Pianists · b. 1952

Walter Murphy

American composer

Born: 19 December 1952
New York City
Country: United States
Active: 1970–
Record labels: RCA Records, MCA Records, Geffen Records, TK Records, Private Stock Records
Discography: 11 albums

Biography

Walter Murphy is a jazz musician who plays piano, organ, keyboard instrument and backing vocal. Walter Murphy was born on 19 December 1952 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz, pop music and swing. Record labels: RCA Records, MCA Records, Geffen Records and TK Records. The discography here lists 11 albums, from “Major Production Music” (1974) to “Ted 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (2015). Honours include Primetime Emmy Award.

Walter Anthony Murphy Jr. (born December 19, 1952) is an American composer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for the instrumental "A Fifth of Beethoven", a disco adaptation of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony which topped the charts in 1976 and was featured on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in 1977. Further classical-disco fusions followed, such as "Flight '76", "Toccata and Funk in 'D' Minor" "Bolero", and "Mostly Mozart", but were not as successful. In a career spanning over five decades, Murphy has written music for numerous films and TV shows, including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Savage Bees, Stingray, Wiseguy, The Commish, Profit, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Looney Tunes, and How Murray Saved Christmas.

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