"The Graduate (soundtrack) The Graduate is an album of songs from the soundtrack of Mike Nichols' movie ""The Graduate"", featuring many songs from the folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel as well as several instrumental pieces by Dave Grusin. Released on January 21, 1968, the album was produced by Teo Macero. Although the album features two versions of the acclaimed ""Mrs. Robinson"", neither is the full version as featured on ""Bookends"". The first is an instrumental, while the second is abbreviated, tapering off as it does in the film. However, the other major song of the album, ""The Sound of Silence"""
"Graduate (song) ""Graduate"" is a song by American alternative rock group Third Eye Blind. It was released in August 1997 as the second single from their 1997 self-titled debut album. It was written by Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan. The B-side, ""Horror Show"", was later released on the ""How's It Going to Be"" single in 1998. It reached number 26 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the U.S, and number 14 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. Additionally, it was featured in the 1998 film ""Can't Hardly Wait"" starring Seth Green and Jennifer Love Hewitt. The band"
"is used three times in the film. The Graduate (soundtrack) The Graduate is an album of songs from the soundtrack of Mike Nichols' movie ""The Graduate"", featuring many songs from the folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel as well as several instrumental pieces by Dave Grusin. Released on January 21, 1968, the album was produced by Teo Macero. Although the album features two versions of the acclaimed ""Mrs. Robinson"", neither is the full version as featured on ""Bookends"". The first is an instrumental, while the second is abbreviated, tapering off as it does in the film. However, the other major song"
"The Graduate The Graduate is a 1967 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Webb, who wrote it shortly after graduating from Williams College. The film tells the story of 21-year-old Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman), a recent college graduate with no well-defined aim in life, who is seduced by an older woman, Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), and then falls in love with her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross). The film was released on December 22, 1967, received positive reviews and grossed"
"additions, including identifying Rum as a beaver (because the original lyric states that ""the zookeeper is very fond of rum"") and giving the hamsters headlights (because they ""turn on frequently""). At the Zoo ""At the Zoo"" was one of Simon and Garfunkel's single releases in 1967. The song is one of Paul Simon's many tributes to his hometown of New York City, and was written for the soundtrack of ""The Graduate"", specifically the scene which takes place at the San Francisco Zoo. However, the song was not used in the film. The song begins with Simon's short lyrical introduction in"
"song on the album. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is composed in the key of G Major with Paul Simon's vocal range spanning from D to D. On the duo's recording, Art Garfunkel sings the lead vocals. In the February 1968 release of the soundtrack for the movie ""The Graduate"", the song appeared (in a different version) as the seventh track. It is featured in a pool scene in the movie, and was used as a rhythmic guide for the editing of the film. Reviews for the song were generally positive."
"films her sobbing. Leroy is offered a position in Alvin Ailey's dance company, but must graduate in order to be accepted. He confronts Mrs. Sherwood outside her husband's hospital room and lashes out at her for giving him a failing grade. However, upon realizing that Mrs. Sherwood has her own problems, he comforts her. During graduation, the student body showcases their talents by performing an original song (""I Sing the Body Electric""). The opening lines are sung by Lisa, Coco, and Montgomery. Intercut with the performance are scenes of Leroy dancing and Bruno playing with a rock band, finally sharing"
"Graduation (Friends Forever) ""Graduation (Friends Forever)"" is a single by American pop singer Vitamin C released in 2000 through Elektra Entertainment. It was the third single from her debut studio album, ""Vitamin C"". Upon release, the single reached the top 10 in Australia, Canada, and Ireland, as well as number 38 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The song is well known for being played at high school graduations and at some middle school and elementary school promotions. The opening lyrics of ""Graduation (Friends Forever)"" allude to ""All the Young Dudes"" by Mott the Hoople. The song is heavily based"
