Theme from A Summer Place versions, and has also appeared in a number of subsequent films and television programs. The best-known cover version of the theme is an instrumental version by Percy Faith and his orchestra that was a Number One hit for nine weeks on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in 1960. Percy Faith recorded the most popular version of the theme, an instrumental orchestral arrangement, at the Columbia 30th Street Studio in New York City. It was released in September 1959 as a single on Columbia Records, credited to "Percy Faith and his Orchestra," prior to the November 1959 release of the film
Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind "Theme from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"" is a 1978 instrumental hit single by composer John Williams. It is the main theme of the soundtrack of the movie of the same name. The song became a hit in the United States (#13) and Canada (#12) during the winter of that year. A few months before the release of the song, Williams had released a competing version of "Star Wars" theme music, "Star Wars (Main Title)," which reached number 10 on the US "Billboard" chart, while "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" was a