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George Wyle (born Bernard Weissman; March 22, 1916 – May 2, 2003) was an American orchestra leader and composer best known for having written the theme song to 1960s television sitcom Gilligan's Island. He is the grandfather of musician Adam Levy.
More than 100 musical CDs have been created for the media franchise built around Eiichiro Oda's manga One Piece.Various theme songs and character songs were released on a total of 51 singles, many of them were also released in collected form on the 8 compilation albums or the 17 soundtrack CDs, along with background music from the anime television series, the feature films, and video games.
Gilligan's Island producer Sherwood Schwartz had his pilot episodes rejected twice. Before resubmitting a reworked pilot, he decided to use a new theme song. Working with composer George Wyle he developed a folk song that told the back story of the castaways, and hired The Wellingtons to sing it. The song was a hit. [6]
Gilligan's Island ("The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle") – Sherwood Schwartz and George Wyle (performed first season by The Wellingtons; seasons 2 and 3 by The Eligibles) Gilmore Girls ("Where You Lead") – performed by Carole King and Louise Goffin; Gimme a Break! – Nell Carter; Girl Meets World ("Take on the World") – Sabrina Carpenter and ...
Gilligan's Island, which aired from 1964 to 1967 on CBS, starred Bob Denver (Gilligan), Russell Johnson (the Professor), Tina Louise (Ginger), Alan Hale, Jr. (the Skipper), Jim Backus (Thurston ...
The Gilligan theme song underwent this one major change because star Bob Denver personally asked studio executives to add Johnson and Wells to the song. [17] When the studio at first refused, saying it would be too expensive to reshoot, Denver insisted, even going so far as to state that if Johnson and Wells were not included, he wanted his ...
Television series; Episodes "The Reluctant Stowaway," "Island in the Sky", "The Hungry Sea" and "My Friend, Mr. Nobody". Williams composed two different opening themes, one used only for the first season; the second was also adapted by other composers for later film and TV remakes of the series. None but the Brave: Frank Sinatra: Tokyo Eiga Toho
24. Lulu – "The Man With the Golden Gun" Lulu's pop stylings made her a blue-eyed soul icon—and her biggest hits are peppy and vibrant. This theme song, however, is clunky and jarring.