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  • "Over There"
    (uncredited)
    Written by George M. Cohan
    Incorporated into the score in the opening scenes


  • "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile!"
    (uncredited)
    Music by Felix Powell
    Incorporated into the score in the opening scenes


  • "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"
    (uncredited)
    Written by Louis Lambert
    Incorporated into the score in the opening scenes


  • "By the Light of the Silvery Moon"
    (uncredited)
    Music by Gus Edwards
    Lyrics by Edward Madden
    Sung by a male chorus line, including Clark Gable


  • "Singin' in the Rain"
    (uncredited)
    Music by Nacio Herb Brown
    Second tune played at Daka's Place


  • "How Strange"
    (uncredited)
    Music by Sam Messenheimer
    Lyrics by Gus Kahn
    Played at Daka's Place and at the hotel
    Sung by Norma Shearer in Russian


  • "I Cried for You"
    (uncredited)
    Written by Gus Arnheim, Abe Lyman and Arthur Freed
    Played as dance music at the hotel


  • "Puttin' on the Ritz"
    (uncredited)
    Written by Irving Berlin
    Sung by Clark Gable
    Danced by Clark Gable and Les Blondes at the hotel


  • "Shame on You"
    (uncredited)
    Composer unknown
    Sung and Danced by Lorraine Krueger and Les Blondes


  • "Ochi Tchornya"
    (uncredited)
    Traditional Russian folk song
    Sung by Norma Shearer


  • "The Darktown Strutters' Ball"
    (uncredited)
    Music by Shelton Brooks
    Played briefly during the opening credits


  • "Jolly Robbers Overture"
    (uncredited)
    Music by Franz von Suppé
    Played by the vaudeville orchestra at the end of Madame Zuleika's performance


  • "Sobre las olas (Over the Waves)"
    (uncredited)
    Music by Juventino Rosas
    Played by the vaudeville orchestra during the acrobats' act


  • "The Stars and Stripes Forever"
    (uncredited)
    Music by John Philip Sousa
    Played by the vaudeville orchestra during the acrobats' act


  • "Funiculi, Funicula"
    (uncredited)
    Music by Luigi Denza
    Played briefly during the travel montage


  • "By the Waters of Minnetonka"
    (uncredited)
    Music by Thurlow Lieurance
    Played on the piano in the hotel lounge


  • "Boola Boola"
    (uncredited)
    Written by Allan M. Hirsh
    Adapted from "La Hoola Boola"
    Written by Bob Cole and Billy Johnson
    Played on the piano in the hotel lounge and sung by Clark Gable


  • "Prelude to Act II"
    (uncredited)
    from "Lohengrin"
    Music by Richard Wagner
    Played on the radio


  • "A Vision of Salome"
    (uncredited)
    Music by J. Bodewalt Lampe
    Played on the piano during the final scene
    (International version only)


  • "Abide with Me"
    (uncredited)
    Music by William H. Monk
    Lyrics by Henry F. Lyte
    Sung by Clark Gable and Norma Shearer during the final scene
    (U.S. version only)


  • "Smiles"
    (uncredited)
    Music by Lee S. Roberts
    Played when the truck has to stop for the parade


  • "The Fountain in the Park"
    (uncredited)
    aka "While Strolling Through the Park One Day"
    Written by Ed Haley
    First tune sung by the male chorus line, including Clark Gable (revised version)


  • "You Were Meant for Me"
    (uncredited)
    Music by Nacio Herb Brown
    First tune played at Daka's Place (played twice)

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