Sony/ATV’s "Musical Notes" #42 - Movie Songs & Themes - Part Three
Posted by: Britta Hoffmann on 20.07.09 10:19A fortnightly newsletter by Alan Warner
Sony/ATV’s “Musical Notes” #42
A fortnightly newsletter highlighting some of the many classic songs in the Sony/ATV Music Publishing catalog.
From Alan Warner, Creative Consultant
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Part Three of our extensive listing of:
SONY/ATV MOVIE SONGS AND THEMES
The following is the conclusion of an alphabetical list (which began in our previous two newsletters) of just some of the Sony/ATV-controlled themes and songs which have been performed and heard in feature films.
THE MAN WITH THE HARMONICA (Morricone)
Conducted by Ennio Morricone in “Once Upon A Time In The West” (Paramount: 1969)
Also featured in “Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista: 2006)
Superbly atmospheric Ennio Morricone theme which plays throughout Sergio Leone’s unforgettable western “Once Upon A Time In The West” which stars Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Jack Elam and Charles Bronson, the latter playing the man with the harmonica who is in search of a name. Morricone’s own soundtrack version is outstanding. Other versions include one by British dance group Apollo Four Forty on the 2001 electronica album “Morricone RMX” on WEA International.
MAXWELL’S SILVER HAMMER (Lennon/McCartney)
Performed by Steve Martin in “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (Universal: 1978)
MELANCHOLY LULLABY (Carter/Heyman)
Introduced in the animated feature “Gulliver’s Travels” (Paramount: 1939)
Song became a 1939 hit parade favorite for bandleader Glenn Miller featuring a vocal by Ray Eberle.
MIMI (Rodgers/Hart)
Performed by Maurice Chevalier in “Love Me Tonight” (Paramount: 1932)
Performed by Maurice Chevalier in “Pepe” (Columbia: 1960)
Along with LOUISE, this was another Chevalier showstopper and it was a huge record seller for him on Victor in 1932.
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (Schifrin)
Conducted by Lalo Schifrin and featured in both the original TV series and the subsequent three Paramount feature films When “Mission: Impossible” first became a feature film in 1996, Lalo Schifrin’s iconic TV signature theme was featured on the soundtrack and it also appeared in “Mission: Impossible II” (2000) and “Mission: Impossible III” (2006). The third movie in the series also included a version of the Schifrin theme produced by Kanye West and Jon Brion. Lalo Schifrin’s original single of his Theme was a #7 AC hit in 1968 on Dot, the master of which is now owned by Universal.
MOMENTS LIKE THIS (Loesser/Lane)
Performed by Florence George in “College Swing” (Paramount: 1938)
This Frank Loesser/Burton Lane ballad has stood the test of time with versions by Tony Bennett (on Columbia), Peggy Lee (on Capitol) and Johnny Mathis (on Columbia) all doing great justice to its longevity.
MONA LISA (Livingston/Evans)
Performed in “Captain Carey U.S.A.” (Paramount: 1950)
Performed by Nat King Cole on the soundtrack of the Bob Hoskins/Michael Caine movie “Mona Lisa” (Handmade/Cannon: 1986)
Featured also in “The Godfather” (Paramount: 1972)
“Captain Carey U.S.A.” (released in the UK as “After Midnight”) was a not very successful spy thriller starring Alan Ladd but it did introduce the unforgettable
love song “Mona Lisa”. It won the Best Song Academy Award that year (1950) and Nat King Cole’s version on Capitol topped the charts and literally sold millions
of copies.
MOOD INDIGO (Ellington/Bigard/Mills)
Performed by the Duke Ellington Orchestra in “Paris Blues” (United Artists: 1961)
Duke Ellington’s music played by his Orchestra formed the soundtrack of this drama about two American expatriates (played by Paul Newman and Sidney Poitier) in Paris after World War II.
MOON RIVER (Mancini/Mercer)
Performed by Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” (Paramount: 1961)
“Moon River, wider than a mile/I’m crossin’ you in style some day/
Old dream maker, you heartbreaker/Wherever you’re goin’, I’m goin’ your way/
Two drifters, off to see the world/There’s such a lot of world to see/
We’re after the same rainbow’s end, my huckleberry friend/Moon River and me”
This Oscar®-winning song was sung by Audrey Hepburn (as ‘Holly Golightly’) sitting on a fire escape, strumming a guitar and capturing the attention of George
Peppard in Blake Edwards’ 1961 classic “Breakfast At Tiffany’s”. The song was a major hit for R&B singer Jerry Butler (on Vee-Jay) and for composer Mancini with His Orchestra & Chorus on RCA. It is forever closely identified with Andy Williams who sang its first few notes to introduce his long-running television series.
