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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]
In addition to pronouncing "lovely" as "loverly", the song lyrics highlight other facets of the Cockney accent that Professor Henry Higgins wants to refine away as part of his social experiment. In the stage version it was sung by Julie Andrews. [1] In the 1964 film version, Marni Nixon dubbed the song for Audrey Hepburn. [2]
"Charade" is a Parisian waltz with music by Henry Mancini and lyrics by Johnny Mercer performed in the 1963 film of the same name starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. It was nominated that year for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Johnny Mercer provided the lyrics for the song. The artists had a smooth relationship, which resulted in the creation of the song. [3] After Mancini played the melody for Mercer, he offered three different variations of lyrics and the two decided on a final combination. Mancini believed that Hepburn's recording was the best.
Funny Face is the soundtrack to the 1957 film of the same name, with music by George Gershwin, from his Broadway musical Funny Face (1927), and new songs composed by the film's producer Roger Edens, .
The best movie musicals to ever hit our screens, from 'The Sound of Music,' to 'A Star Is Born.'
Charade is a 1963 American romantic screwball comedy [1] mystery film produced and directed by Stanley Donen, [5] written by Peter Stone and Marc Behm, and starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. The cast also features Walter Matthau , James Coburn , George Kennedy , Dominique Minot, Ned Glass and Jacques Marin .
Singer specifically modeled her on Audrey Hepburn, who dons a near-identical outfit in the 1963 thriller “Charade.” He remembers giving the costume, hair and makeup departments an image of ...