I've Heard That Song Before became a number one hit on both the pop and the Harlem Hit Parade in the US in early 1943. This version of the song can be heard in Woody Allen's 1986 movie "Hannah and Her Sisters". I've Heard That Song Before "I've Heard That Song Before" is a 1942 popular song with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was introduced by Martha O'Driscoll (dubbed by Margaret Whiting) in the 1942 film "Youth on Parade". The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1942 but lost out to “White Christmas”. It
Into the West (song) Peter Jackson explains that the song wasn't inspired by Frodo, but by the premature death from cancer of young New Zealand filmmaker Cameron Duncan, whose work had impressed Jackson and his team. The first public performance of the song was at Duncan's funeral. The song has five different versions, in addition to the version used in "Return of the King" (with the orchestral ending). Promos were made available in late November 2003. The song won the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 76th Academy Awards, one of "Return of the King"'s eleven wins. Lennox also performed the song live