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She did her own singing in the Broadway show. Why wasn’t her singing sufficient for the movie.
And since they dubbed her, why didn’t they just put “Bali Hai” in a soprano range? Bali Hai could’ve been the dramatic “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” of South Pacific if it had been performed in a higher, dramatic, operatic range. But while it’s perhaps the signature motif of South Pacific, the actual number is rather underwhelming.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | September 9, 2025 2:10 PM |
Director’s choice —duh.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | September 8, 2025 7:20 PM |
Supposedly, her voice wasn't in great condition at the time, and Rodgers liked the voice of the London Bloody Mary better anyway, so insited she dub Juanita. Not the director's choice.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | September 8, 2025 7:50 PM |
Rodgers was very picky about voices, and insisted on dubbing. Oddly, he found Hall's voice sufficient to NOT dub her in Flower Drum Song a few years later. Maybe he was too busy getting ghosts for Nancy Kwan, Reiko Sato, and Kam Tong?
Peggy Wood and Christopher Plummer were dubbed in The Sound of Music, and the kids' voices were "augmented" with additional singers (including Angela Cartwright's sister Veronica). I heard Plummer's actual Edelweiss vocal and found nothing wrong with it at all (likewise, I had no problem with Jeremy Brett's On The Street Where You Live).
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | September 8, 2025 8:23 PM |
OP - do you ever think you might have too much time on your hands?
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | September 8, 2025 8:26 PM |
Juanita and Peggy still got Oscar nods. There you go…
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | September 8, 2025 8:33 PM |
You found it on the sidewalk? 🤔
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | September 8, 2025 8:33 PM |
Oscar nods?—Peggy, yes. Juanita, no.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | September 8, 2025 10:34 PM |
I was surprised by the dubbing, but actually liked the movie voice better
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | September 8, 2025 10:56 PM |
I read OP as SNUBBED
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | September 8, 2025 10:58 PM |
OP no sexy like lieu-tell-ant.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | September 8, 2025 11:04 PM |
Nancy Kwan didn’t do her own singing?? I’m crushed!!
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | September 9, 2025 2:25 AM |
What about the delicate flower miyoshi umeki?
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | September 9, 2025 2:52 AM |
Every last note, toots!
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | September 9, 2025 11:52 AM |
I WAS ROBBED!
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | September 9, 2025 12:16 PM |
So was the audience.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | September 9, 2025 12:46 PM |
r11=Pat "Miss Ponytail" Suzuki
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | September 9, 2025 2:10 PM |
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