Jack Yan (甄爵恩)Nov 29

In my #blog
Film themes getting a second life in #TV commercials

https://jackyan.com/blog/2025/11/film-themes-getting-a-second-life-in-tv-commercials/ #music #film #ThemeTune #ThemeSong #movie #TVC #advertising #advertisement #JohnBarry #LaloSchifrin #ElmerBernstein #DonBlack #MattMonro #LouisArmstrong #HalDavid

Film themes getting a second life in TV commercials

When AA Mutual split into two companies, I have huge trouble telling which is which. One of them has a long-running TVC campaign using ‘Born Free’, and despite this song having my favourite composer, lyricist and singer (John Barry, Don Black, CBE, and Matt Monro respectively), I still don’t know who it’s for. Maybe by

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QuirkyFilmsNov 27
#TakingABreakFromFilming
#MattMonro and his Rolls Royce Silver Cloud 🚘 outside The Mirror Building, Holburn Circus, London (March 1966).
Neil ArgueMar 6, 2025

Today, I will shall mostly be listening to the mighty Matt Monro while I write. What a towering genius he was.

#writing #mattmonro

Jack Yan (甄爵恩)Nov 4, 2024

A tribute to the great #QuincyJones, 'On Days Like These', lyrics by #DonBlack, performed by #MattMonro. #TheItalianJob #film #ThemeSong

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KQIRbV_noi8

Matt Monro - On Days Like These (The Italian Job,1969)

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Jack Yan (甄爵恩)Apr 28, 2023

Two great Don Black lyrics here with Matt Monro singing ‘Walk Away’ and ‘Born Free’.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nMLLcFioAs #DonBlack #MattMonro #JohnBarry #UdoJürgens #JukeBoxFridayNight

Matt Monro - Walk Away / Born Free (Saturday Variety, July 1st 1972)

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Jack Yan (甄爵恩)Apr 28, 2023

#JukeBoxFridayNight

Matt Monro sings the John Barry–Don Black song, ‘Curiouser and Curiouser’, from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm9UgSo10xU #MattMonro #JohnBarry #DonBlack

Matt Monro - Curiouser and Curiouser (Nana Mouskouri, Nov 12th 1972)

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Sherbinho♑Dec 21, 2022
Matt Monro - The Music Played
#sherbinhomusic
#mattmonro
#60smusic
Jack Yan (甄爵恩)Mar 28, 2021
The great omission to the two Italian Job remakes was a great theme tune. Then again, Matt Monro remains unbeatable. #mattmonro
Jack Yan (甄爵恩)Mar 24, 2021

After remembering George Segal in The Quiller Memorandum it was only natural that John Barry’s theme came flooding back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLFOufpBS9A

As performed by the great Matt Monro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOZkAgyoC-g

#johnbarry #mattmonro

Wednesday's Child (Quiller Memorandum)

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Jack Yan (甄爵恩)Apr 26, 2020
Before the lockdown, I ordered Matt Monro’s latest album, Stranger in Paradise: the Lost New York Sessions. Opened the package today after it arrived mid-week. Wonderful to hear his voice in such pure form. Props to his daughter Michele for getting this album together and to the engineers who did such a sterling job. #mattmonro