Heavenly Music
Bandleader/singer/songwriter Ted Barry arrives to heaven. The receptionist tells him that before he can take his place in the Hall of Music, a committee must review his work and decide whether he is worthy of admittance.
Top Cast
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Frederick Brady
Ted Barry
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Mary Elliott
Joy
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Eric Blore
Mr. Frisbie
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Steven Geray
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Fritz Feld
Niccolò Paganini (uncredited)
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Elmer Jerome
Official Recorder (uncredited)
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Eric Mayne
(uncredited)
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Lionel Royce
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (uncredited)
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Billie Thomas
Gabriel (uncredited)
Overview
Bandleader/singer/songwriter Ted Barry arrives to heaven. The receptionist tells him that before he can take his place in the Hall of Music, a committee must review his work and decide whether he is worthy of admittance.
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CinemaSerf6 Jul 27, 2025All-American musician “Ted” (Frederick Brady) finds himself in heaven trying to convince a formidable collection of his historical peers that he is fit to be admitted to their eternal hall of music. Under the chairmanship of Beethoven (Steven Geray) these famed composers ask for a demonstration of his work, but he rather riskily points out that with only seven notes on the scale, just about everyone from Paganini and Liszt has pinched from Tchaikovsky and Wagner! Needless to say, they don’t respond so well to that assertion, so require that he compose a work of his own in just ten minutes. Luckily, he has a bit of angelic assistance from “Joy” (Mary Elliott) but can he convince the great and the good that his “Heavenly Music” is a patch on “Für Elise”? I quite enjoyed this mischievous short feature as it clearly demonstrates how music has evolved over the centuries just as surely as the attire worn by these often be-wigged gentlemen responsible for some of the most recognisable pieces ever written. It is also quite fun that his inspiration comes from heaven, just as many of their works would have done - or at least that’s where their patrons hoped their commissions would see them end up. The musical tracks do quite cleverly illustrate just how similar so much music is at the basic level, and at how it’s often interpretation, tempo and the instrumentation itself that offers distinctiveness. Will they accept him, though? Nobody is actually playing any of their instruments here, but it is still good fun.
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