- Aunt Polly's Soliloquy
"Aunt Polly's Soliloquy" is a song from the film "Tom Sawyer", written by
Robert B. Sherman andRichard M. Sherman . The music is arranged byJohn Williams .In the film the song is sung by
Celeste Holm as "Aunt Polly".The song is a reprise of the title song. The title song is a three part
counterpoint sung by "Aunt Polly" (Celeste Holm ), "Cousin Sidney" (Joshua Hill Lewis) and "Cousin Mary" (Susan Joyce); respectively. In "Aunt Polly's Soliloquy", however, the piece conjoins various sections of each counterpoint part as she debates the different aspects (both good and bad) of her nephew, Tom's personality.The
Sherman Brothers andJohn Williams share an Oscar nomination for "Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation and aGolden Globe nomination for Best Score for Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070814/awards Tom Sawyer (1973) - Awards ] ]References
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