Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers Brass Band - Digital Sheet Music

Mixed Percussion Alto Trombone, B-Flat Tuba, B-Flat trombone, B-flat Trombone T.C., B-flat Tuba B.C., B-flat Tuba T.C., Baritone Horn TC, Baritone Horn TC/Euphonium, Baritone T.C., Baritone/Euphonium (TC), Bass Trombone, Bass Trombone/Tuba, C Tuba, Cornet, E-Flat Cornet, E-Flat Tenor Horn, E-Flat Tuba TC, E-flat Cornet, Eb Tenor Horn, Eb Tuba T.C., Euphonium, Euphonium T.C./B.C., F Tuba, Flugelhorn, Percussion, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion I, Percussion II, Percussion Instrument, Percussion Instruments, Tenor Horn, Tenor Trombone, Timpani, Trombone, Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1730584

By The Righteous Brothers. By Alex North and Hy Zaret. Arranged by Max Stannard. This edition: pdf. Broadway, Film/TV, Musical/Show, Pop, Standards. Brass Band. 39 pages. Max Stannard Music #1292431. Published by Max Stannard Music (A0.1730584).

This arrangement is for Solo Tenor Horn, accompanied by a British Brass Band.

"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North wrote the music as a theme for the prison film Unchained (1955), hence the song title. Todd Duncan sang the vocals for the film soundtrack. It has since become a standard and one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, most notably by the Righteous Brothers in 1965. According to the song's publishing administrator, over 1,500 recordings of "Unchained Melody" have been made by more than 670 artists, in multiple languages.

In November 1994, in an episode of the UK television drama series Soldier Soldier, characters Dave Tucker and Paddy Garvey, portrayed by actors Robson Green and Jerome Flynn, respectively, performed "Unchained Melody" as an impromptu duo, the Unrighteous Brothers, after the entertainment failed to appear for a friend's wedding. Their performance triggered a strong response from the audience, who attempted to find a recording of the song that was then unavailable. Simon Cowell was alerted to the interest shown by the public, and pursued the two reluctant actors for the next four months to record the song, to the extent that Robson Green threatened legal action to stop Cowell harassing them. The actors were eventually persuaded to sign a recording contract after Cowell made further attempts via Green's mother, and record a Righteous Brothers-type version of the song as a duo. The version by Robson and Jerome is notable as the best-selling single of 1995 in the UK. It also launched the singing career of Robson and Jerome, and became the biggest hit in the UK for Simon Cowell, marking his beginning as a significant figure in the music industry.

The song also featured in Ghost, a 1990 American supernatural romance film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, and Tony Goldwyn. The film was also adapted into a stage musical which featured the song. It had its world premiere at the Manchester Opera House in Manchester in March 2011. Ghost then began its West End premiere in summer 2011, opening on 19 July before a Broadway transfer opened in April 2012.