The 20th Century Fox Years Preview

Sepia Records has released the second volume of its soundtrack compilation The 20th Century Fox Years, a collection of rarities from the film studio’s vault of recordings made during the pre-war years from 1939 to 1943. Highlights on the new double CD set include Irving Berlin’s Oscar-nominated “I Poured My Heart into a Song” sung by Rudy Vallée in Second Fiddle (1939), “Oh! Susanna” sung by Al Jolson in the Oscar-nominated score of Swanee River (1940), Warren & Dubin’s “The World Is Waiting to Waltz Again” recorded by John Payne for the Oscar-nominated score of Sun Valley Serenade (1941), and “On the Banks of the Wabash” sung by Rita Hayworth in the Oscar-nominated score of My Gal Sal (1942), which you can watch below.