1979 Walter Murphy – Discosymphony
Walter Anthony Murphy, Jr. (born December 19, 1952) is an American composer, arranger, pianist, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for the instrumental “A Fifth of Beethoven”, a disco adaptation of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony which topped the charts in 1976 and was featured on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. Further classical–disco fusions followed, such as “Flight ’76”, “Rhapsody in Blue”, “Toccata and Funk in ‘D’ Minor”, “Bolero”, and “Mostly Mozart”, but were not as successful.
In a career spanning nearly five decades, Walter Murphy has written music for numerous films and TV shows, including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Savage Bees, Stingray, Wiseguy, The Commish, Profit, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Looney Tunes, and How Murray Saved Christmas. He has had a long-running partnership with Seth MacFarlane, composing music for his films and TV shows such as Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, American Dad!, Ted, and Ted 2.
Tracks
1 Mostly Mozart (Walter Murphy) 5:14
2 Malaguena (Ernesto Lecuona) 6:49
3 Classical Dancin’ (Walter Murphy) 7:17
4 Bolero (Ravel) 5:16
5 Romeo & Juliet (Walter Murphy) 6:56
6 Afternoon Of A Faun (Debussy) 8:04
Media
Musicians
1 Mostly Mozart
| Bass | Mike Porcaro |
| Drums | Harvey Mason |
| Guitar | Mitch Holder |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tim May |
2 Malaguena
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tommy Tedesco |
3 Classical Dancin’
| Bass | Mike Porcaro |
| Drums | Bobby May |
| Guitar | Mitch Holder |
| Sax | Pete Christlieb |
4 Bolero
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tommy Tedesco |
5 Romeo & Juliet
| Bass | Mike Porcaro |
| Drums | Harvey Mason |
| Guitar | Mitch Holder |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tim May |
6 Afternoon Of A Faun
| Bass | Mike Porcaro |
| Drums | Harvey Mason |
| Guitar | Mitch Holder |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tim May |
Other Musicians
| Keyboards | Walter Murphy |
| Harp | Gayle Levant |
| Clarinet | Dominick Fera |
| Flute | Ronnie Lang |
| French Horn | Vince DeRosa |
| French Horn | Arthur Maebe |
| French Horn | Richard Perissi |
| French Horn | Richard Klein |
| Oboe | Arnold Koblentz |
| Sax | Pete Christlieb |
| Trombone | Lew McCreary |
| Trombone | Dick Hyde |
| Trombone | Tommy Shepard |
| Trombone | Dick Nash |
| Trombone | Lloyd Ulyate |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
| Trumpet | Paul Salvo |
| Trumpet | William Peterson |
| Trumpet | Malcolm McNab |
| Trumpet | Allen Vizzutti |
| Tuba | Tommy Johnson |
| Woodwinds | Norman Herzberg |
| Woodwinds | Bob Tricarico |
| Woodwinds | Gene Cipriano |
| Woodwinds | Sheridon Stokes |
| Woodwinds | Jack Marsh |
| Woodwinds | Julian Spear |
| Woodwinds | Joe Soldo |
| Woodwinds | Ron Jannelli |
| Woodwinds | Joe Roccisano |
| Woodwinds | Don Menza |
| Percussion | Greg Westhoff |
| Percussion | Larry Bunker |
| Percussion | Frank Capp |
Cello – Barbara Badgley, Edgar Lustgarten, Frederick Seykora, Harry Shlutz, Marie Fera, Mary Louise Zeyen, Paul Bergstrom, Raphael Kramer, Ray Kelly
Double Bass – Arni Egilsson, Jim Hughart, Jimmy Bond, Peter Mercurio
Viola – Alan DeVeritch, Allan Harshman, Daniel Stockhammer, David Schwartz, Jan Hlinka, Louis Kievman, Mark Kovacs, Pamela Goldsmith, Robert Ostrowsky
Violin – Bernard Kundell, Bill Hybel, David Frisina, Henry Ferber, Irving Geller, Judith Talvi, Karen Jones, Mari Tsumura, Marshall Sosson, Miwako Watanabe, Nathan Ross, Norma Leonard, Reginald Hill, Robert Konrad, Robert Sushel, Ronald Folsom, Sheldon Sanov, Spiro Stamos, Stanley Plummer, Tibor Zelig, William Hymanson
Violin – Gerarld Vinci
Liner Notes
Producer – Jim Burgess, Walter Murphy
Co-producer, Contractor – Frank Capp
Mixed By – Andy Abrams, Gerry Block, Jim Burgess
Recorded By (Group IV Recording) – Dennis Hunt
Recorded By (United / Western Studios) – Rich Schmitt
Art Direction – Dick Smith
Artwork – Paul Plumadore
Photography By – Nick Sangiamo
Produced For – Crabapple Enterprises
Recorded At – United Western Studios
Recorded At – Group IV Recording Studios
Mixed At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
Manufactured By – RCA Records, Inc.
Distributed By – RCA Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – RCA Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – New York International Records
Copyright (c) – New York International Records
