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Murray Grindlay first rose to prominence as the lead singer in the 60s blues band The Underdogs. Since then he has written the music for a number of feature films, such as Sleeping Dogs, Once...
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New Zealand musician Murray Grindlay, known to many as “Monte Video” from his 1982 international smash hit “Shoop-Shoop, Diddy-Wop, Cumma-Cumma, Wang-Dang” a...
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ScreenTalk Legends - Murray Grindlay. Composer, musician and singer Murray Grindlay has been called the "jingles king" of New Zealand, having created some of the most beloved songs in Kiwi commercials — from the Crunchie Train Robbery ad to the iconic Mainland cheese orchestral score.
In this ScreenTalk interview, Grindlay talks about: Not being a fan of iconic Underdogs single 'Sitting in the Rain' Creating the music for the Great Crunchie Train Robbery TV commercial; Working with director Roger Donaldson to create songs for breakthrough movie Sleeping Dogs; Reworking a country song for the Dear John commercial
Jul 21, 2015 · Having a shot glass chucked at his face after a gig in an Auckland bar in the mid-1970s changed Murray Grindlay’s life. In the days following, with stitches in his left cheek, he retired from the live music scene to concentrate on writing jingles.
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Oct 14, 2014 · Murray Grindlay first rose to prominence as lead singer for 60s blues band The Underdogs. Since then he has written the music for a number of feature films and commercials.
