Getting to Know You was written by Rodgers and Hammerstein for The King and I, where Anna sings it while getting acquainted with the royal children. The song became one of the musical's most recognisable numbers and has been recorded by many performers, including Julie Andrews, whose warm interpretation is widely shared online. Short clips now circulate as soundboard audio for introductions and first-meeting scenes, because the melody is instantly familiar even to people who have never seen the stage show or film.