How much do you know about THE SOUND OF MUSIC? Below are 5️⃣ fun facts about the film and the true story it's based on! 🌧 The musical's original title? The Singing Heart. 🌹 "Edelweiss" was the last song Oscar Hammerstein ever wrote — at the last minute during the stage musical’s tryout in Boston. Can you imagine the film without it? 😽 While filming the iconic opening scene for the film, twirling in the hills of Austria, Julie Andrews kept getting knocked down in the mud by the gusts from the