Richard Hayman
Richard Warren Joseph Hayman (March 27, 1920 – February 5, 2014) was an American musician who was the chief music arranger of the Boston Pops Orchestra for over 50 years, and served as a pops conductor for orchestras including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony and the Grand Rapids Symphony in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He toured and recorded as a harmonica player and made dozens of recordings for Mercury Records as "Richard Hayman and His Orchestra." His biggest hit was a single, "Ruby," from the 1952 film Ruby Gentry, starring Jennifer Jones and Charlton Heston. Hayman's arrangement featured himself as harmonica soloist. Over a lengthy career, he created musical arrangements for more than 50 artists and entertainers including Barbra Streisand, Bob Hope, Liza Minnelli and Olivia Newton-John.
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Top Tracks
- Theme (From "Indiana Jones")
- Raiders of the Lost Ark: Main title theme (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
- Liberty Fanfare (Arr. R. Hayman)
- Superman: Title Theme and Love Theme (Superman)
- Olympic Fanfare (Arr. R. Hayman)
- Theme (From "E. T.")
- The Accidental Tourist (arr. R. Hayman) [End Credits Music]
- Don't Fence Me In (from "Hollywood Canteen")
- Jaws (Main Title Theme - Promenade - The Chase) [arr. R. Hayman]
- The Cowboys Overture (Main Title Theme) [arr. R. Hayman]
- The Mission (Theme) [arr. R. Hayman]
- Empire of the Sun (Exsultate Justi)
- The Accidental Tourist (arr. R. Hayman) [End Credits Music]
- Ave Maria
- Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208 "Hunt Cantata": Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208, "Hunt Cantata": Aria. Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze) [
- Mexicali Rose
- Pops Hoe-Down
- Die lustige Witwe (the Merry Widow): The Merry Widow Waltz [arr. R. Hayman]
- Greensleeves "What Child Is This"
- Mein Jesu! Was für Seelenweh, BWV 487
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