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"Moon River" is a song composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was originally performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song. [1] The song also won the 1962 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. [2]
The film's music was composed by Henry Mancini and its theme song, "Moon River", was written by Johnny Mercer. Breakfast at Tiffany's was released in the United States on October 5, 1961, by Paramount Pictures.
"Moon River Cha Cha" (Mancini, Mercer) As with many soundtrack albums by Mancini and others at the time, the album released alongside the film was a re-recording. In 2013 Intrada released the complete score in its original film performance, along with the first inclusion of Hepburn's recording on a soundtrack album:
Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes was released on compact disc by Columbia in 1987. [1] It was also released as one of two albums on one CD by Sony Music Distribution on May 15, 2001, along with Williams's 1962 Columbia album, Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing. [8]
Compilations of his early recordings, including "Moon River", have been issued on CD. He died in December 2005 of lung cancer, at the age of 63. [5] Williams was married three times, and is survived by his two daughters (Natali and Melody Williams) and two sons, the actor Anthony Barclay and Michael Stewart.
Moon River (radio program), a long-running radio program; Moon River (also called The Return of Iljimae), a South Korean television series; Moon River: The Very Best of Andy Williams, a 2009 album by Andy Williams; Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes, a 1962 album by Andy Williams; Moon River (Taiwan TV series), a 2015 Taiwanese drama
River Where the Moon Rises (Korean: 달이 뜨는 강) is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Kim So-hyun, Na In-woo, [a] Lee Ji-hoon and Choi Yu-hwa.Based on the 2010 novel Princess Pyeonggang by film director and screenwriter Choi Sagyu, [5] [6] it aired on KBS2 from February 15 to April 20, 2021, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:30 ().
Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners (or simply Academy Award Winners) is a 1964 album by Frank Sinatra, focusing on songs that won the Academy Award for Best Song. The orchestra is arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle. [1]