The Sound of Music Collector's Edition 4K Blu-Ray Releases Next Week

The Sound of Music is universally recognized as one of the best musicals of all time. Released 60 years ago in 1965, Robert Wise’s emotional film is finally getting a 4K Blu-ray release on September 23, featuring an all-new 4K transger for the film alongside hours of bonus content, exclusive packaging, and three exclusive art prints. Preorders for the The Sound of Music Collector’s Edition are available for $48 at Amazon.

$48 | Releases September 23

This Collector’s Edition includes a new 4K version of the classic film painstakingly recreated by Disney’s restoration team. The entire process took nine months, with the team creating a digital scan of preserved film footage before manually editing out issues caused by warping and debris on the original film. The 4K version also benefits from Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision. Standard Blu-ray and digital copies are also included in the set.

Along with the movie, The Sound of Music Collector’s Edition also includes three high-quality prints of iconic moments from the movie, and a bonus disc with hours of special features, which we’ve outlined below.

The Sound of Music Collector’s Edition Bonus Features

The Sound of Music Collector’s Edition offers several bonus features, including an audio commentary track with actors Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, and Charmian Carr, the film’s cinematographer Dee Dee Wood, and Johannes von Trapp, whose family served as the inspiration for the events of the film. Here’s a look at all the bonus features in the Collector’s Edition:

Sing-Along audio track
Archival Audio Commentary by actors Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, and Charmian Carr, cinematographer Dee Dee Wood, and Johannes von Trapp.
Archival Audio Commentary by director Robert Wise
The Sound of a City documentary
A City of Song behind-the-scenes featurette
Musical Stages: The songs, the show & the family featurette
Interviews with the musical theater duo Rodgers and Hammerstein
Trailers, TV and radio spots, and other promotional materials from the film’s marketing

The Sound of Music is an acclaimed musical directed by Robert Wise, for which he won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture in 1965. Set in the Austrian countryside in 1938, the film follows a young woman, Maria (Julie Andrews), who becomes the governess of seven children for widower and retired naval captain Georg von Trapp (Christopher Plummer). As Maria, Georg, and the children become closer, news arrives that Germany has invaded Austria, and the family must escape to nearby Switzerland.

While the new Collector’s Edition looks to be a great way to add the acclaimed film to your collection, it’s not the only version of available. There’s also The Sound of Music: 50th Anniversary Edition, which is available on Blu-ray for just $9.86 (was $20). While it lacks the new 4K transfer, art prints, and special packaging, it comes with many of the same bonus features.

Several other films are getting special edition 4K Blu-ray releases this year. Some noteworthy titles that are already available include a Steelbook 4K version of Pixar’s family-friendly sci-fi film Elio, which follows the titular Elio on an intergalactic alien abduction adventure. Speaking of family-friendly aliens, the 2025 live-action remake of Disney’s Lilo & Stitch is also available in a steelbook 4K Edition for $44.79. You can also preorder several upcoming special edition 4K Blu-rays for other classic movies like Sam Rami’s The Quick and the Dead, Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Mask, and more. Check out the list below for a few more 4K Blu-ray deals and preorders.