Hugo Montenegro
Hugo Montenegro (September 2, 1925 - February 6, 1981) was an American orch… Read Full Bio ↴Hugo Montenegro (September 2, 1925 - February 6, 1981) was an American orchestra leader and composer of film soundtracks.
Hugo Mario Montenegro was born in New York City in 1925. He served in the U.S. Navy for two years, mostly as an arranger for the Newport Naval Base band in Newport, Rhode Island. After the war he attended Manhattan College while studying composition and leading his own band for school dances.
In the middle 1950s, he was directing, conducting, and arranging the orchestra for Eliot Glen and Irving Spice on their Dragon and Caprice labels. It was he who was directing the Glen-Spice Orchestra on Dion DiMucci's first release when Dion was backed by Dragon recording artists, the Timberlanes. Released on Mohawk #105 in 1957, the songs were "Out In Colorado" and "The Chosen Few", which were soon issued on the Jubliee label for better distribution.
He was later hired by Time Records as a musical director producing a series of albums for the label, and moved to Los Angeles in the early 1960s where he began working for RCA records, producing a series of albums and soundtracks for motion pictures and television themes, such as two volumes of Music From The Man From U.N.C.L.E., an album of cover versions of spy music themes Come Spy With Me and an album of cover versions of the Clint Eastwood The Man With No Name series of spaghetti westerns that led to major chart hits.
Montenegro began scoring motion pictures with the instrumental music from Advance to the Rear in 1964. Following the success of his albums, he was contracted by Columbia Pictures where he did such films as Hurry Sundown (film) and two Matt Helm pictures. Montenegro was also contracted to Coumbia's television production company Screen Gems where he is most famous for his theme from the second season of the television series I Dream of Jeannie, his theme song "Seattle" and music from Here Come the Brides and The Outcasts. During the midβ60s he started producing some of the most renowned works from the space age pop era, featuring electronics and rock in albums such as Moog Power and Mammy Blue.
Montenegro's electronic works were decisive and influential for the future generations of electronic musicians, giving a retro/futuristic edge by the use of the Moog synthesizer, and helped to push its popularity.[citation needed] He will be also remembered by his versions of classics such as Ennio Morricone's The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
In the late 1970s severe emphysema put an end to his musical career, and he died of the disease in 1981.
Hugo Mario Montenegro was born in New York City in 1925. He served in the U.S. Navy for two years, mostly as an arranger for the Newport Naval Base band in Newport, Rhode Island. After the war he attended Manhattan College while studying composition and leading his own band for school dances.
In the middle 1950s, he was directing, conducting, and arranging the orchestra for Eliot Glen and Irving Spice on their Dragon and Caprice labels. It was he who was directing the Glen-Spice Orchestra on Dion DiMucci's first release when Dion was backed by Dragon recording artists, the Timberlanes. Released on Mohawk #105 in 1957, the songs were "Out In Colorado" and "The Chosen Few", which were soon issued on the Jubliee label for better distribution.
He was later hired by Time Records as a musical director producing a series of albums for the label, and moved to Los Angeles in the early 1960s where he began working for RCA records, producing a series of albums and soundtracks for motion pictures and television themes, such as two volumes of Music From The Man From U.N.C.L.E., an album of cover versions of spy music themes Come Spy With Me and an album of cover versions of the Clint Eastwood The Man With No Name series of spaghetti westerns that led to major chart hits.
Montenegro began scoring motion pictures with the instrumental music from Advance to the Rear in 1964. Following the success of his albums, he was contracted by Columbia Pictures where he did such films as Hurry Sundown (film) and two Matt Helm pictures. Montenegro was also contracted to Coumbia's television production company Screen Gems where he is most famous for his theme from the second season of the television series I Dream of Jeannie, his theme song "Seattle" and music from Here Come the Brides and The Outcasts. During the midβ60s he started producing some of the most renowned works from the space age pop era, featuring electronics and rock in albums such as Moog Power and Mammy Blue.
Montenegro's electronic works were decisive and influential for the future generations of electronic musicians, giving a retro/futuristic edge by the use of the Moog synthesizer, and helped to push its popularity.[citation needed] He will be also remembered by his versions of classics such as Ennio Morricone's The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
In the late 1970s severe emphysema put an end to his musical career, and he died of the disease in 1981.
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Hugo Montenegro Lyrics
All In Love Is Fair All is fair in love Love's a crazy game Two…
Aquarius When the moon is in the Seventh House And Jupiter aligns…
At Last At last, my love has come along my lonely days are…
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Someone told someone and someone told you But they wouldn't …
Don Everybody's got a thing But some don't know how to…
Don't Leave Me What we gonna do right here is go back Way back…
Don't Worry 'Bout a Thing Everybody's got a thing But some don't know how to…
Don't you Worry 'bout a Thing Everybody's got a thing But some don't know how to…
For A Few Dollars More And when your body's had enough of me And I'm laying…
How About You When a girl meets boy Life can be a joy But the…
How About You? When a girl meets boy Life can be a joy But the…
I Dream of Jeannie Jeannie, fresh as a daisy. Just love how she obeys me, Does…
I Dream of Jeannie Theme Jeannie, fresh as a daisy Just love how she obeys me Does…
I Feel The Earth Move I feel the earth move under my feet I feel the…
I Remember You I've got you under my skin. I've got you deep in…
I'm In the Mood for Love I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
I've Got You Under My Skin I've got you under my skin. I've got you deep in…
Jeannie Jeannie, fresh as a daisy Just love how she obeys me Does…
Laura You know the feeling of something half remembered Of somethi…
Love Is Blue It's very clear, our love is here to stay Not for…
Love Is Here To Stay It's very clear, our love is here to stay Not for…
Lover Come Back To Me You went away I let you We broke the ties that bind I…
my cherie amour La la la la la la, la la la la…
Norwegian Wood I once had a girl Or should I say she…
Over The Rainbow Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There's a land that…
St. Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
Star Eyes Star eyes, That to me is what your eyes are, Soft as…
Superstition Very superstitious, writing on the wall Very superstitious,…
Temptation You came, I was alone I should have known you were…
The Good The Bad And The Ugly Here is the tale of the boy standing in front…
The Good, the Bad & The Ugly [Instrumental]…
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Here is the tale of the boy standing in front…
The Greatest Love The greatest love - 1971 (South) Hugo montenegro You are th…
Thunderball He always runs while others walk He acts while other men…
Too High Dodo do do do dodo Do do dodo do dodo Dodo dodo…
When It Was Done If I could bind your mind to mine in Time, to…
You Are the Sunshine of My Life You are the sunshine of my life That's why I'll always…
You Showed Me You were meant for me, I was meant for you Nature…