Composer
Walter Murphy
American composer
b. 1952
5 works in the index
- Born
- 1952
- Birthplace
- New York City
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
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. Further classical-disco fusions followed, such as "Flight '76", "Toccata and Funk in 'D' Minor" "Bolero", and "Mostly Mozart", but were not as successful.
In a career spanning over five decades, 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, American Dad, The Cleveland Show, Ted, Ted 2 and the Ted television series.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; songwriter; singer; pianist; film score composer; record producer; jazz musician; keyboardist; musician; music arranger
- Instruments played
- piano; organ; voice; backing vocal; keyboard instrument
- Genres
- disco; funk; jazz; film score; big band music; swing; art music; pop music
- Awards
- Primetime Emmy Award
- Birth name
- Walter Anthony Murphy Jr.
- Nickname
- Uncle Louie
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 19883128
- ISNI
- 0000000077778604
- GND ID
- 134469569
- Library of Congress ID
- n94101330
- MusicBrainz ID
- c48af196-bab1-4505-9256-0922adac0fe2
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Vocal, Guitar, Voice
- Genres represented
- pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 5
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theme From Family Guy | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 4 |
| When I Get You Alone | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | — | 2 |
| A Fifth Of Beethoven | — | — | — | — | pop | 1 |
| Family Guy, Theme From | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| American Dad - Main Title Theme | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 19883128.