Hollywood Hits boxed collection is divvied into 3 separate discs each devoted to movie themes, Oscar-winning songs and film musicals. These are all original recordings not remakes by cheesy pops orchestras or Broadway wannabes. Most of the chosen tracks are instantly recognizable certified classics so ingrained into the collective consciousness that all it takes is a few seconds before you're singing or humming along (so don't be surprised if after spinning a disc you find yourself walking around belting out "Maria I just met a girl named Maria" or whistling the theme from The Bridge on the River Kwai). Great movie music will do more than remind you of the film in which it was originally featured and many of the tracks here are evocative of entire eras deeply embedded emotions and in the larger sense the art of cinema itself.  This package also includes: The Great American Songbook DVD, hosted by Michael Feinstein.  He traces popular music from its roots in ballads and minstrel shows through the jazz age, big bands, Broadway and Hollywood.