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"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North wrote the music as a theme for the prison film Unchained (1955), [ 1 ] hence the song title. Todd Duncan sang the vocals for the film soundtrack. [ 2 ]
Ghost is the official soundtrack, on the Milan Records label, of the 1990 Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning film Ghost starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg (who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as "Oda Mae Brown" in this film) and Tony Goldwyn. The score was composed by Maurice Jarre.
The music for Ghost was written by veteran French composer Maurice Jarre, whose work was nominated for the 1990 Academy Award for Best Original Score (won by John Barry for Dances with Wolves). [26] The soundtrack also featured the 1955 song "Unchained Melody", composed by Alex North with lyrics by Hy Zaret.
Unchained is a 1955 prison film written, produced and directed by Hall Bartlett (the first film directed by Bartlett) and starring Elroy Hirsch, Barbara Hale, Chester Morris, Todd Duncan, and Johnny Johnston. Based on the non-fiction book Prisoners are People by Kenyon J. Scudder, it is most remembered for its theme song, "Unchained Melody".
Ghost "Unchained Melody" (original recording) The Righteous Brothers: Alex North, Hy Zaret: 13 1 Originally peaked at #4 in 1965, was re-released as a single after the song appeared on the soundtrack to Ghost. A re-recording of the song was also released and became a big hit in Europe November 3 Young Guns II "Miracle" Jon Bon Jovi Jon Bon Jovi ...
Footage of Presley's 1977 "Unchained Melody" performance has been viewed millions of times via YouTube, for example. "Somebody is going to know exactly how he placed his foot, how he placed his ...
A big topic of discussion is the finale when Elvis sings “Unchained Melody.” Talk about cutting that scene from Austin to Elvis. Villa: From a prosthetics standpoint, it was a huge job putting ...
North managed to integrate his modernism into typical film music leitmotif structure, rich with themes. One of these became the famous song "Unchained Melody". [1]Nominated for fifteen Oscars but unsuccessful each time, North is one of only two film composers to receive the Lifetime Achievement Academy Award, the other being Ennio Morricone.