Good
this entity surface form: Something Good (song)
An Ordinary Couple replacedBy Something Good
subject surface form: Maria Rainer