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Walter Murphy
American composer · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1952 · age 73
Walter Anthony Murphy Jr. 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.
Walter Murphy is read about 120 times a day, in 16 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 15 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Seth MacFarlane Directed Ted (2012), produced Ted 2 (2015)
Scott Stuber Produced Ted and Ted 2
Mark Wahlberg Walter wrote Ted and Ted 2
Patrick Stewart Also in Ted (2012), walter wrote Ted 2 (2015)
Giovanni Ribisi Walter wrote Ted (2012), also in Ted 2 (2015)
Patrick Warburton Also in Ted and Ted 2
Martin Klebba Also in Ted 2 (2015)
Sam J. Jones Also in Ted (2012), walter wrote Ted 2 (2015)
Jessica Barth Also in Ted and Ted 2
Bill Smitrovich Also in Ted and Ted 2
Ralph Garman Also in Ted (2012), walter wrote Ted 2 (2015)
Alec Sulkin Wrote Ted (2012), also in Ted 2 (2015)
Wellesley Wild Wrote Ted (2012), also in Ted 2 (2015)
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Further classical-disco fusions followed, such as "Flight '76", "Toccata and Funk in 'D' Minor" "Bolero", and "Mostly Mozart", but were not as successful.
Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1952 · age 73
