"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" (1945) Soundtrack

 

"A Tree Grew in Brooklyn" Soundtrack List (1945)

*Super Spoiler Alert*

Adapting to the hand life gives you can be a full-time job — and a stressful one — no matter how innate the ability to cope and adapt is within the human race. When in a precarious or depressing situation, many people find solace in the arts, literature, music, and other forms of relief. In these forms, the down-and-outers can express their plights and feel rejuvenated. It’s where they can feel part of a whole as if their ordeal isn’t solely happening to them. 

In Elia Kazan’s first film, “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” he blends a soundtrack of classics, contemporary songs (of the time,) and of these songs that speed wholly to the middle and lower class struggles. The film paints an aural picture of the plights, the joys, and escapes of the down-and-outers.

To learn more about the sounds in Elia Kazan’s “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” read Essay #7: Adapting to Life’s Hand. 

Also, want to know our first take on “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn? Follow Film Studies Quarterly Review’s First Take Podcast on Podbean.

    And while you're at it, check out to Film Studies Quarterly Reviews's Scene Study and Top 5 with Bolivar T. Caceres to hear our analyses. 

Below are the songs for the “A Tree Grew In Brooklyn” soundtrack. Leave a comment below and tell us your favorite song. 

I've Got Rings on My Fingers (Mumbo Jumbo Jijjiboo J. O’Shea) 

(1909) (uncredited)

Music by Maurice Scott

Performed by a calliope

Oh! You Beautiful Doll

(1911) (uncredited)

Music by Nat Ayer

Performed on piano during the opening credits

Played often in the score

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

(1908) (uncredited)

Music by Albert von Tilzer

Performed by a calliope during the opening credits

Ciribiribin

(1898) (uncredited)

Music by Alberto Pestalozza

Performed by a calliope

The Farmer in the Dell

(uncredited)

Traditional

Performed by a children's chorus

Moonlight Bay

(1912) (uncredited)

Music by Percy Wenrich

Played on the phonograph

Molly Malone

(1883) (uncredited)

aka "Cockles and Mussels"

Traditional Irish folk song

Performed by James Dunn

Bridal Chorus

(1850) (uncredited)

From "Lohengrin"

Written by Richard Wagner

Performed by James Dunn

London Bridge Is Falling Down

(uncredited)

Traditional

Performed by a children's chorus

Funiculi Funicula

(1880) (uncredited)

Music by Luigi Denza

Performed by a calliope after the skate incident

School Days

(1907) (uncredited)

Music by Gus Edwards

Lyrics by Will D. Cobb

Performed by James Dunn

Ach, Du Lieber Augustine

(uncredited)

Traditional

Performed by orchestra

Annie Laurie

(1834) (uncredited)

Music by Lady John Scott

Lyrics by William Douglas

Performed by James Dunn

Joy to the World

(1741) (uncredited)

Written by George Frideric Handel and Isaac Watts

Performed by a chorus

The First Noel

(uncredited)

Traditional

Performed by a chorus

Away in a Manger

(1885) (uncredited)

Music from "St. Kilda" by J.E. Clark

Lyrics writer unknown

Performed by a chorus

O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelis)

(ca 1743) (uncredited)

Written by John Francis Wade (Latin lyrics by Frederick Oakeley)

Performed by a chorus

Silent Night, Holy Night

(1818) (uncredited)

Music by Franz Xaver Gruber

Lyrics by Joseph Mohr

Performed by various cast members

Daisy Bell

(1892) (uncredited)

aka "A Bicycle Built for Two"

Written by Harry Dacre

Performed by a calliope after buying the bread

I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)

(1911) (uncredited)

Music by Harry von Tilzer

Lyrics by William Dillon

Performed by male chorus at the restaurant

Shine On, Harvest Moon

(1908) (uncredited)

Music by Nora Bayes

Performed on piano at the restaurant when Sissy and Francie are talking

Also played at the ice cream parlor

An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314

(1867) (uncredited)

Music by Johann Strauss

Played when the tree is getting cut

Minuet in G

(1795?) (uncredited)

Music by Ludwig van Beethoven

Played on piano when Katie and Francie see Flossie in the hallway

Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4 (Lullaby)

(1868) (uncredited)

Music by Johannes Brahms

Played when Francie and her father first discuss the tree

Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor (Für Elise)

(1810) (uncredited)

Music by Ludwig van Beethoven

Played on piano when Johnny goes up to tell Katie about his job

Bringing in the Sheaves

(uncredited)

Music by George A. Minor and lyrics by Knowles Shaw

Sung outside when Sissy discusses her new husband with the family

Chinatown, My Chinatown

(1910) (uncredited)

Music by Jean Schwartz

Played at the ice cream parlor after graduation

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