"show returned to television for its final series, which was produced with an aspect ratio of . All episodes are of Standard Definition 576i. The ""One Foot in the Grave"" theme song was written, composed and sung by Eric Idle. A longer version was produced for the special ""One Foot in the Algarve"", released as a single with five remixes and a karaoke version in November 1994. Idle included a live version of the song on his album ""Eric Idle Sings Monty Python"". It is preluded by a similar adaptation of ""Bread of Heaven"" to that used in the episode"
"soundtrack, by Alfred Newman, won that year's Academy Award for Original Music Score. It is also featured at the beginning of ""The African Queen"" (film), with Katharine Hepburn singing and playing the organ. Only Men Aloud! also sang an arrangement by Tim Rhys-Evans and Jeffrey Howard on the BBC 1 Show ""Last Choir Standing"" in 2008. They subsequently released it on their self-titled début album. The hymn was the informal anthem of Wales in the ""Green and Pleasant Land"" section of the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. The BBC sitcom One Foot In The Grave used this song on the"
"Jan Stoeckart Jan Stoeckart (3 November 1927, Amsterdam – 13 January 2017) was a Dutch composer, conductor, trombonist and former radio producer, who often worked under various pseudonyms such as Willy Faust, Peter Milray, Julius Steffaro and Jack Trombey. In the UK he is best known for his composition ""Eye Level"", the theme tune to the ITV series ""Van der Valk"", which was a number one on the UK singles chart in 1973. He also composed ""Homeward Bound"", a theme from the film ""Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)"", under the pseudonym Jack Trombey. Jan Stoeckart took piano and"
"""Crossroads"". He was survived by his wife and their son. Ted Dicks Ted Dicks (5 May 1928 – 27 January 2012) was an English composer. He is best known for composing the music for the novelty songs ""Right Said Fred"" and ""The Hole in the Ground"". They were both Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart in 1962, recorded by Bernard Cribbins with lyrics by Myles Rudge, and produced by George Martin for Parlophone. Another song by Dicks and Rudge, ""A Windmill in Old Amsterdam"", was a million-seller hit in 1965 for Ronnie Hilton. Dicks was born in Muswell"
"Myles Rudge Myles Peter Carpenter Rudge (8 July 1926 – 10 October 2007) was an English songwriter, known for writing the lyrics for novelty songs. His songs ""Hole in the Ground"" and ""Right Said Fred"" were both British Top 10 chart hits in 1962, both recorded by Bernard Cribbins to music by Ted Dicks and produced by George Martin for Parlophone. Another of his songs, ""A Windmill in Old Amsterdam"", was a hit in 1965 for Ronnie Hilton, and won an Ivor Novello Award in 1966 for the Year’s Outstanding Novelty Composition. Rudge was born in Bristol, England, where his"
"Center in Saratoga Springs. In January 2012, DeGraw reported that he had made a full recovery from his injuries. In September 2017, DeGraw's mother, Lynne DeGraw, died of pancreatic cancer. Gavin DeGraw Gavin Shane DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He rose to fame with the single ""I Don't Want to Be"" from his debut album ""Chariot"" which became the theme song for the television drama series ""One Tree Hill"". Other singles from the album included notably ""Chariot"" and ""Follow Through"". His second self-titled album was released in 2008 and included the top-twenty single"
"Down Deep Inside ""Down Deep Inside"" is the theme song from the 1977 film ""The Deep"". The film's score was written by British composer John Barry and the lyrics to the main theme were added by disco singer Donna Summer. The track was released as a single and became a hit in some European countries, including the U.K. The film soundtrack LP also contained a slower tempo version of the song, and an extended version of the original later appeared on a CD version of Summer's 1978 ""Live and More"" album.The song was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for"
"Ted Dicks Ted Dicks (5 May 1928 – 27 January 2012) was an English composer. He is best known for composing the music for the novelty songs ""Right Said Fred"" and ""The Hole in the Ground"". They were both Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart in 1962, recorded by Bernard Cribbins with lyrics by Myles Rudge, and produced by George Martin for Parlophone. Another song by Dicks and Rudge, ""A Windmill in Old Amsterdam"", was a million-seller hit in 1965 for Ronnie Hilton. Dicks was born in Muswell Hill, North London, England. His father was a postman. Dicks"
