What's that song in the Wizard of Oz during the tornado scene?

Question

I'm looking for the name of the song that is purely orchastra (no voices) when Dorothy is flying in the tornado. It is when she sees the witch and the music sounds like:
duh, duh, duh, Duh, duh, duh
And sounds like that classical song about the fast-buzzing bees. Ring a bell anyone? What is it called?

Answer 1

That piece of music is indeed called "Cyclone". While Harold Arlen composed the songs in Wizard of Oz, the songs with lyrics, it's hard to know who composed the incidental music like that piece -- it's either George Bassman, George Stoll, or

Herbert Stothart.



But anyway you can buy the full W/Oz soundtrack on Amazon or elsewhere.

Answer 2

Wizard Of Oz Tornado Scene

Answer 3

I believe it's just part of the score and was written for the film and done by an orchestra. References to it just comment that composer Herbert Stothart used Arlen's themes (Arlen comprised much of the vocal songs for the film) and some of his own for the score.

Answer 4

Th Oz song is called Cyclone if I am not correct. I do not know about the other song.

Answer 5

I know what you're referring to, but isn't it a shame that I can't think of the name of that song and "The Wizard of Oz" is my favorite movie!?!? lol!!

Answer 6

It's not "Flight of the Bumblebee." I think it was written for the film. Good question.

Answer 7

pink floyd- the great gig in the sky.

Answer 8

It was probably part of the score.



"Over the Rainbow"

(uncredited)

Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

Music by Harold Arlen

Sung by Judy Garland



"'Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are', 'The House Began To Pitch', 'As Mayor of the Munchkin City', 'As Coroner, I Must Aver', 'Ding Dong The Witch is Dead', 'Lullaby League', 'Lollipop Guild' and 'We Welcome You to Munchkinland'"

(uncredited)

(Munchkinland Medley)

Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

Music by Harold Arlen

Sung by Judy Garland, Lorraine Bridges (dubbing Billie Burke), The King's Men Octet,

The Debutantes, Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, Delos Jewkes, Abe Dinovitch,

, Betty Rome, Carol Tevis, Lois Clements, Zari Elmassian, Nick Angelo,

, Robert Bradford and Virgil Johanson (dubbing the Munchkins)



"Follow the Yellow Brick Road"

(uncredited)

Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

Music by Harold Arlen

Sung by The King's Men Octet, The Debutantes, Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig,

Delos Jewkes, Abe Dinovitch, Betty Rome, Carol Tevis, Lois Clements,

, Zari Elmassian, Nick Angelo, Robert Bradford, and Virgil Johanson (dubbing the Munchkins)



"You're Off to See the Wizard"

(uncredited)

Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

Music by Harold Arlen

Sung by The King's Men Octet, The Debutantes, Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig,

Delos Jewkes, Abe Dinovitch, Betty Rome, Carol Tevis, Lois Clements,

, Zari Elmassian, Nick Angelo, Robert Bradford, and Virgil Johanson (dubbing the Munchkins)



"If I Only Had a Brain"

(uncredited)

Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

Music by Harold Arlen

Sung by Ray Bolger and Judy Garland



"We're Off to See the Wizard"

(uncredited)

Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

Music by Harold Arlen

Sung by Judy Garland and Ray Bolger



"If I Only Had a Heart"

(uncredited)

Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

Music by Harold Arlen

Sung by Jack Haley and the off-screen voice of Adriana Caselotti

Danced by Jack Haley



"We're Off To See The Wizard"

(uncredited)

Sung by Judy Garland, Ray Bolger and the off-screen voice of Buddy Ebsen as the Tin Man



"If I Only Had the Nerve/We're Off To See The Wizard"

(uncredited)

Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

Music by Harold Arlen

Sung by Bert Lahr, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley,

and the singing voice of Buddy Ebsen



"Optimistic Voices"

(uncredited)

Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

Music by Harold Arlen

Performed by the offscreen voices of The Debutantes with The Rhythmettes



"The Merry Old Land of Oz"

(uncredited)

Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

Music by Harold Arlen

Sung by Frank Morgan, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley,

Bert Lahr and Emerald City Workers



"If I Were King of the Forest"

(uncredited)

Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

Music by Harold Arlen

Sung by Bert Lahr, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger and Jack Haley



"The Happy Farmer"

(uncredited)

Music by Robert Schumann

Heard as background music during opening scene and in scene during which Toto runs back to Dorothy

Played by the M-G-M Studio Orchestra



"In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree"

(uncredited)

by Egbert Van Alstyne

Heard as background music during apple tree scene

Played by the M-G-M Studio Orchestra



"Night on Bald Mountain"

(uncredited)

by Modest Mussorgsky

Heard as background music while the group tries to flee the Witch's castle

Played by the M-G-M Studio Orchestra



"Home Sweet Home"

(uncredited)

from "Clari, The Maid of Milan" (uncredited)

Music by H.R. Bishop

Lyrics by John Howard Payne

Played by the M-G-M Orchestra as background music during final sequences of film



"Scherzo in E-Minor"

(uncredited)

by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Played by the M-G-M Orchestra conducted by Herbert Stothart

Heard as background music during the scene in which Toto escapes from the Witch's castle and runs to fetch Dorothy's three friends