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"Theme from Picnic" is a popular song, originated in the 1955 movie Picnic, starring Kim Novak and William Holden, which was based on the play of the same name. The song is often referred to simply as "Picnic." The song was published in 1956 and the music was written by George Duning.
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.)
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.
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".
"The Sweetest Sounds" (words and music by Richard Rodgers) – 2:46 "More than Likely" (music by Jimmy Van Heusen, lyrics by Sammy Cahn) – 2:52 "Moonglow and Theme from 'Picnic' – 3:23 ("Moonglow", words and music by Will Hudson, Eddie DeLange, and Irving Mills) ("Theme from 'Picnic'", words by Steve Allen, music by George Duning)
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All compositions by Lalo Schifrin except as indicated "Black Widow" – 4:11 "Flamingo" (Edmund Anderson, Ted Grouya) – 4:31 "Quiet Village" – 5:45"Moonglow/Theme from Picnic" (Will Hudson, Irving Mills, Eddie DeLange/George Duning, Steve Allen) – 6:13