Moon River

About Moon River

"Moon River" is a song composed by Johnny Mercer (lyrics) and Henry Mancini (music) in 1961, for whom it won that year's Academy Award for Best Original Song. It is most well-known for being sung in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's by Audrey Hepburn, although it has been covered by many other artists. It became the theme song for Andy Williams, who first recorded the song in 1961 and performed it at the Academy Awards ceremonies in 1962. He sang .

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About this song

Credited to

Vince Guaraldi Trio

Album

Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus [Original Jazz Classics Remasters] (OJC Remaster) · Track 6 of 13

Released

January 1, 2010

Duration

5:21

Ranking

#8 most played Vince Guaraldi Trio track on Foxsoundi

On Last.fm

58,898 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus [Original Jazz Classics Remasters] (OJC Remaster)