Victory at Sea
[1] The series won an Emmy award in 1954 as "best public affairs program" and played an important part in establishing historic "compilation" documentaries as a television genre.The project was conceived by Henry Salomon, who, while a U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander during World War II, was a research assistant to historian Samuel Eliot Morison.His team, composed largely of newsreel veterans, searched naval archives around the world and received cooperation from the U.S. Navy, which recognized the publicity value.Note that the More Victory at Sea album also includes "Special Effect Battle Sounds" as part of many of the tracks.The movements and approximate timings in the RCA Victor Symphony performance are as follows: The score was a favorite of U.S. President Richard Nixon, who was a Navy veteran himself, and part of it was played at his funeral.Additionally, Volume 1 of the score won "Best Engineering Contribution - Classical Recording" at the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1960.Rodgers's "Beneath the Southern Cross" theme was given words by Oscar Hammerstein, titled "No Other Love", and put into their 1953 musical, Me and Juliet.