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    Anton Karl Karas (7 July 1906 – 10 January 1985) was an Austrian zither player and composer, best known for his internationally famous 1948 soundtrack...
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  • soundtrack for The Third Man. Karas was reluctant since it meant traveling to England, but he finally accepted. Karas wrote and recorded the 40 minutes...
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    up the fretboard. Anton Karas and Ruth Welcome used instruments of similar design to the one illustrated. After World War II, Karas (according to zither...
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    Statesman and Nation (1949) Anton Karas composed the score and performed it on the zither. Before the production came to Vienna, Karas was an unknown performer...
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  • the surname include: Anton Karas (1906–1985), Austrian zither player and composer Archie Karas (born 1950), Greek gambler Beth Karas (born 1957), American...
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    camp commandant Anton Karas (1906–1985), Austrian zither player Anton Kazarnovski (born 1985), Israeli-Russian basketball player Anton Khudobin (born 1986)...
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  • only non-British, European artist to have a pre-Hot 100 number-one was Anton Karas, with "The Third Man Theme" holding the top spot for 11 weeks, starting...
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  • Crawford, Ray Stevens, Shakin' Stevens, ABBA, Rod Stewart, Leo Sayer, Anton Karas & B. Bumble and the Stingers Hank Marvin - lead guitar Bruce Welch -...
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    Weavers 2 "Mona Lisa" Nat King Cole with Les Baxter 3 "Third Man Theme" Anton Karas 4 "Sam's Song" Gary & Bing Crosby with Matty Matlock 5 "Play a Simple...
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  • 2:50 4. "Mystery Train" Junior Parker, Sam Phillips, Robbie Robertson (additional lyrics) Helm 5:35 5. "Third Man Theme" Anton Karas Instrumental 2:43...
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    The films theme music was composed and performed by Viennese musician Anton Karas using a Zither. Later he adapted the screenplay as a novel and published...
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  • Note The decade's best charting single was The Harry Lime Theme by Anton Karas, although it only peaked at #3 in the Single charts. Music of Australia...
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  • weeks of location work in Vienna, during which Reed by chance discovered Anton Karas, the zither player who became responsible for the film's music, in a...
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  • Baked a Cake" National (local); Mercury (nationwide) 2 April 29, 1950 Anton Karas "The Third Man Theme" London 11 July 15, 1950 Nat King Cole "Mona Lisa"...
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  • Stefano Bollani "The Third Man Theme", zither instrumental written by Anton Karas The Third Man (TV series), a British-American television series broadcast...
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    Wiener Thalia Quartett, Malat Schrammeln, Alfons Bauer, Rudi Knabl, Anton Karas, and Peter Havlicek. The album Continental Cafe contains five tracks...
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  • Underground as well as music by The Velvet Underground, Bunny Berigan, Anton Karas and Kay Armen and a song from the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Mikado...
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    changed dramatically since performers such as The Third Man sensation Anton Karas earned a living by playing his Zither or Hans Moser sang a Wienerlied...
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    zither of Anton Karas used in 1949 in London to compose the film music and to record it for the film. The former private exhibition of Anton Karas, which...
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  • (Joseph McCarthy, Howard Johnson, James V. Monaco) "The Third Man Theme" (Anton Karas) "Gimme Some Truth" (Lennon) "All Things Must Pass" (Harrison) "Every...
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  • musical soundtrack was "The Third Man Theme" -- a zither strummed by Anton Karas. Karas's soundtrack rendition became a hit, and in 1950 Walter Lord wrote...
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  • at #1 on the Pop chart for a run of 11 weeks tying it with the 1950 Anton Karas hit "The Third Man Theme" and the 1951–1952 Johnnie Ray hit "Cry" for...
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  • 2 in F minor; Arthur Sullivan: "Imperial March" from Utopia Limited; Anton Karas: Harry Lime Theme; Sam Fonteyn: Comedy Capers. Unger, Alfred, "PBS Presents...
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  • (Julius Wechter) – 2:07 "Mae" (Riz Ortolani) – 2:27 "3rd Man Theme" (Anton Karas) – 2:28 Side 2 "Walk, Don't Run" (Johnny Smith) – 1:50 "Felicia" (John...
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  • Thunderstick, Chris Aylmer, Bruce Bruce) – 7:11 "Harry Lime Theme" (Anton Karas) – 9:27 In 1989 the album was released in CD format again on the Virgin...
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  • Lorenz Hart, performed by The Marcels; and "The Third Man Theme" by Anton Karas, performed by Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians. The music editor was...
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  • addition to Johnson's score, it contains songs by The Velvet Underground, Anton Karas and Kay Armen as well as the big band version of "Frankie and Johnny"...
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    Cherry "The Third Man Theme" from the film The Third Man, recorded by Anton Karas Guy Lombardo "With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming" – Patti Page "Double...
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    Citizen Kane, with a script by Graham Greene and a memorable score by Anton Karas. In it, Welles makes what Roger Ebert called "the most famous entrance...
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    "Dull Tool" — This Is 40 Soundtrack "I'm in the Middle of a Riddle (Anton Karas cover)" 2014 Maude Maggart Sweetheart 2014 "Seven" Blake Mills Heigh...
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