<P> The stage version of the song has a four - line vocal prelude ("My day in the hills has come to an end I know ...") followed by the familiar "The hills are alive with the sound of music ..." The film soundtrack and the soundtrack album have two different instrumental preludes to "The hills are alive ..." both of which contain portions of the original vocal prelude . The cast album to the 1998 Broadway revival contains the four - line prelude as well as the instrumental prelude present in the film version . This version is also the same key as the film version . </P> <P> The song was ranked tenth in the American Film Institute's list of the 100 Greatest Songs in Movie History . </P> <P> Italo - American opera / romantic crossover artist Sergio Franchi recorded the song in his 1963 RCA Victor Red Seal album Broadway, I Love You . </P> <P> In 2007, Grammy - winning and multi-platinum country recording artist Carrie Underwood sang a rendition at the Movies Rock festival; in 2013 Underwood recorded the song for The Sound of Music: Music from the NBC Television Event, and also performed the song acting out the lead role of Maria in The Sound of Music Live! </P>

Hill are alive with the sound of music