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.
In 1990, the original recording of Unchained Melody was featured in the popular feature film Ghost starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. It triggered an avalanche of requests to Top 40 radio by fans who had seen the movie to play the 1965 Righteous Brothers' recording.