Moon River

E50572

popular standard song

"Moon River" is a classic, wistful ballad composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, famously performed by Audrey Hepburn in the film "Breakfast at Tiffany's."

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	popular standard → song →
associatedWithAwardShow	Academy Awards →
awardYear	1962 →
characterWhoSingsInFilm	Holly Golightly →
composer	Henry Mancini →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
culturalStatus	American songbook standard →
decadeOfRelease	1960s →
directorOfAssociatedFilm	Blake Edwards →
featuredInFilm	Breakfast at Tiffany's →
filmReleaseYear	1961 →
firstPerformanceBy	Audrey Hepburn →
genre	easy listening → traditional pop →
hasIconicLine	Moon River, wider than a mile → Two drifters, off to see the world →
hasMusicalStyle	ballad →
language	English →
lyricalReference	huckleberry friend → rainbow's end → river →
lyricist	Johnny Mercer →
mood	melancholic → wistful →
notableCoverArtist	Andy Williams → Aretha Franklin → Barbra Streisand → Bobby Darin → Danny Williams → Elton John → Frank Sinatra → Jerry Butler → Judy Garland → Louis Armstrong → Sarah Vaughan →
publisher	Paramount Music Corporation →
studioOfAssociatedFilm	Paramount Pictures →
tempo	slow →
theme	dreams → journey → longing → nostalgia →
usedAsThemeSongBy	Andy Williams Show →
vocalPerformanceInFilmBy	Audrey Hepburn →
won	Academy Award for Best Original Song →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Johnny Mercer →	AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSongFor
Academy Award for Best Original Song →	notableSongExample
Johnny Mercer →	notableWork
Breakfast at Tiffany's →	themeSong
Johnny Mercer →	wroteSong