"The Hole in the Ground ""The Hole in the Ground"" was a comic song which was written by Myles Rudge and composed by Ted Dicks. When recorded by Bernard Cribbins and released by EMI on the Parlophone label in 1962, it was a number nine hit in the UK Singles Chart and remains his highest charting and the most successful of his three hit singles, staying on the chart for 13 weeks. The song is about a dispute between a workman digging a hole and an officious busybody wearing a bowler hat. This exemplifies British class conflict of the era"
"Eddie Vedder Eddie Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III; December 23, 1964) is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and one of three guitarists of the American rock band Pearl Jam. He is known for his powerful baritone vocals. He also appeared as a guest vocalist in Temple of the Dog, the one-off tribute band dedicated to the late singer Andrew Wood. In 2007, Vedder released his first solo album as a soundtrack for the film ""Into the Wild"" (2007). His second album ""Ukulele Songs"" and a live DVD titled ""Water on the Road"""
"Hole in My Shoe ""Hole in My Shoe"" is a song by English rock band Traffic which as a single release reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart, number 22 in the German charts, and number 4 in Canada in 1967. Composed by guitarist Dave Mason, it was disliked by the other three members of the group who felt that it did not represent the band's musical or lyrical style. In the BBC sitcom ""The Young Ones"", Neil, one of the principal characters, often sang a line from the song. Eventually, in July 1984, Nigel Planer, who played Neil,"
"Earle Hagen Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for movies and television. His best-known TV themes include those for ""Make Room for Daddy"", ""The Dick Van Dyke Show"", ""I Spy"", ""That Girl"" and ""The Mod Squad"". He is also remembered for co-writing and whistling ""The Fishin' Hole"", the melody of the main theme to ""The Andy Griffith Show""; writing the instrumental song ""Harlem Nocturne"" used as the theme to television's ""Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer""; and co-writing the theme song to Tim Conway's Western comedy ""Rango"". Born in Chicago, Illinois,"
"his wins, he has received nine other Dove Award nominations. Graves also wrote the score for the yet to be released film, ""Into the Darkness"". Rob Graves Robert Douglas ""Rob"" Graves (born May 18, 1973) is an American songwriter, musician, and producer. He is most well known for his work with the band Red. Graves has produced for bands such as, Red, Pillar, Wavorly, Kerrie Roberts and Head. He has two Grammy Award nominations for the rock band Red and is a four-time Dove Award recipient, his first in 2007 for ""Breathe Into Me"" (Rock Recorded Song of the Year),"
"One in a Million (Guns N' Roses song) ""One in a Million"" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses. It is the eighth track on the album ""G N' R Lies"" and was released in 1988. The lyrics describe Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose's experience of getting hustled in the Greyhound bus station upon first arriving in Los Angeles. The song is notable not only for its controversy, but also for being one of the first Guns N' Roses songs that Axl Rose wrote solo. According to interviews, Rose wrote ""One in a Million"" on guitar"
"Henry Mancini Enrico Nicola ""Henry"" Mancini (; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor and arranger, who is best remembered for his film and television scores. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, and twenty Grammy Awards, plus a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. His best known works include the theme and soundtrack for the ""Peter Gunn"" television series as well as the music for ""The Pink Panther"" film series (""The Pink Panther Theme"") and ""Moon River"" from ""Breakfast"
"Chris Cornell Christopher John Cornell (né Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was best known as the lead vocalist for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. Cornell was also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1991, and as the founder and frontman for Temple of the Dog, the one-off tribute band dedicated to his late friend Andrew Wood. Cornell is considered one of the chief architects of the 1990s grunge movement, and is well known for his extensive catalog as a songwriter, his nearly four-octave vocal"
"Jack Keller (songwriter) Jack Walter Keller (born James Walter Keller; 11 November 1936 – 1 April 2005) was an American composer, songwriter and record producer. He co-wrote, with Howard Greenfield and others, several pop hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including ""Just Between You and Me"", ""Everybody's Somebody's Fool"", ""My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own"", ""Venus in Blue Jeans"" and ""Run to Him"". He also wrote the theme songs for TV series including ""Bewitched"" and ""Gidget"", and later worked in Los Angeles – where he wrote for, and produced, The Monkees – and in Nashville. He"
