“A Fifth of Beethoven” was a disco instrumental that was released by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band in 1976. The song, which was inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 5,” rose all the way to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also included on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. Despite its success, it was the only top 40 hit for the band. Their next biggest song, “Flight ’76,” which was inspired by “Flight of the Bumblebee,” only reached No. 44 on the charts.
Although Murphy never had another hit of his own, he wrote music for multiple movies and shows throughout his career. They included The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Looney Tunes. He also composes the music for Family Guy.
In an interview with Awards Radar, he spoke about “A Fifth of Beethoven” being included in an episode. When asked whether it was his decision, he said, “No, they surprised me with that. I went to spot the show with the producers, and I said, ‘Oh my god.’ No, they didn’t tell me that.”
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Murphy also spoke about his process of writing for the series, which he called his dream gig. “First, it makes it easier for the producers to hear exactly what the score is going to sound like. I have an assistant take my demos, and lay them back against the QuickTime video, and they make comments or let me know if they want me to move something or start a little sooner or make it whatever. I can make these changes before we go to the studio with the orchestra, which saves time and ultimately saves money, rather than me dictating changes to the orchestra while they’re sitting there drinking coffee out of those paper cups. That way, we only hire as many people as we need, and it keeps the budget moving along the process.”
Murphy is currently 73 years old. He still composes music for many of Seth MacFarlane’s projects.
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