Percy Faith - Theme From A Summer Place (1960)

Percy Faith (April 7, 1908 -- February 9, 1976), was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. After 1940, he moved to Chicago, becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1945. He died in Encino, California, and is iinterred in Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, Culver City, California.

Faith was a band-leader, orchestrator, and composer best known for his arrangements of standard tunes using lush string sections and female choruses. The latter sometimes sang, most often they just vocalized without words.

Faith's live orchestra was a staple of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's live-music broadcasts from 1938 to 1940. After moving to the U.S., Faith made many recordings for Voice of America. After working briefly for Decca Records, he went to work for Mitch Miller at Columbia Records. There, he turned out dozens of albums and provided arrangements for many of the pop singers of the 1950s. The use of the female chorus really became a Percy Faith signature with his mid-late 1960's "Young Lovers" projects; it was also used in his final Holiday album, "Christmas Is," released in 1967.

Faith's most famous and best-remembered recordings are "Delicado" (1952), "Moulin Rouge" (1953) and "Theme from A Summer Place" (1960).

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[tonypmcfc]

I sincerley hope you don't mind, but I downloaded your clip and updated the audio track to give it a steroe soundtrack. I have reposted it on YouTube but am happy to give you the credit. Whenever hear this track, I am transported back to 1960.

[TheBlissfullYears]

@tonypmcfc - Oh, there would be no problem regarding that. It's always been my pleasure if you're going to re-post it. As long as we enjoy listening to Percy Faith's music.

[TheBlissfullYears]

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL COMMENTS I RECEIVED FROM YOU GUYS! Have a pleasant day to all of you!

[ilovemusic82454]

I have been wanting to see this piece being played - thank you so much for uploading it!!

[TheBlissfullYears]

@ilovemusic82454 - it's been a pleasure for me to upload this masterpiece.. thank you for the compliments. =)

[MissymissyJo]

I so love this beautiful uplifting music - perfect for summer whatever the weather! It 'speaks' of a more carefree and joyous time. Thank you for uploading this one!

[TheBlissfullYears]

@MissymissyJo - thank you so much for admiring Percy Faith's music... =)

[raidenudine89]

I'm 22 but I still find it's wonderful

[TheKristobald]

Wonderful! And it's pretty nice to se the musicians:)

[m3jqf]

My first real memory of this music was when I was on the dodgems at the local fair with my dad on a balmy August night and this tune was being played over the PA system. Seriously over driven and loads of distortion as fairground music was in 1960 but It remains my all time favorite tune.I will never forget that night at the fair!! I was 10 years old and pleased to say I still have my dad! (Wiping away tears as I type this, silly old bu@@er)

[alanjay35]

Billboard ranked this song number 18 in the history of billboard top 100 i love this song as i grew up with musical parents...

[Revieirato]

<3

[MusicJunky3]

And suddenly a tiny door opens in my memory and long forgotten stuff comes falling out filled with innocence and wonderment.

[dfszczepan]

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS!

Thanks so much for posting!

Right now, it is a typical gray, dreary Michigan winter day,

but thanks to you, I am transported to a wonderful "Summer Place."

Thanks again, in my opinion, this is the best music ever!

[tromuniapp]

@BurrenSHdrums riiiiiiiiiiiiiight. :)

[BurrenSHdrums]

@tromuniapp Triplet feel

[tromuniapp]

Is this 1/2 or 6/8?