"Dee Dee Ramone Douglas Glenn Colvin (September 18, 1951 – June 5, 2002), known professionally as Dee Dee Ramone, was a German-American musician, singer and songwriter best known as founding member, songwriter, bassist and occasional lead vocalist for the punk rock band the Ramones. Though nearly all of the Ramones' songs were credited equally to all the band members, Dee Dee was the band's most prolific lyricist and composer, writing many of their best-known songs, such as ""53rd & 3rd"", ""Commando"", ""Wart Hog"", ""Rockaway Beach"", and ""Poison Heart"". He also co-wrote ""Bonzo Goes To Bitburg"", retitled ""My Brain Is Hanging"
"Cliff Friend Cliff Friend (October 1, 1893 – June 27, 1974) was an accomplished songwriter and pianist. A member of Tin Pan Alley, Friend co-wrote several hits including ""Lovesick Blues"", ""My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now"" and ""The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down"", also known as the theme song to the ""Looney Tunes"" cartoon series. Friend was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1893. His father was first violinist with the Woods Theater Orchestra. Friend studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music with the aim of becoming a concert pianist, until a three-year bout of tuberculosis. Friend met Harry Richman while working on vaudeville"
"his theme tunes for ""Doctor Who"", ""Steptoe and Son"", ""Tales of the Unexpected"" and ""The Prisoner"", Australian-born composer Ron Grainer moved to Brighton in the 1970s and later died in Cuckfield. The winner of a BAFTA Award and Oscar nomination for ""Walking in the Air"", Howard Blake grew up in Sussex and continues to live in the county. The song was used for the 1982 animated film ""The Snowman"" of the Sussex-based author Raymond Briggs. Blake also wrote the orchestral works in the film score for the film ""Flash Gordon"". Nat Gonella was part of the Brighton jazz scene and"
"In the Flesh? ""In the Flesh?"" (working title, ""The Show?"") is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on their 1979 album, ""The Wall"". The title is a reference to the band's 1977 In the Flesh Tour, during which Roger Waters, in frustration, spat at a fan attempting to climb the fence separating the band from the crowd. Waters has said that the main chord sequence and melody was not initially part of ""The Wall"", but was borrowed from ""The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking"", which Waters wrote at the same time as ""The Wall"", but"
"Cyril J. Mockridge Cyril J. Mockridge (August 6, 1896 – January 18, 1979) was an English film and television composer who scored such films as ""Cheaper by the Dozen"", ""River of No Return"" and ""The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"". He was nominated for an Academy Award for the 1955 film ""Guys and Dolls"", and composed the theme music for the television Western series ""Laramie"". Mockridge spent years as a staff composer for Twentieth Century-Fox, frequently working with Alfred Newman and Alfred's brother Lionel. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles. Find a Grave"
"Cyril J. Mockridge Cyril J. Mockridge (August 6, 1896 – January 18, 1979) was an English film and television composer who scored such films as ""Cheaper by the Dozen"", ""River of No Return"" and ""The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"". He was nominated for an Academy Award for the 1955 film ""Guys and Dolls"", and composed the theme music for the television Western series ""Laramie"". Mockridge spent years as a staff composer for Twentieth Century-Fox, frequently working with Alfred Newman and Alfred's brother Lionel. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles. Find a Grave"
"to the Rafters"" for the wedding of Ben and Mel. Credited to: Bury Me Deep in Love Bury Me Deep in Love is a single released by Australian folk rock group The Triffids from their album ""Calenture"". It appeared in October 1987 and reached No. 48 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. It was produced by Gil Norton (Pixies, Echo & the Bunnymen, Foo Fighters) and written by David McComb, the group's lead singer and guitarist. The B-sides ""Baby Can I Walk You Home"" and ""Region Unknown"" were produced by Victor Van Vugt and The Triffids. The single"
"scrapped. One in a Million (Guns N' Roses song) ""One in a Million"" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses. It is the eighth track on the album ""G N' R Lies"" and was released in 1988. The lyrics describe Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose's experience of getting hustled in the Greyhound bus station upon first arriving in Los Angeles. The song is notable not only for its controversy, but also for being one of the first Guns N' Roses songs that Axl Rose wrote solo. According to interviews, Rose wrote ""One in a Million"" on"