"then be a news segment, a feature story (either informational or a comedic sketch), an interview with a key figure movie figure, then reviews of that week's releases. These sequences are not strictly parodies, but rather hosts Shannon and Lee finding themselves in situations that closely resemble famous scenes. Notable openings included the season one finale ""The Graduate"" (in which the wedding is attended by all the characters from the previous opening sequences), season two's ""On the Town"" (in which Marinko and Zachariah ""sung"" New York, New York with lyrics pertaining to the Melbourne International Film Festival), the season two"
"The Graduates (2008 film) The Graduates is a 2008 American coming-of-age teen comedy film directed and written by Ryan Gielen. The film is produced by Ryan Gielen, Matthew Gielen, Josh Davis and Caitlin Marshall. The film tells the story of Ben (played by Rob Bradford), Andy (played by Blake Merriman), Mattie (played by Nick Vergara), and Nickie (played by Michael Pennacchio) recent highschool graduates who go to Ocean City, Maryland for Senior Week or Beach Week. The film explores the life of 18-year-old Ben, shortly after earning his degree from an unnamed high school in Maryland. Ben is heading to"
"played this at the American Music Awards in 1998, changing some of the lyrics to ""can I masturbate"" in place of ""can I graduate."" In 2011 former Third Eye Blind members Cadogan and Arion Salazar created a music video for the song. Graduate (song) ""Graduate"" is a song by American alternative rock group Third Eye Blind. It was released in August 1997 as the second single from their 1997 self-titled debut album. It was written by Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan. The B-side, ""Horror Show"", was later released on the ""How's It Going to Be"" single in 1998. It reached"
"multiple other countries, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Spain, among others. In 1969, it became the first rock song to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. The song has been covered by a number of artists, including Frank Sinatra, the Lemonheads, and Bon Jovi. In 2004, it finished at No. 6 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. Simon & Garfunkel reached national fame in the United States in 1965–66, touring colleges and releasing a string of hit singles and albums. Meanwhile, director Mike Nichols, then filming ""The Graduate"", became fascinated"
"and the girls to flee in horror about the secret. Ty rushes to make Elle's audition and arrives just as she is standing tongue-tied on the stage. He backs her up with a guitar and she blows the judges away by singing ""Fairytale"". She is immediately accepted to Berklee and forgives Ty after the performance. Both of them share a long-awaited, heart felt kiss, where Elle narrates that fairy tales do exist. The film ends with colorful credits where ""Happily Ever After"" by Ashlee Hewitt plays in the background, indicating what happened to all the main characters. Elle graduated from"
"At the Zoo ""At the Zoo"" was one of Simon and Garfunkel's single releases in 1967. The song is one of Paul Simon's many tributes to his hometown of New York City, and was written for the soundtrack of ""The Graduate"", specifically the scene which takes place at the San Francisco Zoo. However, the song was not used in the film. The song begins with Simon's short lyrical introduction in the key of A Major, but it soon transitions to the key of G Major, being a whole note down from the beginning. The narrative tells the story of a"
"was also used for those of ""Foxy Brown""; some of the background music is lifted from these films. The film's opening sequence is similar to that of ""The Graduate"", in which Dustin Hoffman passes wearily through Los Angeles International Airport past white tiles to a somber ""The Sound of Silence"" by Simon and Garfunkel. In ""Jackie Brown"", Grier glides by blue tiles in the same spot on a moving sidewalk in the same direction to a soaring soul music song, ""Across 110th Street"" by Bobby Womack, which is from the film of the same name that was a part of"
"The Graduate (band) The Graduate was an American indie/emo band from Springfield, Illinois. The Graduate formed in central Illinois in November 2005, after the breakup of two other local bands (Best of Winter from Quincy, Illinois and Jack from Springfield, Illinois) whose members began playing shows together. Lead singer Corey Warning said of the band's name, ""None of us graduated from college. Well, we all graduated from high school, but none of us from college, so the name's kind of ironic."" The band independently released an EP entitled ""Horror Show"" in April 2006, and toured nationally with bands such as"
"decided to make a movie set entirely at a party. Though the film deals in common high school stereotypes, some favor its chaotic but appealing ""mise-en-scène"" and performances. The film takes its name from The Replacements' song of the same title, from their 1987 album ""Pleased to Meet Me"", which plays over the film's closing credits. The senior class of a suburban high school, Huntington Hillside, are attending a graduation party at a large house owned by a rich class member's family. Among them are Preston Meyers, who plans to proclaim his love to his four-year secret crush Amanda Beckett."
