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"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North wrote the music as a theme for the prison film Unchained (1955), [1] hence the song title. Todd Duncan sang the vocals for the film soundtrack. [2]
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Sep 2, 2021 · Unchained Melody was written in 1955 by Alex North and Hy Zaret for a prison movie. Learn how it became a hit for The Righteous Brothers, Robson & Jerome, Gareth Gates and more.
- Tom Eames
Feb 12, 2023 · Meet the Writers Behind the Righteous Brothers Hit, “Unchained Melody”. Though “Unchained Melody” was written as the theme song for the 1955 prison film, Unchained, it’s since become one ...
- Cillea Houghton
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Hy Zaret, aka William Stirrat, wrote the lyrics of Unchained Melody in 1936 when he was 16 and in love with a girl named Cookie. The song was composed by Alex North and became a hit in 1955 after 19 years of rejection.
Jul 1, 2022 · When speaking to GQ, Austin Butler, who plays Presley in the 2022 film "Elvis" filmed himself singing "Unchained Melody" and sent the video to the film's director Baz Luhrmann. It caught Luhrmann's attention and helped Butler land the role.
Unchained Melody was written by Alex North and Hy Zaret for the 1955 movie Unchained. The Righteous Brothers made it a hit in 1965, and it was re-popularized by Ghost in 1990.
Hy Zaret (born Hyman Harry Zaritsky; August 21, 1907 – July 2, 2007) was an American Tin Pan Alley [1] lyricist and composer who wrote the lyrics of the 1955 hit "Unchained Melody," one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century.
