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Walter Anthony Murphy Jr. (born December 19, 1952) is an American composer, keyboardist, 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 in 1977.
Mar 21, 2011 · Walter Murphy - A Fifth of Beethoven. Walter Anthony Murphy, Jr. (born December 19, 1952) is an American instrumentalist, songwriter and arranger who rose to cult status with the hit...
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Apr 15, 2020 · Award winning composer Walter Murphy works in television, film and the music industry. He has been nominated for five Emmy Awards, winning for the song, “You’ve Got A Lot To See”, from “Family Guy”.
Jan 22, 2011 · Walter Murphy - A Fifth Of Beethoven [HQ] FUNKNATION. 232K subscribers. Subscribed. 16K. 1.3M views 13 years ago.
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0:00 / 1:04:21. Tracklist:01. A Fifth Of Beethoven (Based On Beethoven's Fifth Symphony) 0:0002. California Strut 3:0603. Flight '76 (Based On Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight Of...
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Jun 27, 2012 · Award winning composer Walter Murphy works in television, film and the music industry. He has been nominated for five Emmy Awards, winning for the song, “You’ve Got A Lot To See”, from “Family Guy”.
"A Fifth of Beethoven" is a disco instrumental recorded by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band, adapted from the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. The record was produced by production music and sound effects recording producer Thomas J. Valentino . [4]