"anti-gay principles of Peter Robinson. Mrs. Robinson ""Mrs. Robinson"" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fourth studio album, ""Bookends"" (1968). Produced by the duo and Roy Halee, it is famous for its inclusion in the 1967 film ""The Graduate"". The song was written by Paul Simon, who pitched it to director Mike Nichols alongside Art Garfunkel after Nichols rejected two other songs intended for the film. The song contains a famous reference to baseball star Joe DiMaggio. ""Mrs. Robinson"" became the duo's second chart-topper, hitting number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and peaking"
"Mrs. Robinson ""Mrs. Robinson"" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fourth studio album, ""Bookends"" (1968). Produced by the duo and Roy Halee, it is famous for its inclusion in the 1967 film ""The Graduate"". The song was written by Paul Simon, who pitched it to director Mike Nichols alongside Art Garfunkel after Nichols rejected two other songs intended for the film. The song contains a famous reference to baseball star Joe DiMaggio. ""Mrs. Robinson"" became the duo's second chart-topper, hitting number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and peaking within the top 10 of"
"meets many more characters that come in and out of the story line. Directorial Discovery Award: Rhode Island Film Festival The Graduates (2008 film) The Graduates is a 2008 American coming-of-age teen comedy film directed and written by Ryan Gielen. The film is produced by Ryan Gielen, Matthew Gielen, Josh Davis and Caitlin Marshall. The film tells the story of Ben (played by Rob Bradford), Andy (played by Blake Merriman), Mattie (played by Nick Vergara), and Nickie (played by Michael Pennacchio) recent highschool graduates who go to Ocean City, Maryland for Senior Week or Beach Week. The film explores the"
"consensus reads, ""The music, the performances, the precision in capturing the post-college malaise—""The Graduate""s coming-of-age story is indeed one for the ages."" On the similar website Metacritic, the film holds a score of 77 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating ""generally favorable reviews"". The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture (Lawrence Turman), Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Best Actress (Anne Bancroft), Best Supporting Actress (Katharine Ross), Best Adapted Screenplay (Buck Henry and Calder Willingham), and Best Cinematography (Robert L. Surtees). Mike Nichols won the Academy Award for Best Director. The film also received Golden Globe Award nominations"
"Graduation (2007 film) Graduation is a 2007 American coming-of-age drama film starring Chris Lowell, Chris Marquette and Riley Smith released theatrically in May 2008. It was made in collaboration with the producers of ""The Virgin Suicides"" and ""Seabiscuit"". The film was shot in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania in 2005. Additional scenes were shot in and outside of North Hills Senior High School. A group of high school friends from suburban Pittsburgh—Carl (Chris Marquette), Polly (Shannon Lucio), Chauncey (Riley Smith) and Jackson (Chris Lowell)—are about to graduate. Polly and Chauncey are dating, Carl needs a date to prom and Jackson doesn't seem"
"film was ""The Graduate"" (1967), starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross. It became the highest-grossing film of 1967 and one of the biggest grossing films in history up to that date. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, with Nichols winning as Best Director. In 2007, it was ranked #17 in ""AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)"". However, getting the film made was difficult for Nichols, who, while noted for being a successful Broadway director, was still an unknown in Hollywood. Producer Lawrence Turman, who wanted only Nichols to direct it, was continually"
"California classic ""The Graduate"". Like in the film, the male protagonist (played by Pat) is uninvited and late to the wedding of his beloved girl, Elaine. He travels across San Francisco in his sports car to reach the wedding, but runs out of gas, and ends up sprinting the rest of the way. Pat bursts into the church and shouts out his objection — only to find that Elaine and her bride have already said their marriage vows. He is consoled by a wedding guest on the church steps as the newlyweds drive away. The video also features footage of"
"The Great Escape (Boys Like Girls song) ""The Great Escape"" is the second single from Boys Like Girls' eponymous debut album, and is also their first single to chart on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, peaking at 23. The single has been certified Platinum and gold by the RIAA. According to the song's writer Martin Johnson in a lyric feature on PlayPro.com, the lyrical content of the song is about his graduating from high school. The music video was directed by Alan Ferguson and was filmed in January 2007. Released in late February 2007, it was added to MTV playlists and"
