<P> The character Max Detweiler, the scheming family music director, is fictional . The von Trapps' family priest, the Reverend Franz Wasner, was their musical director for over twenty years and accompanied them when they left Austria . The character of Friedrich (the second oldest child in the film version) was based on Rupert, the oldest of the real von Trapp children . Liesl (the oldest child in the film) was based on Agathe von Trapp, the second oldest in the real family . The names and ages of the children were changed, in part because the third child (who would be portrayed as "Louisa") was also named Maria, and producers thought that it would be confusing to have two characters called Maria in the film . The von Trapp family had no control over how they were depicted in the film and stage musical, having given up the rights to their story to a German producer in the 1950s who then sold the rights to American producers . Robert Wise met with Maria von Trapp and made it clear, according to a memo to Richard Zanuck, that he was not making a "documentary or realistic movie" about her family, and that he would make the film with "complete dramatic freedom" in order to produce a "fine and moving film"--one they could all be proud of . </P> <P> The soundtrack to The Sound of Music was written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, and arranged and conducted by Irwin Kostal, who also adapted the instrumental underscore passages . The soundtrack album was released on the RCA Victor label in 1965, and reached the number one position on the Billboard 200 that year in the United States . It remained in the top ten from May 1, 1965 to July 16, 1966 . The album has been reissued several times, including a 30th Anniversary Edition in 1995, a 35th Anniversary Edition in 2000, a 40th Anniversary Edition in 2005, and a 45th Anniversary Edition, which reached the number one position on the Billboard 200 in 2010 and again in 2013 . A 50th Anniversary Edition was released in 2015, which reached the number five position on the Top Soundtracks chart . The Sound of Music soundtrack album was the biggest - selling album in the United Kingdom in 1965, 1966, and 1968 and the second biggest - selling of the entire decade, spending a total of 70 weeks at number one on the UK Album Charts . The Sound of Music also stayed 73 weeks on the Norwegian charts, becoming the seventh best - charting album of all time in that country . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Nominee </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Academy Awards </Td> <Td> Best Picture </Td> <Td> Robert Wise </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Director </Td> <Td> Robert Wise </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Actress in a Leading Role </Td> <Td> Julie Andrews </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Actress in a Supporting Role </Td> <Td> Peggy Wood </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Music (Scoring of Music--Adaptation or Treatment) </Td> <Td> Irwin Kostal </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Cinematography (Color) </Td> <Td> Ted D. McCord </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Art Direction (Color) </Td> <Td> Boris Leven (art direction); Walter M. Scott and Ruby R. Levitt (set decoration) </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Costume Design (Color) </Td> <Td> Dorothy Jeakins </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Sound Recording </Td> <Td> James Corcoran and Fred Hynes </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Film Editing </Td> <Td> William H. Reynolds </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> BAFTA Awards </Td> <Td> Best British Actress </Td> <Td> Julie Andrews </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Directors Guild of America </Td> <Td> Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures </Td> <Td> Robert Wise </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Golden Globe Awards </Td> <Td> Best Motion Picture--Musical or Comedy </Td> <Td> Robert Wise </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Director--Motion Picture </Td> <Td> Robert Wise </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Motion Picture Actress--Musical or Comedy </Td> <Td> Julie Andrews </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Supporting Actress--Motion Picture </Td> <Td> Peggy Wood </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laurel Awards </Td> <Td> General Entertainment </Td> <Td> The Sound of Music </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Musical Performance--Female </Td> <Td> Julie Andrews </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> National Board of Review </Td> <Td> Top Ten Films of 1965 </Td> <Td> The Sound of Music </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New York Film Critics Circle </Td> <Td> Best Actress </Td> <Td> Julie Andrews </Td> <Td> 2nd place </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Writers Guild of America </Td> <Td> Best Written American Musical </Td> <Td> Ernest Lehman </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Nominee </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr>

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