Historically, the common law crime of arson had four elements: 1  The malicious. 2  burning. 3  of the dwelling. 4  of another.
Unchained Melody was written in 1955 by Hy Zaret and put to music created by Alex North. After it was rerecorded in 1965, Unchained Melody quickly became among the most recorded songs written in the 20th century.
Zaret died at his home Monday, about a month shy of his 100th birthday, his son, Robert Zaret, said Tuesday. He penned words to many songs and advertising jingles but his biggest hit was Unchained Melody, written in 1955 for a film called Unchained.