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"Theme from Picnic" is a popular song, originated in the 1955 movie Picnic, starring Kim Novak and William Holden, which was based on the play of the same name. The song is often referred to simply as "Picnic." The song was published in 1956 and the music was written by George Duning.
The 1933 piece, "Moonglow", was written by Will Hudson, Irving Mills and Eddie DeLange.The 1955 piece, "Theme from Picnic", was written by George Duning.(Steve Allen set lyrics to the tune, and is credited on vocal versions of the song as a co-author, but not on the hit instrumental versions by Stoloff and others.)
"Moonglow and Theme from 'Picnic'" by George Cates and His Orchestra reached #4 on the Billboard Top 100 and remained on the chart for 22 weeks. "Picnic", a vocal version by the McGuire Sisters, reached #13 on the Billboard Top 100 and remained on the chart for 20 weeks. The single was a double A-side with "Delilah Jones", a #37 hit.
Stoloff worked as musical director at Columbia Pictures from 1936 to 1962. Among space age pop fans, he is best remembered for his 1956 Top 10 hit that paired the swing era tune "Moonglow" with the love theme from the movie Picnic, the medley called "Moonglow and Theme from Picnic"; Moonglow (Hudson, Mills), Picnic (Duning).
Picnic is a 1953 play by William Inge. The play premiered at the Music Box Theatre , Broadway , on 19 February 1953 in a Theatre Guild production, directed by Joshua Logan , which ran for 477 performances.
Allen used it as the theme song of The Tonight Show in 1956/57, and as the theme song to many of his later television projects. Allen wrote the lyrics for the standard "Theme from Picnic" from the film Picnic in 1955; the song was a No. 13 U.S. hit in a vocal version for The McGuire Sisters in 1956.
Picnic “Theme from Picnic” The McGuire Sisters: music by George Duning, lyrics by Steve Allen: 13 the song also charted as a medley with the song Moonglow: July 7 The Man Who Knew Too Much "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" Doris Day: music by Jay Livingston, lyrics by Ray Evans: 2 1 won 1956 Academy Award for Best Original Song ...
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