Walter Murphy
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Biography
Walter Murphy has a highly original career path. Coming from a jazz background, he went on to compose jingles for television and commercials. In 1976, at the request of a producer, he recorded a disco track based on Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. Entitled "Fifth of Beethoven", the track became a hit in the U.S., where it was even a short-lived number one. in 1977, "Fifth of Beethoven" appeared on the soundtrack of the cult film Saturday Night Fever, alongside hits by The Bee Gees and MFSB. Walter Murphy continued in this vein for a while with the albums Rhapsody in Blue (1977) and Phantom of the Opera (1978). Walter Murphy then returned to jingles and TV series, before releasing his first soundtrack for a feature film, Ted , in 2012.
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Albums
Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- The Proposal / The Wedding
- Climbing The Tower / She's Your Thunder Buddy Now
- The Car Chase / Fenway Pursuit
- Saving Ted / Lori's Wish
- The Power Of Wishes
- Magical Wish
- The Breakup
- Rex's Party (Everybody Needs A Best Friend)
- Tapping the Toe
- The Entertainer
- A Fifth of Beethoven featuring Walter Murphy
- $6.95 Question
- End Titles
- At a Georgia Camp Meeting
- Never Be Scared Of Thunder Again
- Mean Ol' Moon
- Wake Up, Johnny / Code Blue / John is Back
- Meighan's Speech / Finale
- Thunder Buddies For Life
- A Fifth Of Beethoven by The Big Apple Band
- John & Lori At Work / A Walk In The Park
- The Comic-Con Fight
- A Fifth of Beethoven (Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
- Leaving For New York