MOON SONG (Coslow/Johnston)
Performed by Kate Smith in “Hello Everybody” (Paramount: 1933)
Recordings include Mel Torme (on Verve), Frank Sinatra (on Reprise) and Louis Armstrong on Verve.
MOONLIGHT AND SHADOWS (Robin/Hollander)
Performed by Dorothy Lamour in “Jungle Princess” (Paramount: 1936)Actress/singer Dorothy Lamour herself enjoyed one of four best-selling records of this song on Brunswick back in 1937. Others included Bing Crosby on Decca, Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm on Bluebird and Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra on Victor.
MOONLIGHT BECOMES YOU (Burke/Van Heusen)
Performed by Bing Crosby in “Road To Morocco” (Paramount: 1942)Bing crooned this love sonnet to Dorothy Lamour in the third of Paramount’s famous ‘Road’ movies. He recorded it for Decca and it rose to #1 on the 1943 hit parade.
MR. PAGANINI
See: (IF YOU CAN’T SING IT) YOU’LL HAVE TO SWING IT
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (Bennett)
Conducted by Richard Rodney Bennett in “Murder On The Orient Express” (Paramount: 1974)
Theme from the movie drama based on the Agatha Christie novel and starring Albert Finney as Hercule Poirot.
MY HEART WILL GO ON (LOVE THEME FROM TITANIC) (Jennings/Horner)
Performed by Celine Dion in “Titanic” (Paramount/20th Century Fox: 1997)
Winner of the Best Song Oscar® of 1997, MY HEART WILL GO ON was written By James Horner & Will Jennings and sung on the soundtrack by Celine Dion at at the end of James Cameron’s box-office smash “Titanic”.
MY IDEAL (Robin/Whiting/Chase)
Performed by Maurice Chevalier in “Playboy Of Paris” (Paramount: 1930)
By Maurice Chevalier, Dinah Washington oand Sarah Vaughan
MY OLD FLAME (Coslow/Johnston)
Performed by Mae West in “Belle Of The Nineties” (Paramount: 1934)
This classic torch song was a hit for Guy Lombardo in 1934 and among the other Artists who recorded it over the years was Peggy Lee who cut it on a Decca session In 1956 and released it on her album “Dream Street” the following year. Among the recommended versions of MY OLD FLAME are those by Linda Ronstadt on Elektra and Peggy Lee on Capitol.
THE NAKED GUN FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUAD! (Newborn)
Conducted by Ira Newborn in “The Naked Gun From The Files Of Police Squad!” (Paramount: 1988)
THE NEARNESS OF YOU (Carmichael/Washington)
Performed in “Romance In The Dark” (Paramount: 1938)
“It’s not the pale moon that excites me,
that thrills and delights me/
Oh no, it’s just The Nearness Of You”
Initially a major selling 1940 record by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with a vocal by his singer Ray Eberle, THE NEARNESS OF YOU became associated in later years with the divine Sarah Vaughan who first recorded it in December 1949 with Joe Lippman & His Orchestra for Columbia.
NEVER LET ME GO (Livingston/Evans)
Performed by Nat King Cole in “The Scarlet Hour” (Paramount: 1956)
More magic from the pens of Jay Livingston & Ray Evans, NEVER LET ME GO was initially popularized by Nat King Cole; his version on Capitol was enhanced by a memorable string arrangement by Nelson Riddle. Contemporary versions include those by Jane Monheit on N-Coded and Corky Hale (aka Mrs. Mike Stoller) on GNP Crescendo.
NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES (Bernier/Brainin)
Featured in “Night Has A Thousand Eyes” (Paramount: 1948)
NOT GON’ CRY (Edmonds)
Performed by Mary J. Blige in “Waiting To Exhale” (20th Century Fox: 1995)
Mary J’s single reached #1 R&B and #2 Pop in early ’96.
NOWHERE MAN (Lennon/McCartney)
Performed by The Bee Gees in “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (Universal: 1978)
THE ODD COUPLE THEME (Hefti)
Conducted by Neil Hefti in “The Odd Couple” (Paramount: 1968)
Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” started out as a Broadway play in 1965. Three years later, Paramount adapted it as a movie starring Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau for which Neal Hefti wrote the score. The story was later developed into the 1970 TV series which paired Tony Randall with Jack Klugman and it retained the same identifiable ODD COUPLE THEME tune.
OH PRETTY WOMAN (Orbison/Dees)
Performed by Roy Orbison in PRETTY WOMAN (Buena Vista: 1990)
Roy Orbison’s 1964 hit recording was memorably featured on the soundtrack of the box-office smash romantic comedy starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts.