"steps forward to present, ""en masse,"" that school's degree candidates. Each group stands for the President's incantation conferring their degrees, which is followed by a traditional welcome or exhortation: doctoral graduates, for example, are welcomed ""to the ancient and universal company of scholars"", while law graduates are reminded to ""aid in the shaping and application of those wise restraints that make us free."" Last to be graduated are the Bachelor's candidates, who are then welcomed to ""the fellowship of educated men and women."" Honorary degrees are then bestowed. Finally, all rise to sing ""The Harvard Hymn"", expressing the hope (""Integri"
"The Graduate (Nerina Pallot album) The Graduate is the third studio album by London-born singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot, which was released in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2009. The album title refers to Pallot's 2009 graduation from university with a first-class honours English Literature degree. The album was released more than three years after the gold-selling ""Fires"" and marks a change in the musical genre for Pallot. According to her biography on her official MySpace page: """"The Graduate"" has piano-driven songs high on happy pills, woozy electronics and beefed up bass. Where guitars would once have swooned, now they swagger"
"20th century. In 2004, it was ranked No. 157 on ""Rolling Stone"" list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, one of the duo's three songs on the list. The song is now considered ""the quintessential folk rock release"". On March 21, 2013, the song was added to the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress for long-term preservation along with the rest of the ""Sounds of Silence"" album. When director Mike Nichols and Sam O'Steen were editing the 1967 film ""The Graduate"", they initially timed some scenes to this song, intending to substitute original music for the"
"with electric guitar, bass guitar and drums, releasing it as a single that eventually went to No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts. The song's success drew Simon back to the United States to reunite with Garfunkel. Together they recorded four more albums: ""Sounds of Silence""; ""Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme""; ""Bookends""; and the hugely successful ""Bridge over Troubled Water"". Simon and Garfunkel also contributed extensively to the soundtrack of the Mike Nichols film ""The Graduate"" (1967), starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft. While writing ""Mrs. Robinson"", Simon originally toyed with the title ""Mrs. Roosevelt"". When Garfunkel reported this indecision"
"students to go home. Clark calls for his students to return to their homes. He is interrupted by assistant principal Ms. Levias who reports that more than 75% of the students have passed the basic skills test. He announces the results over his megaphone. As a result, the school's current administration remains intact, and Clark is allowed to keep his job as principal of Eastside High. The students break into their school song in celebration. The film ends with the senior students graduating high school and Clark handing them their diplomas. Songs included in the film include: On review aggregator"
"class. The film then splits with two endings. The first shows Mike during his first day as a banker, zooming in on him at an initiation program: His panic and displeasure are evident as he immediately regrets what he has done. The second ending (which an on-screen graphic claims was filmed after test audiences reacted poorly to the first ending) has Mike sidetracked when he agrees to watch a stage show. It is being rehearsed by the lead singer of ""THE WHATS?"" and a group of children. The song they play discusses the themes of the film. The film ends"
"Graduation Day (The Four Freshmen song) ""Graduation Day"" is a 1956 hit song by The Four Freshmen written by Joe Sherman with lyrics by his brother Noel Sherman. The song, a single from the Capitol album ""Freshman Favorites"", was quickly covered in singles by The Rover Boys in 1956, The Lennon Sisters with bandleader Lawrence Welk, also in 1956, Tommy Sands in 1957, by Bobby Pickett in 1963, and by The Arbors in 1968. It was performed in concert by The Beach Boys, being included on their October 1964 album ""Beach Boys Concert"". in 1976, it was issued as the"
"the college; she assumed the role on July 1, 2017. The alma mater caused controversy when it was discovered that the song was originally written to be sung as the ensemble finale to a student-produced blackface minstrel show performed on campus in 1909 or 1910. Due to this controversy, the song was not sung during the 2008 commencement ceremony to give the college time to consider the song's future at Pomona. On December 15, 2008, the college announced a decision to retain the song as the alma mater, but not to sing the song at either commencement or convocation. In"