Theme from "South Pacific" (musical)

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musical motif musical theme

Theme from "South Pacific" (musical) is the central musical motif from the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway show "South Pacific," known for its lush, romantic melodies and enduring popularity in American musical theatre.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
South Pacific (orchestration)	1
Theme from "South Pacific" (film score)	1

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	musical motif ⓘ musical theme ⓘ
associatedWith	Rodgers and Hammerstein ⓘ South Pacific (stage production) ⓘ surface form: South Pacific (musical)
basedOnWork	Tales of the South Pacific ⓘ
composer	Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
firstPerformanceCity	New York City ⓘ
firstPerformanceInWork	South Pacific (stage production) ⓘ surface form: South Pacific (musical)
firstPerformanceLocation	Broadway ⓘ
firstPerformanceTheatre	Majestic Theatre ⓘ
genre	Broadway music ⓘ show tune ⓘ
hasCulturalContext	American musical theatre ⓘ
hasSettingContext	South Pacific during World War II ⓘ
influencedBy	American popular song tradition ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicalTradition	Golden Age of Broadway (early phase) ⓘ surface form: Golden Age of Broadway
notableFor	association with World War II-era romantic narrative ⓘ enduring popularity in American musical theatre ⓘ
partOf	South Pacific (stage production) ⓘ surface form: South Pacific (musical)
publicationPeriod	late 1940s ⓘ
rightsHolder	Rodgers and Hammerstein ⓘ surface form: Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization
style	lush orchestration ⓘ romantic melody ⓘ
usedAs	leitmotif ⓘ
usedIn	film adaptation of South Pacific ⓘ stage musical ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Richard Rodgers → notableWork → Theme from "South Pacific" (musical) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theme from "South Pacific" (film score)

Robert Russell Bennett → notableWork → Theme from "South Pacific" (musical) ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Pacific (orchestration)