We have to take good care of our music. Much is lost to us because we are always on the search for the new song. Our friends of classical music show love for very old compositions, but also in popular music there are old pearls. We want to look for them here in the quiet harmony of a genre.
Percy Faith (b. April 7, 1908 in Toronto, Ontario; † February 9, 1976 in Encino, California) was a U.S. (naturalized 1945) orchestra leader of Canadian descent.
Of course, Percy’s biggest hit may be “Theme from a Summer Place” from the eponymous 1959 film. The music for the song was composed by the great and prolific film composer Max Steiner.
If you are looking for music ideas for the tight and slow dance, you can take this midnight lady with you. The Love Pearls Unlimited music series has cover albums for each decade that are quite appealingly produced and don’t require switching to the original artist for each track…and with Roon, the original is just a click away.
This afternoon I watched Brian De Palma’s 1974 movie ‘Phantom of The Paradise’. Paul, who was a familiar face on 1970’s tv shows, plays the nasty ‘Swan’ in this movie, he also wrote the songs for the movie. I personally think that Paul Williams is an overlooked talent He wrote so many classic songs for other people, including ‘The Carpenters’ and the amazing ‘Rainbow Connection’ for the Muppets tv show. I think people of a certain age - ahem, will know his face.