OLD MAN BLUES (Ellington/Mills)
By Duke Ellington & His Cotton Club Orchestra in “Check And Double Check” (RKO Radio: 1930)
ON DAYS LIKE THESE (Jones/Black)
Performed by Matt Monro in “The Italian Job” (Paramount: 1969)
This Quincy Jones/Don Black collaboration was sung by British crooner Matt Monro on the soundtrack of the original movie version of the comedy heist story “The Italian Job”, the cast of which included Michael Caine, Noel Coward and Benny Hill.
ON GOLDEN POND: MAIN THEME (Grusin)
Conducted by Dave Grusin in “On Golden Pond” (Universal: 1982)
By Dave Grusin & The London Symphony Orchestra
ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH: THEME (Mancini)
Conducted by Henry Mancini in “Jacqueline Susann’s Once Is Not Enough” (Paramount: 1975)
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (Morricone)
Conducted by Ennio Morricone in “Once Upon A Time In The West” (Paramount: 1969)
ONE (Hamlisch/Kleban)
Performed in “A Chorus Line” (Columbia: 1985)
“One singular sensation, every little step she takes”
is how this showstopping production number from the Marvin Hamlisch/Edward Kleban musical begins. The musical itself
started out on Broadway (where else?!) in 1976 and the movie version followed nine years later.
ONE HOUR WITH YOU (Robin/Whiting)
Performed by Donald Novis and by Maurice Chevalier & Jeanette MacDonald in “One Hour With You” (Paramount: 1932)
Performed by Keefe Braselle (dubbed by Eddie Cantor) in “The Eddie Cantor Story” (Warner Bros: 1954) Jimmie Grier & His Orchestra popularized this tune in 1932 on a Victor single with Donald Novis providing the vocal. Eddie Cantor also recorded it and his version was released on Capitol’s soundtrack LP of “The Eddie Cantor Story”.
ONLY A ROSE (Friml/Hooker)
Performed by Jeanette MacDonald and Dennis King in “The Vagabond King” (Paramount: 1930)
Performed by Oreste and Kathryn Grayson in “The Vagabond King” (Paramount: 1956)
This was the standout song from the Rudolf Friml operetta which has been filmed twice. The Mills Brothers’ version was recorded for Decca in 1957 and the master is now owned by Universal.
ORDINARY MIRACLE (Ballard/Stewart)
Performed by Sarah McLachlan in “Charlotte’s Web” (Paramount: 2006)
Glen Ballard & Dave Stewart produced Sarah McLachlan’s recording heard on the soundtrack of this family fantasy film.
OUT OF NOWHERE (Heyman/Green)
Featured in “Dude Ranch” (Paramount: 1931)
Performed by Helen Forrest in “You Came Along”
Bing Crosby took this song to #1 on the hit parade in 1931 on Brunswick and other outstanding vocal versions include one by Ella Fitzgerald (recorded in 1939 for Decca. There are also many fine jazz instrumental recordings including those by Gerry Mulligan (on Pacific Jazz), Charlie Parker (on Verve) and Gene Krupa on Capitol.
OUT OF THIS WORLD (Arlen/Mercer)
Performed by Eddie Bracken (dubbed by Bing Crosby)in “Out Of This World” (Paramount: 1945)
Chart honors for this song went to two 1945 recordings: one by Jo Stafford on Capitol and another by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra with a vocal by Stuart Foster on Victor.
PARAMOUNT ON PARADE (Janis/King)
Featured in “Paramount On Parade” (Paramount: 1930)
PLAYING WITH THE BOYS (Loggins/Wolf/Wolf)
Performed by Kenny Loggins in “Top Gun” (Paramount: 1986)
PLEASE (Robin/Rainger)
Performed by Bing Crosby in “The Big Broadcast” (Paramount: 1932)
Not only was this among Bing Crosby’s biggest record sellers but it was a hit for him on two different occasions, firstly in 1932 on Brunswick (the master now controlled by Sony) and then again in early 1941 with a recording that he cut for Decca in July 1940; that last named version is now owned by Universal.
POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN
See: I’M POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN
PROMISE HER ANYTHING (Bacharach/David)
Performed by Tom Jones in “Promise Her Anything” (Paramount: 1965)
PSYCHO (Herrmann)
Conducted by Bernard Herrmann in “Psycho” (Paramount: 1960)
The highlight of Herrmann’s score for Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller “Psycho” is his use of screeching strings in the memorable shower sequence. That famous theme is sometimes alternatively referred to as “The Knife” and “The Murder”.
