the opening titles to the FILM mash. has the song called suicide is painless. who is it by?????
2007-07-22 23:00:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
"Suicide Is Painless" is a song written by Johnny Mandel (music) and Mike Altman (lyrics), which is best known for being featured as the theme song for both the movie and TV series M*A*S*H.
2007-07-22 23:03:41 · answer #1 · answered by Bog woppit. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MASH features the song "Suicide is Painless", with music by Johnny Mandel and lyrics by Mike Altman, the director's 14-year-old son. Ten years after the film's release, the song reached number one in the UK charts. The television show used an instrumental version as its theme tune. The theme tune has notably been covered by Manic Street Preachers and Marilyn Manson. "Suicide is Painless" also became a standard of jazz music with versions by talented musicians such as Bill Evans on "You Must Believe in Spring" (recorded in 1977 but only released after his death in 1980) and Ahmad Jamal on "Digital Works" (1985).
2007-07-23 06:07:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Johnny Mandeland Mike Altman (director's son).
2007-07-23 06:05:02 · answer #3 · answered by neal j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's written by Johnny Mandel (music) and Mike Altman (lyrics),
2007-07-23 06:04:02 · answer #4 · answered by John P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