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The 1933 piece, "Moonglow", was written by Will Hudson, Irving Mills and Eddie DeLange.The 1955 piece, "Theme from Picnic", was written by George Duning.(Steve Allen set lyrics to the tune, and is credited on vocal versions of the song as a co-author, but not on the hit instrumental versions by Stoloff and others.)
An instrumental medleys of the song with "Moonglow". A medley by Morris Stoloff and the Columbia Pictures Orchestra reached #1 on the Billboard charts in 1956; Another version of the same medley by George Cates and his Orchestra was also a major hit of that year, reaching the top 5.
In the 1950s a medley of the song and George Duning's "Theme from Picnic ", orchestrated by Johnny Warrington (1911–1978), became quite popular, especially in an instrumental recording by Morris Stoloff, conductor of the film version by the Columbia Pictures Orchestra. Duning wrote the film's theme to counterpoint "Moonglow".
Stoloff worked as musical director at Columbia Pictures from 1936 to 1962. Among space age pop fans, he is best remembered for his 1956 Top 10 hit that paired the swing era tune " Moonglow " with the love theme from the movie Picnic , the medley called " Moonglow and Theme from Picnic "; Moonglow (Hudson, Mills), Picnic (Duning).
The film's "Theme from Picnic", composed by George Duning and Steve Allen (although Allen's lyrics were not used in the film), was released in three versions: "Moonglow and Theme from 'Picnic'" by Morris Stoloff and the Columbia Pictures Orchestra reached #1 on the Billboard Top 100 and remained on the chart for 27 weeks.
If you've been having trouble with any of the connections or words in Sunday's puzzle, you're not alone and these hints should definitely help you out. Plus, I'll reveal the answers further down ...
For every 3 non-theme words you find, you earn a hint. Hints show the letters of a theme word. If there is already an active hint on the board, a hint will show that word’s letter order.
"Moonglow and Theme from Picnic" Morris Stoloff: 12 "The Great Pretender" The Platters: 13 "I Almost Lost My Mind" Pat Boone: 14 "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" Elvis Presley: 15 "Love Me Tender" 16 "Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" Perry Como: 17 "Canadian Sunset" Eddie Heywood & Hugo Winterhalter: 18 "Blue Suede Shoes" Carl Perkins: 19 ...