QUIET LIFE (Davies)
Performed by Ray Davies on the soundtrack of “Absolute Beginners” (Orion: 1986)
READY TO TAKE THAT CHANCE AGAIN (Fox/Gimbel)
Performed by Barry Manilow in “Foul Play” (Paramount: 1978)
The teaming of Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn in “Foul Play” resulted in one of the big box-office comedy films of 1978 and Barry Manilow singing Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel’s READY TO TAKE THAT CHANCE AGAIN on the soundtrack helped propel the song into a significant radio and pop hit.
RED TENT: LOVE THEME (Morricone)
Conducted by Ennio Morricone in “The Red Tent” (Paramount: 1969)
RING DEM BELLS (Ellington/Mills)
By Duke Ellington & His Cotton Club Orchestra in “Check And Double Check” (RKO Radio: 1930)
“Check And Double Check” was a comedy starring the comedy team of Amos ‘n’ Andy who were huge radio stars at that time.
RINGO’S THEME
See: THIS BOY
ROAD TO MOROCCO (Burke/Van Heusen)
Performed by Bing Crosby & Bob Hope in “Road To Morocco” (Paramount: 1942)
Messrs. Crosby & Hope sang this comedy title song as they rode on a camel in this, the third of the famous money-spinning “Road” pictures. They recorded the song for Decca accompanied by Vic Schoen & His Orchestra.
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK (Freedman/Myers)
Performed by Bill Haley & His Comets in “Blackboard Jungle” (MGM: 1955)
Performed by Bill Haley & His Comets in “Rock Around The Clock” (Columbia: 1956)
The song which literally helped start a revolution as 1950’s teenagers rioted in theaters where “Rock Around The Clock” was shown! It had been introduced on the soundtrack of “Blackboard Jungle”: the stark Richard Brooks drama which starred Glenn Ford as a teacher in a rough New York City school.
ROMEO AND JULIET (LOVE THEME) (Rota)
Conducted by Nino Rota in “Romeo And Juliet” (Paramount: 1968)
SAYS MY HEART (Loesser/Lane)
Performed by Harriet Hilliard in “Cocoanut Grove” (Paramount: 1938)
Harriet Hilliard married bandleader Ozzie Nelson and was Ricky Nelson’s mother.
THE SEDUCTION: LOVE THEME (Moroder)
Featured in “American Gigolo” (Paramount: 1980)
This arrangement of Giorgio Moroder’s Love Theme charted in the U.S. by German arranger/conductor James Last in 1980 on Polydor.
SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (Lennon/McCartney)
Performed by The Bee Gees, Paul Nicholas & Peter Frampton in “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (Universal: 1978)
SHAKEDOWN (Faltermeyer/Forsey/Seger)
Performed by Bob Seger in “Beverly Hills Cop II” (Paramount: 1987)
SHE’S GOT IT (Penniman/Marascalco)
Performed by Little Richard in “The Girl Can’t Help It” (20th Century Fox: 1956)
SHE’S GOT YOU (Cochran)
Performed by Patsy Cline in “Sweet Dreams” (Tri-Star: 1985)
SHE’S LEAVING HOME (Lennon/McCartney)
Performed by The Bee Gees, Jay W. MacIntosh & John Wheeler in “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (Universal: 1978)
SHOW ME HEAVEN (Rifkin/McKee/Rackin)
Performed by Maria McKee in “Days Of Thunder” (Paramount: 1990)
SILVER BELLS (Livingston/Evans)
Performed by Marilyn Maxwell & Bob Hope in “The Lemon Drop Kid” (Paramount: 1951)
Much-revered classic Christmas song introduced in a Bob Hope movie and initially a best-selling duet on Decca by Bing Crosby and Carole Richards. Countless versions are available ranging from Toby Keith to Brian McKnight, from Tony Bennett to The Carpenters, from Kenny G to Mahalia Jackson.
SING YOU SINNERS (Coslow/Harling)
Performed by Lillian Roth in “Honey” (Paramount: 1930)
Performed by Billy Daniels in “Cruisin’ Down The River” (Columbia: 1953)
Performed by Susan Hayward in I’ll Cry Tomorrow” (MGM: 1955)
Recorded by Tony Bennett during his early days at Columbia in 1955.
SITTIN’ UP IN MY ROOM (Edmonds)
Performed by Brandy in “Waiting To Exhale” (20th Century Fox: 1995)
SKYBIRD (ND)
from “Jonathan Livingston Seagull”
By Neil Diamond (Columbia/Sony BMG: 1974)
US #75 Pop, #24 AC
SMALL FRY (Loesser/Carmichael)
Performed by Bing Crosby, Fred MacMurray & Donald O’Connor in “Sing You Sinners” (Paramount: 1938)
SMALL FRY is a comedy song recorded as a duet by Bing Crosby with Johnny Mercer on Decca in ’38.
