Percy Faith(1908-1976)

Music Department
Composer
Soundtrack

Percy Faith was a child piano prodigy, but his hands were burned in a fire at age 18. Switching to conducting and arranging, his unique orchestral 'sound', with strong emphasis on creative string work, soon became familiar to listeners everywhere. He recorded 85 albums for Columbia Records, and three hit singles: "Delicado" (1952), "Theme from 'Moulin Rouge'" (1953), and "Theme from 'A Summer Place'" (1960). Johnny Mathis, Doris Day and Tony Bennett all considered Percy Faith among their favorite accompanists.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Reindeer Games

5.8

Soundtrack("Little Drummer Boy")

2000

Con Air

6.9

Soundtrack("Theme from A Summer Place" (Instrumental))

1997

Batman

7.5

Soundtrack("Theme From A Summer Place")

1989

Ocean's Eleven

7.7

Soundtrack("Theme For Young Lovers")

2001

Credits

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Music Department

Rose Red
6.7
TV Mini Series
- conductor: "Theme From 'a Summer Place'"
- 2002
The Virginian
7.6
TV Series
- composer: theme music
- 1962–1970
Charlie Bubbles
6.3
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1968
Signpost to Murder
6.2
- orchestrator (uncredited)
- 1964
I'd Rather Be Rich
6.8
- conductor
- orchestrator
- 1964
Tammy and the Doctor
5.9
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1963
The Chevy Show
7.5
TV Series
- musical director
- 1961
Love Me or Leave Me
7.1
- song arranger: Doris Day
- song conductor: Doris Day
- 1955

Composer

Soundtrack

Fallout
8.3
TV Series
- performer: "Theme from a Summer Place"
- 2024
The First Omen
6.5
- performer: "Our Love"
- writer: "Our Love"
- 2024
Funny Woman
7.4
TV Series
- performer: "Theme from 'A Summer Place'" (uncredited)
- 2023
Fargo
8.9
TV Series
- performer: "The Girl That I Marry"
- 2020
Hope
7.3
- writer: "Christmas Is"
- 2019
Instant Family
7.3
- writer: "Theme for Young Lovers"
- 2018
Ingrid Goes West
6.6
- writer: "My Heart Cries for You"
- 2017
The Good Wife
8.4
TV Series
- performer: "Iowa Corn Song"
- 2016
Lolo
5.7
- performer: "Theme from 'A Summer Place'"
- 2015
To Be Takei
6.9
- performer: "Theme From 'A Summer Place'"
- 2014
The Mark of Beauty
TV Series
- Soundtrack ("Laura")
- 2013
Beautiful Creatures
6.1
- performer: "Theme From 'A Summer Place'"
- 2013
Dark Shadows
6.2
- performer: "Theme from a Summer Place"
- 2012
An Education
7.2
- performer: "Theme from 'A Summer Place'"
- 2009
Mad Men
8.7
TV Series
- performer: "Non Dimenticar" (uncredited)
- 2007

Personal details

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Official site
- All About Percy Faith
Born
- April 7, 1908
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died
- February 9, 1976
- Encino, California, USA(cancer)
Spouse
- Mary PalangeJuly 7, 1929 - ? (2 children)
Other works
CD: "Easy Listening Classics" (Columbia)

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Trivia
His recording of "Theme from 'A Summer Place'" (Columbia: 1960) spent seventeen weeks on the American pop charts beginning in January, 1960, including nine weeks at number one, making it the biggest-selling instrumental hit of the rock era to date. The single ultimately won a Gold Record, the R.I.A.A. standard up until 1976, for more than one million copies sold.