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Walter Murphy

American score composer

United States · b. 1952-12-19

Walter Murphy is credited on 574 releases across 116 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1974–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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574

Credits

116

Albums

6

Decades active

221

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American composer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer.
Classically-trained pianist and former advertising jingle writer (born: December 19, 1952 in New York City, New York). He comes to fame with his Disco single "A Fifth Of Beethoven", that topped the US Hot 100 in 1976 and was subsequently featured on the best-selling soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever (opens in a new tab).
In an effort to stimulate sales, his record company credited some releases of the single to Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band or just The Walter Murphy Band (opens in a new tab).
In a career spanning over five decades, Murphy has written music for numerous films and TV shows, including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Looney Tunes, and Family Guy.

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Credited work

574 releases · 116 albums · active 1974–2025

  • Performance · 1,177
  • Production · 185
  • Other credits · 51

Studios: United Western Studios · Mediasound · Group IV Recording Studios · Sigma Sound Studios, New York

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