Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)
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"Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)" is the name of a song written by Jerry Goldsmith
, Pete Rugolo
and Hal Winn.
The song was the theme
for the television series
Dr. Kildare
. The series' lead actor, Richard Chamberlain, released it in 1962
as a single in his first venture into a singing career.
The single met with great success, becoming a #10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100
and reaching #12 on the UK Singles Chart
.
Jerry Goldsmith
Jerrald King Goldsmith was an American composer and conductor most known for his work in film and television scoring....
, Pete Rugolo
Pete Rugolo
Pietro "Pete" Rugolo was an Italian-born jazz composer and arranger.-Life and career:Rugolo was born in San Piero Patti, Sicily, Italy. His family emigrated to the United States in 1920 and settled in Santa Rosa, California...
and Hal Winn.
The song was the theme
Theme music
Theme music is a piece that is often written specifically for a radio program, television program, video game or movie, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits...
for the television series
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
Dr. James Kildare is a fictional character, the primary character in a series of American theatrical films in the late 1930s and early 1940s, an early 1950s radio series, a 1960s television series of the same name and a comic book based on the TV show, and a short-lived 1970s television series...
. The series' lead actor, Richard Chamberlain, released it in 1962
1962 in music
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as a single in his first venture into a singing career.
The single met with great success, becoming a #10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and reaching #12 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.