SOME DAY (Friml/Hooker)
Performed by Jeanette MacDonald in “The Vagabond King” (Paramount: 1930)
Performed by Kathryn Grayson in “The Vagabond King” (Paramount: 1956)
SOMEONE TO LOVE (Edmonds)
Featured by Jon b featuring Babyface in “Bad Boys” (Columbia: 1995)
From the soundtrack of the comedy-thriller starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.
SONG OF THE VAGABONDS (Friml/Hooker)
Performed by Dennis King in “The Vagabond King” (Paramount: 1930)
Performed by Oreste & Rita Moreno in “The Vagabond King” (Paramount: 1956)
SOON (Rodgers/Hart)
Performed by Bing Crosby in “Mississippi” (Paramount: 1935)
Bing Crosby crooned this ballad all the way to #1!
SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE (Rota/Kusik)
Based on the theme from “The Godfather” (Paramount: 1972)
Taken into the Top 40 by Andy Williams, SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE is Larry Kusik’s lyric set to the the Love Theme from Nino Rota’s critically-acclaimed score for “The Godfather”.
SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER (Brooks)
Performed in “The Producers” (Avco Embassy: 1968)
This was the outrageously funny song memorably performed by the cast of the 1968 Mel Brooks’ movie musical “The Producers” which later also enjoyed life as a stage show. Bring on the stormtroopers!
STAND BY ME (Leiber/Stoller/King)
By Ben E. King in “Stand By Me” (Columbia: 1986)
Ben E. King’s 1961 classic hit was used on the soundtrack of “Stand By Me”, the 1986 drama with a cast that included River Phoenix, Corey Feldman & Kiefer Sutherland.
STAR TREK
Aka THEME FROM STAR TREK (Rodenberry/Courage)
The spoken words “Space - the final frontier” immediately conjure up the opening of the classic TV show and Alexander Courage’s identifiable theme music. The melody which provided chart success for recordings by The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde on Ranwood in 1975 and Deodato on MCA the following year lived again when Paramount brought STAR TREK to the big screen.
STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (Goldsmith)
Conducted by Jerry Goldsmith in “Star Trek” (Paramount: 1979)
STAR TREK II (THE WRATH OF KHAN) (Horner)
Conducted by James Horner in “Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan” (Paramount: 1982)
STAR TREK III (THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK) (Horner)
Conducted by James Horner in “Star Trek III: The Search For Spock” (Paramount: 1984)
STAR TREK IV (THE VOYAGE HOME) (Rosenman)
Conducted by Leonard Rosenman in “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home” (Paramount: 1986)
STELLA BY STARLIGHT (Young/Washington)
Theme from the movie “The Uninvited” (Paramount: 1944)
Victor Young’s haunting theme from the horror picture “The Uninvited” (starring Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey) was given a Ned Washington lyric and recorded by Frank Sinatra on Columbia in ’47 and by Tony Bennett on the same label in 1961. Jazz instrumental versions include Oscar Peterson on Verve in 1955, Charlie Parker (Mercury/Clef: 1952), Bill Evans (Verve: 1963), Harry James & His Orchestra on Columbia in 1947, Cannonball Adderley on Capitol in 1966 and the Miles Davis Sextet on Columbia in 1958.
STRANGE ENCHANTMENT (Loesser/Hollander)
Performed by Dorothy Lamour in the film “Man About Town” (Paramount: 1939)
“Man About Town” was a comedy musical starring Jack Benny & Dorothy Lamour. STRANGE ENCHANTMENT charted for both Miss Lamour herself and for Ricky Nelson’s bandleader father Ozzie Nelson, both on the Bluebird label.
STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER (Lennon/McCartney)
Performed by Sandy Farina in “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (Universal: 1978)
SUDDENLY I SEE (Tunstall)
Performed by K.T. Tunstall in “The Devil Wears Prada” (20th Century Fox: 2006)
The original master of SUDDENLY I SEE by Scottish singer/songwriter K.T. Tunstall was heard on the soundtrack of the Meryl Streep/Anne Hathaway box-office hit.
SUITE: JUDY BLUE EYES (Stills)
By Crosby, Stills & Nash in “Woodstock” (Warner Bros: 1970)
Stephen Stills’ famous composition (referring to his one-time girlfriend Judy Collins) was one of several songs performed by Crosby, Stills & Nash at the milestone 1969 concert festival “Woodstock”; their performance was captured in Michael Wadleigh’s subsequent 1970 film of the same name.
