Joy's Theme (formerly known as El Chavo Se Va De La Vencidad) is an formerly unidentified Stage & Screen instrumental by American composer Sol Kaplanm, released in 1972 on the album Living Free.
History[]
The song was uploaded on r/Lostwave on May 14th, 2024 by the user Neccessary_Access2783.
It was the soundtrack for the episode of the Mexican sitcom El Chavo Del 8 called Un Ratero En La Vencidad, released in 1974, it played on the scene where El Chavo, the main protagonist of the series, packs up his stuff and leaves the village for being called a thief, it should be noted that this series never used original soundtrack, it instead used old pieces of music, like from Disney movies.
On May 24th, 2024, YouTuber SkinWalker posted the song on their channel.
On April 10th, 2025, the song was identified by user Super Jumbo Trainer 98 as Joy's Theme by Sol Kaplanm.
Gallery[]
The Original Scene
Sol Kaplanm[]
American pianist, conductor and film score composer (born April 19, 1919 in Philadelphia; died November 14, 1990 in Manhattan). Kaplan was under contract at MGM and at 20th Century Fox. He wrote music for dozens of films including the 1953 films Titanic and Niagara.