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Episode 30: You Better Walk Humble (1962)

Episode 30: You Better Walk Humble (1962)

FromThe Best Song Podcast


Episode 30: You Better Walk Humble (1962)

FromThe Best Song Podcast

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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Jul 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Film composers were starting to take over the duties of writing the music for movie songs in the 1960s, and that was evident in the list of Oscar-nominated songs from that year. Four of the five songs contain music by score composers instead of trained songwriters, which signaled the likely end of an era for the Hollywood songwriter. Sammy Fain was the only traditional song composer of the bunch, writing a song that competed with those written by Henry Mancini, Elmer Berstein, Bronislau Kaper, and Andre Previn. Who took home the Original Song Oscar statuette that year? Host Jeff Commings will tell you on this episode!
Released:
Jul 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (72)

Learn more about the 470-plus songs nominated in the first 90 years of the Academy Award for Best Original Song, as well as the songwriters and singers who made them popular ... or not so popular. New episodes every Monday!