"Chester Bennington Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He was best known as the lead vocalist for Linkin Park. He was also lead vocalist for the bands Dead by Sunrise, Grey Daze, and Stone Temple Pilots. Bennington is widely regarded as one of the top rock musicians of the 2000s. ""Hit Parader"" magazine placed him at number 45 on their list of the ""100 Metal Vocalists of All Time"". Bennington first gained prominence as a vocalist following the release of Linkin Park's debut album, ""Hybrid Theory"", in 2000,"
"No. 53 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. In 2008, the single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley were asked to create the lyrics for the song. But when its composer John Barry played them the first three notes, Bricusse and Newley looked at each other and sang out: "". . . wider than a mile,"" to the melody of ""Moon River,"" the popular theme song from ""Breakfast at Tiffany's"". Barry was not amused. One source of inspiration was the song ""Mack the Knife"", which director Guy"
"pain and has affected her ability to walk and stand. Julee Cruise Julee A. Cruise (born December 1, 1956, Creston, Iowa) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and musician best known for her collaborations with composer Angelo Badalamenti and film director David Lynch in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She has released four albums and collaborated with a variety of other artists. She is best known for her song ""Falling"", the theme song for the television series ""Twin Peaks"". Born in Creston, Iowa, her father was the town dentist. Julee Cruise studied French horn at Drake University and performed"
"lead singer Bono and later served as a roadie for the group. Carroll was killed in July 1986 in a motorcycle accident in Dublin. Following the tangi funeral in New Zealand, Bono wrote the lyrics to ""One Tree Hill"" in Carroll's memory. The lyrics reflect Bono's thoughts at the tangi and during his first night in New Zealand when Carroll took him up Auckland's One Tree Hill. They also pay homage to Chilean singer-songwriter and activist Víctor Jara. Musically, the song was developed in a jam session with producer Brian Eno. The vocals were recorded in a single take, as"
"Way Down in the Hole ""Way Down in the Hole"" is a song written by the singer-songwriter Tom Waits. It was included on his 1987 album ""Franks Wild Years"", which was later made into a stage production. The song was used as the theme for HBO's ""The Wire"". A different recording was used each season. Versions, in series order, were recorded by The Blind Boys of Alabama, Tom Waits, The Neville Brothers, DoMaJe, and Steve Earle. Season four's version, performed by the Baltimore teenagers Ivan Ashford, Markel Steele, Cameron Brown, Tariq Al-Sabir and Avery Bargasse, was arranged and recorded specifically"
"Nigel Hess Nigel John Hess (born 22 July 1953) is a British composer, best known for his television, theatre and film soundtracks, including the theme tunes to ""Campion"", ""Maigret"", ""Wycliffe"", ""Dangerfield"", ""Hetty Wainthropp Investigates"", ""Badger"" and ""Ladies in Lavender"". Hess was born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. He was educated at Weston-super-Mare Grammar School for Boys, and went on to study music at Cambridge University, where he was Music Director of the famous Footlights Revue Company. He has since worked extensively as a composer and conductor in television, theatre and film. Hess has composed numerous scores for both American and British television"
"Haven Gillespie James Lamont Gillespie (February 6, 1888 – March 14, 1975) pen name Haven Gillespie, was an American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist. He was the writer of ""You Go to My Head"", ""Honey"", ""By the Sycamore Tree"", ""That Lucky Old Sun"", ""Breezin' Along With The Breeze"", ""Right or Wrong,"" ""Beautiful Love"", ""Drifting and Dreaming"", and ""Louisiana Fairy Tale""(Fats Waller's recording of which was used as the first theme song in the PBS Production of ""This Old House""), each song in collaboration with other people such as Beasley Smith, Ervin R. Schmidt, Richard A. Whiting, Wayne King, and"
"family. Haven Gillespie James Lamont Gillespie (February 6, 1888 – March 14, 1975) pen name Haven Gillespie, was an American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist. He was the writer of ""You Go to My Head"", ""Honey"", ""By the Sycamore Tree"", ""That Lucky Old Sun"", ""Breezin' Along With The Breeze"", ""Right or Wrong,"" ""Beautiful Love"", ""Drifting and Dreaming"", and ""Louisiana Fairy Tale""(Fats Waller's recording of which was used as the first theme song in the PBS Production of ""This Old House""), each song in collaboration with other people such as Beasley Smith, Ervin R. Schmidt, Richard A. Whiting, Wayne King,"