SUNSHINE CAKE (Burke/Van Heusen)
Performed by Bing Crosby, Clarence Muse & Colleen Gray in “Riding High” (Paramount: 1950)
SWEET DREAMS (Gibson)
Performed by Patsy Cline in “Sweet Dreams” (Tri-Star: 1985)
TAKE MY BREATH AWAY (Moroder/Whitlock)
Performed by Berlin in “Top Gun” (Paramount: 1986)
Giorgio Moroder produced Berlin’s unforgettable song for the soundtrack of Tony Scott’s action-packed film “Top Gun” starring Tom Cruise & Kelly McGillis.
TANGERINE (Mercer/Schertzinger)
Performed by Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell in “The Fleet’s In” (Paramount: 1942)
Johnny Mercer wrote this with composer Victor Schertzinger who was also a film director. TANGERINE refers to a Latin beauty:
“Tangerine, she is all they claim/
With her eyes of night and lips as bright as flame”. Initially a major record-seller
by Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell fronting the Jimmy Dorsey big band on Decca.
Over thirty years later (in 1976), the song was successfully revived as a disco hit by The Salsoul Orchestra.
TELL ME WHY (Lennon/McCartney)
Performed by The Beatles in “A Hard Day’s Night” (UA: 1964)
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (Gore)
Conducted by Michael Gore in “Terms Of Endearment” (Paramount: 1983)
THANKS (Johnston/Coslow)
Performed by Bing Crosby in “Too Much Harmony” (Paramount: 1933)
THANKS FOR THE MEMORY (Rainger/Robin)
Performed by Bob Hope & Shirley Ross in “The Big Broadcast Of 1938” (Paramount: 1937)
Distinctive Oscar®-winning song which became Bob Hope’s career-long signature tune. An outstanding, bittersweet lyric shared between two divorced characters (Bob Hope and Shirley Ross), it was also effectively recorded by
solo artists as in the case of Mildred Bailey (included in our playlist) who cut it on a January 1938 session for Vocalion, the master now owned by Sony.
THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC (Mercer/Arlen)
Performed by Johnnie Johnston in “Star Spanged Rhythm” (Paramount: 1942)
Performed by Bing Crosby in “Here Come The Waves” (Paramount: 1944)
Performed by Frank Sinatra in “Meet Danny Wilson” (Universal: 1952)
Performed by Marilyn Monroe in “Bus Stop” (20th Century Fox: 1956)
This Johnny Mercer/Harold Arlen standard was understandably featured by a whole ray of performers; Sammy Davis Jr. gave it a typically-boisterous workout ably supported by Morty Stevens & His Orchestra on a best-selling Decca single in 1955 and then Louis Prima & Keely Smith turned it into one of their most in-demand favorites, charting for them on a Capitol single in 1958.
THAT’S AMORE (Warren/Brooks)
Performed by Dean Martin in “The Caddy” (Paramount: 1953)
This became one of Dean Martin’s most popular signature songs.
THAT’S ALL I’VE GOT TO SAY (Webb)
The Main Theme from “The Last Unicorn” (Jensen Farley: 1982)
By Art Garfunkel
THEME FROM BORSALINO (Bolling)
By The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde (Ranwood/Welk Music Group: 1970) US #32 AC
THEME FROM HARLOW (LONELY GIRL) (Hefti/Livingston/Evans)
Performed by Bobby Vinton in “Harlow” (Paramount: 1965)
THEME FROM HATARI! (Mancini)
Conducted by Henry Mancini in “Hatari!” (Paramount: 1962)
THEME FROM LOVE STORY (Lai)
Played by Francis Lai in “Love Story” (Paramount: 1971)
The orchestral version of Francis’s “Love Story” theme which charted for both Francis and for Henry Mancini.
See also the vocal version: (WHERE DO I BEGIN) LOVE STORY
THEME FROM VILLA RIDES! (Jarre)
Conducted by Maurice Jarre in “Villa Rides!” (Paramount: 1968)
THEME FROM WITNESS (Jarre)
Conducted by Maurice Jarre in “Witness” (Paramount: 1985)
THINGS WE SAID TODAY (Lennon/McCartney)
Performed by The Beatles in “A Hard Day’s Night” (United Artists: 1964)
THIS BOY aka RINGO’S THEME (Lennon/McCartney)
Conducted by George Martin in “A Hard Day’s Night” (United Artists: 1964)
The vocal version was on the “Meet The Beatles” album and the boys performed it on TV’s “The Ed Sullivan Show” in early 1964. George Martin’s instrumental version was used on the soundtrack of “A Hard Day’s Night” and was dubbed “Ringo’s Theme” because it accompanies the scene where Ringo is walking alone.
THIS IS HOW IT WORKS (Edmonds/Lopes)
Performed by TLC in “Waiting To Exhale” (20th Century Fox: 1995)
THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO (Gray)
Performed by The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines conducted by Lt. Col. F. Vivian Dunn in “Thunderbirds Are GO” (United Artists: 1966)
In 1966, the characters from Gerry Anderson’s classic British puppet TV series came to the big screen and the late Barry Gray’s Thunderbirds theme sounded as commanding as ever.
