- Country: USA
- Genres: Music, Short
- Release: 1941-12-02
- Director: Busby Berkeley
- Writers: N/A
- Language: English
- Stars: Frank Whitbeck , Frank Whitbeck
- Runtime: 11 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: A New Romance of Celluloid: We Must Have Music (United States of America) , We Must Have Music (United States of America) , We Must Have Music
- Plot: This short opens with Judy Garland singing, and dancing to, the title song. A short history of movie music is presented, from silent films accompanied by a single piano, to the elaborate song scores for musicals (with scenes from MGM's musicals) and background music for dramas. Conductor/composer Herbert Stothart conducts the MGM studio orchestra recording the score for The Chocolate Soldier (1941). Busby Berkeley directs a rehearsal of the "Hoedown" number from Babes on Broadway (1941). The film ends with Risë Stevens singing "America the Beautiful."
- IMDB:tt0035535
We Must Have Music Cast · · · ALL
Busby Berkeley
Director
Judy Garland
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Frank Whitbeck
Narrator
Busby Berkeley
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Risë Stevens
(1913–2013)
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Herbert Stothart
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Bronislau Kaper
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