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''Heavenly Music'' is a 1943 short film (22 minutes) directed by Josef Berne.
Ted Barry, a bandleader, has died and arrived at the gates of Heaven. After his place is confirmed by the man at the reception desk, an angel named Joy, who knows him, gets his autograph. Joy then escorts Ted to the Hall of Music, which is populated by all the great composers--Beethoven, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, and more. Ted then finds himself having to prove to these greats of music history that big band music is a worthy art form and he deserves admission to the hall.
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!!Tropes:
* AngelicBeauty: The absolutely gorgeous Joy. She tells Ted that the two of them can't date because she's an angel, but her kiss inspires him to hear the "heavenly music" that he incorporates into his song.
* ArchangelGabriel: Played by none other than Billie "[[Film/OurGang Buckwheat]]" Thomas, he shows up at the end playing his trumpet in the concert.
* BookEnds: A short song by a heavenly choir both opens and closes the short.
* CelestialBureaucracy: Mr. Frisbie, Public Relations, is at the entrance desk of Heaven. He has to confirm who Ted is before letting him in.
* ConversationCut: Ted singing his song to Joy as he's composing it cuts to Ted in front of all the composers in the Hall of Music, playing it for them.
* EarTrumpet: They can't fix Beethoven's hearing in Heaven? Nope, he has to use an ear trumpet.
* TheEnd: The closing song by the heavenly choir says they have to go now, and "We'd like to linger longer but you see this is the end." The final The End card pops up as the choir sings those words.
* FluffyCloudHeaven: Namely, Heaven appears to be a giant mansion up among the fluffy clouds.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: The Hall of Music is filled with the greats, including Wagner, Paganini, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt, and Beethoven, who seems to be the leader.
* PlagiarismInFiction: Tchaikovsky nails Barry for lifting the "Nutcracker Suite" for use in Barry's big band number. Barry says there's nothing wrong with using a theme, that there are "only seven notes on the scale", and that Tchaikovsky stole from Wagner, and Wagner stole from Brahms...
* TakeThat: When Barry tells Beethoven that his orchestra often played the "Moonlight Sonata", Beethoven says "I heard you...I forgive you."
* TitleDrop: After Joy's kiss allows Ted to hear heavenly music, he composes a song with that title.
--> "I seem to hear heavenly music/Every time you're near, there's heavenly music..."
* TrialOfTheMysticalJury: Ted Barry has to prove to the greats of music history that he belongs in their company.
Ted Barry, a bandleader, has died and arrived at the gates of Heaven. After his place is confirmed by the man at the reception desk, an angel named Joy, who knows him, gets his autograph. Joy then escorts Ted to the Hall of Music, which is populated by all the great composers--Beethoven, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, and more. Ted then finds himself having to prove to these greats of music history that big band music is a worthy art form and he deserves admission to the hall.
----
!!Tropes:
* AngelicBeauty: The absolutely gorgeous Joy. She tells Ted that the two of them can't date because she's an angel, but her kiss inspires him to hear the "heavenly music" that he incorporates into his song.
* ArchangelGabriel: Played by none other than Billie "[[Film/OurGang Buckwheat]]" Thomas, he shows up at the end playing his trumpet in the concert.
* BookEnds: A short song by a heavenly choir both opens and closes the short.
* CelestialBureaucracy: Mr. Frisbie, Public Relations, is at the entrance desk of Heaven. He has to confirm who Ted is before letting him in.
* ConversationCut: Ted singing his song to Joy as he's composing it cuts to Ted in front of all the composers in the Hall of Music, playing it for them.
* EarTrumpet: They can't fix Beethoven's hearing in Heaven? Nope, he has to use an ear trumpet.
* TheEnd: The closing song by the heavenly choir says they have to go now, and "We'd like to linger longer but you see this is the end." The final The End card pops up as the choir sings those words.
* FluffyCloudHeaven: Namely, Heaven appears to be a giant mansion up among the fluffy clouds.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: The Hall of Music is filled with the greats, including Wagner, Paganini, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt, and Beethoven, who seems to be the leader.
* PlagiarismInFiction: Tchaikovsky nails Barry for lifting the "Nutcracker Suite" for use in Barry's big band number. Barry says there's nothing wrong with using a theme, that there are "only seven notes on the scale", and that Tchaikovsky stole from Wagner, and Wagner stole from Brahms...
* TakeThat: When Barry tells Beethoven that his orchestra often played the "Moonlight Sonata", Beethoven says "I heard you...I forgive you."
* TitleDrop: After Joy's kiss allows Ted to hear heavenly music, he composes a song with that title.
--> "I seem to hear heavenly music/Every time you're near, there's heavenly music..."
* TrialOfTheMysticalJury: Ted Barry has to prove to the greats of music history that he belongs in their company.