A TIME FOR US (Rota/Kusik/Snyder)
Based on the Love Theme from “Romeo And Juliet” (Paramount: 1968)
Johnny Mathis had the hit record of this lyrical version of the theme from the movie that starred Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey as Shakespeare’s legendary lovers.
TITANIC (Horner)
Conducted by James Horner in “Titanic” (Paramount/20th Century Fox: 1997)
TO EACH HIS OWN (Livingston/Evans)
Featured in “The Conversation” (Paramount: 1974)
This ballad was written to promote the 1946 tearjerker drama “To Each His Own” for which Olivia DeHavilland won a Best Actress Oscar®. Years later, the song was featured on the soundtrack of Francis Ford Coppola’s superior crime drama “The Conversation” starring Gene Hackman. Four different records sold big numbers of TO EACH HIS OWN in 1946 and our playlist features the 1960 revival by The Platters.
TREAT ME NICE (Leiber/Stoller)
Performed by Elvis Presley in “Jailhouse Rock” (MGM: 1957)
TROUBLE (Leiber/Stoller)
Performed by Elvis Presley in “King Creole” (Paramount: 1958)
TRUE GRIT (Bernstein/Black)
Performed by Glen Campbell in “True Grit” (Paramount: 1969)
Glen Campbell not only co-starred alongside John Wayne in the western “True Grit” but also had chart success with the movie’s title song.
TRUE LOVE IS GREATER THAN FRIENDSHIP (Perkins)
Performed by Carl Perkins in “Little Fauss And Big Halsy” (Paramount: 1970)
TUTTI FRUTTI (Penniman/LaBostrie/Lubin)
Performed by Little Richard in “Don’t Knock The Rock” (Columbia: 1956)
Performed by Marc Bolan in “Born To Boogie” (Apple-EMI: 1972)
Performed by Sting in “Party Party” (A&M Sound Pictures: 1983)
Performed by Val Kilmer in “Top Secret” (Paramount: 1984)
One of the wildest opening phrases “A Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Lop Bam Boom” ushers in Little Richard’s powerhouse rocker which he first performed on celluloid in “Don’t Knock The Rock” accompanying the winners of an Alan Freed-hosted dance contest!
TWIST AROUND THE CLOCK (Kaye/Springer/Cole)
Performed by Clay Cole in “Twist Around The Clock” (Columbia: 1961)
Yes, there really was a movie with this title (!) and the song was sung by dee-jay Clay Cole.
TWO SLEEPY PEOPLE (Loesser/Carmichael)
Performed by Bob Hope & Shirley Ross in “Thanks For The Memory” (Paramount: 1938)
Following the success of the song THANKS FOR THE MEMORY in “The Big Broadcast Of 1938”, this made another fine duet routine.
THE UNTOUCHABLES: MAIN THEME (Morricone)
Conducted by Ennio Morricone in “The Untouchables” (Paramount: 1987)
UP WHERE WE BELONG (Jennings/Nitzsche/Sainte-Marie)
Performed by Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes in “An Officer And A Gentleman” (Paramount: 1982)
Another well-deserving winner of the Best Song Oscar®, this superb ballad by Buffy Sainte-Marie, Jack Nitzsche & Will Jennings closed out Taylor Hackford’s hit movie “An Officer And A Gentleman” starring Richard Gere and Debra Winger.
THE WAITER AND THE PORTER AND THE UPSTAIRS MAID
(Mercer)
Performed by Bing Crosby, Mary Martin & Jack Teagarden in “Birth Of The Blues” (Paramount: 1941)
A wonderful novelty singalong number recorded by Bing, Mary & Jack for Decca.
WALKIN’ AFTER MIDNIGHT (Hecht)
Performed by Patsy Cline in “Sweet Dreams” (Tri-Star: 1985)
WHAT I DID FOR LOVE (Hamlisch/Kleban)
Performed in “A Chorus Line” (Columbia: 1985)
The standout ballad from “A Chorus Line” with its unforgettable opening lyric:
“Kiss today goodbye,
The sweetness and the sorrow.
Wish me luck,
the same to you.
But I can't regret
What I Did For Love,
what I did for love”.
