Morris Stoloff - Moonglow & Theme From "Picnic" (Original Stereo)

The music is the backdrop for one of the great scenes in cinematic history from the 1955 film "Picnic" starring William Holden and Kim Novak. Morris Stoloff (who headed the music for Columbia Pictures) intertwines the "Love Theme from Picnic" with "Moonglow" to marvelous results so much so that it became the #1 song in the US in April of 1956.

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Music

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• Morris Stoloff
• Moonglow
• Theme From Picnic
• William Holden
• Kim Novak

[Glinkaism1]

I believe you'll find that George Duning was the composer of the "Picnic" motion picture music score. Morris Stoloff was the arranger and head of the music department at the studio. George Cates had a very popular arrangement of the song out on Coral Records. Lots of synergism in film music. Another example is Bernard Herrmann's score to "North by Northwest." The soundtrack also has music cues from production libraries and the studio's music archives in the movie. :)

[Nocaro]

@Glinkaism1 Thanks for the info...I corrected the notes.

[Nocaro]

@Glinkaism1 Thanks for the info...I corrected the notes.

[helios1912]

Let's put the convertible top down on my dad's '61 Galaxie (just washed and waxed), stop by A & W Root Beer and live the great American suburb life. Thanks for the great upload. Meet you on bikes later at the swing.

[Bing6813]

Pure Magic -- To think , this was recorded some 57 years ago -- Wow

I remember that I was only 5-6 yrs old and recall hearing this being played on the then major Rock & Roll Station in Boston WMEX AM 1510 by the legendary Arnie WOO WOO Ginsberg

[bloke372]

This takes me right back to the mid fifties when my aunt took me to the cinema and this would always be played in the interval.Thank you for posting a truly fabulous piece of movie music

[sprague49]

As it's been said, William Holden had to hire a choreographer to teach him how to dance for this scene. For his efforts, though, Holden insisted on being paid for STUNT WORK!

[robertquentincobb]

Simply one of the Most Gorgeous Songs ever Played. We thank you for this download. I never heard this Longer version either. The McGuire sister also did a very nice cover of this song. Love it!

[Glinkaism1]

@diane6135 Thanks Diane. :) I believe there's a website for George Duning, too.

Those were great days for me when the Picnic movie came out. So much good music and movies at the time. It's rare to find a good movie nowadays.

But I want to recommend a wonderful movie I saw this week called "New Years Eve." It has many stars in interacting roles. Excellent writing. No cussing. For example. Robert Deniro plays a man dying who wants to live to watch the ball go down in Times Square.

[diane6135]

@Glinkaism1 your right..george duning was the composer for picnic. duning also compose the music for the movie strangers when we meet with kim and kirk douglas. duning did alot when back in the 1940's also.

[italianbabiex8]

beautiful sonq <3

[Longshotsblues]

Like most here I thought this was the sexist dance in any movie ever. What hasn't been said is that William Holden himself was reluctant to take the part because he did not know how to dance at all, and felt he'd make a fool out of himself. He worked with a choreographer on the film and as it was witnessed turned out to be one of the most seductive numbers in cinema history.

William Holden made it look like the most natural thing as if he always knew how to do it. An actor I miss very much.

[nickums69]

@readingmass I agree with you 100% Was a Beauftiful Dancing Scene :) Sexy as Hell... lol lol