The Happening is the soundtrack
for the 1967 comedy film '' The Happening'', released by Columbia Pictures
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. The soundtrack and film score were produced by Frank De Vol
Frank Denny De Vol (September 20, 1911 – October 27, 1999) was an American bandleader, arranger, composer and actor. As a composer, he was nominated for four Academy Awards.
Early life
De Vol was born in Moundsville in Marshall County in no ...
.
The title song " The Happening" and "All I Know About You" were co-written by De Vol in conjunction with Motown
Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. Founded by Berry Gordy, Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, it was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau ...
composers Brian Holland
Brian Holland (born February 15, 1941) is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound, and numerous hi ...
, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland. Released concurrently with the film, "The Happening" reached #1 on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart in May of that year, becoming The Supremes
The Supremes were an American girl group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959 as the Primettes. A premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successful Amer ...
' tenth American chart-topper. The single was not included in this soundtrack LP, due to contractual licensing restrictions, but in The Supremes' greatest hits compilations. Its flip side "All I Know About You" was finally included in 1989 as a bonus track in the CD re-issue of the trio's 1968 album "Reflections".
The song "The Fuzz" has had a rather unlikely extended life, becoming the theme music for the Brazilian television news program '' Jornal Nacional'' in 1969. Although it no longer uses the exact song today, ''Jornal Nacional'' continues to use "The Fuzz" as a signature for its current theme.
Similarly to "The Fuzz", "Let's Play Games" also had an unlikely extended life. It was adapted and used as the theme music of long-running Hong Kong radio drama Eighteenth Floor Block C. "Let's Play Games" is still the basis of the theme song today, though multiple modifications were made throughout the program's life.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Frank De Vol; engineer: John Norman
Side A
# "Let's Play Games" ''(De Vol)'' – 2:13
# "Early in the Morning", sung by Stephen Doyle Smith ''(De Vol, lyrics by William Roy)'' – 2:29
# "Escapism" ''(De Vol)'' – 1:48
# "The Airport Caper" ''(De Vol)'' – 1:53
# "Early in the Morning" (Instrumental) ''(De Vol)'' – 2:06
# "The Fuzz" ''(De Vol)'' – 2:30
Side B
# "All I Know About You" (Instrumental) ''(De Vol, lyrics by Holland-Dozier-Holland)'' – 1:53
# " The Happening" (Instrumental) ''(De Vol, lyrics by Holland-Dozier-Holland)'' – 2:00
# "Fred Splits" ''(De Vol)'' – 1:46
# "Let's Play More Games" ''(De Vol)'' – 1:52
# "Turndown" ''(De Vol)'' – 2:20
# "More Airport Caper" ''(De Vol)'' – 2:01
References
External links
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Sort of Music – "The Happening" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by De Vol
SoundtrackCollector – "The Happening"
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1967 soundtrack albums
Traditional pop soundtracks
RCA Records soundtracks
Colgems Records soundtracks
Albums produced by Frank De Vol
Comedy film soundtracks