Complex sentence: In early 1964 Sparks was contracted to create a film score for the comedy, "Advance to the Rear", featuring Glenn Ford and Stella Stevens, and the corresponding soundtrack by The New Christy Minstrels was released in May 1964 as "Today".
Split into simpler sentences: In early 1964 Sparks was contracted to create a film score for a comedy, "Advance to the Rear", featuring Glenn Ford and Stella Stevens. The corresponding soundtrack by The New Christy Minstrels was released in May 1964 as "Today".