WHAT IS A YOUTH (Rota/Wilder)
Performed by Glen Weston in “Romeo And Juliet” (Paramount: 1968)
WHATEVER IT IS, I’M AGAINST IT
See: I’M AGAINST IT
WHEN I GET HOME (Lennon/McCartney)
Performed by The Beatles in “A Hard Day’s Night” (UA: 1964)
WHEN I TAKE MY SUGAR TO TEA (Fain/Kahal/Norman)
Featured in “Monkey Business” (Paramount: 1931)
Released by The Boswell Sisters on Brunswick in 1931, the year it was interpolated into the score of the Marx Brothers’ comedy classic “Monkey Business”.
WHEN I’M 64 (Lennon/McCartney)
Performed by Frankie Howerd & Sandy Farina
in “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (Universal: 1978)
(WHERE DO I BEGIN) LOVE STORY (Lai/Sigman)
Vocal version of the Theme from “Love Story” (Paramount: 1970)
Following French composer Francis Lai’s success with scores for films from his homeland (primarily “A Man And A Woman” and “Live For Life”), he found great success with his music for an American movie – “Love Story” starring Ryan O’Neal and Ali McGraw. Carl Sigman wrote a lyric to Francis’s Love Theme and (WHERE DO I BEGIN) LOVE STORY became an international hit for Andy Williams on Columbia.
WHISTLE-STOP (RM)
Performed by Roger Miller in “Robin Hood” (Buena Vista: 1973)
When Walt Disney Productions turned the traditional
Robin Hood legend into an animated feature in 1973, animals and birds became the stars…
Robin Hood was a fox and Little John a brown bear. Country singer/songwriter Roger Miller contributed a group of new compositions led by WHISTLE-STOP which he sang on the soundtrack.
WHY DOES IT HURT SO BAD? (Edmonds)
Performed by Whitney Houston in “Waiting To Exhale” (20th Century Fox: 1995)
WISH ME A RAINBOW (Livingston/Evans)
Performed by Mary Badham in “This Property Is Condemned” (Paramount: 1966)
German vocal group The Gunter Kallman Chorus charted with this tune.
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS (Lennon/McCartney)
Performed by Peter Frampton & The Bee Gees
In “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (Universal: 1978)
Performed by Joe Cocker & The Grease Band
In “Woodstock” (Warner Bros: 1970)
WITH EVERY BREATH I TAKE (Robin/Rainger)
Performed by Bing Crosby in “Here Is My Heart” (Paramount: 1934)
WOODSTOCK (Mitchell)
Performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on the soundtrack of “Woodstock” (Warner Bros: 1970)
Joni Mitchell wrote this song about the famous Woodstock festival; She recorded it herself and performed it at the 1969 Big Sur Folk Festival. The Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young studio version was heard in the actual “Woodstock” movie and the song also charted for Matthews’ Southern Comfort.
YOU BROUGHT A NEW KIND OF LOVE TO ME (Fain/Kahal/Norman)
Performed by Maurice Chevalier in “The Big Pond” (Paramount: 1930)
Performed by Frank Sinatra in “New Kind Of Love” (Paramount: 1963)
Performed by Liza Minnelli in “New York, New York” (United Artists: 1977)
Yes, it was Liza Minnelli who breathed new life into this song when she starred with Robert DeNiro in the Martin Scorsese musical “New York, New York”. Listen to the version on our playlist by the great Ella Fitzgerald accompanied by Marty Paich’s DekTette on her 1958 Verve album “Ella Swings Lightly”.
YOU CAN’T DO THAT (Lennon/McCartney)
Performed by The Beatles in “A Hard Day’s Night” (United Artists: 1964)
YOU LEAVE ME BREATHLESS (Freed/Hollander)
Performed by Fred MacMurray in “Cocoanut Grove” (Paramount: 1938)
YOU SANG TO ME (Anthony/Rooney)
By Marc Anthony in “Runaway Bride” (Paramount: 1999)
Julia Roberts & Richard Gere starred in Garry Marshall’s romantic comedy “Runaway Bride” and the soundtrack featured a wide range of recordings including Marc Anthony’s YOU SANG TO ME which reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 2000.
YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY HEART (Rainger/Robin)
Performed by Dorothy Lamour in “The Big Broadcast Of 1938” (Paramount: 1938)
(YOU’RE SO SQUARE) BABY I DON’T CARE (Leiber/Stoller)
Performed by Elvis Presley in “Jailhouse Rock” (MGM: 1957)
YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART (Williams)
Performed by Hank Williams Jr. in “Your Cheatin’ Heart” (MGM: 1964)
Performed by Patsy Cline in “Sweet Dreams” (Tri-Star: 1985)
George Hamilton played country legend Hank Williams in the biopic “Your Cheatin’ Heart” at MGM in 1964 but he lip-synced to Hank Williams Jr.’s re-recordings of this and other classic songs by the elder Williams.
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US chart positions courtesy of Joel Whitburn & Billboard Magazine
7/09