Moon River Moon River "Moon River" is a song composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was originally performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's", winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The song also won the 1962 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The song has been covered by many other artists. It became the theme song for Andy Williams, who first recorded it in 1962 (and performed it at the Academy Awards ceremony that year). He sang the first eight bars of the song at the
Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn World" with a High Tea reception at their Fifth Avenue Mansion; the following day, Ralph Lauren 72nd Street hosted the occasion of her book signing. Each episode presents a different garden theme as well as broader concepts of aesthetic, botanical, cultural or environmental significance. "Music from Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn" (Conifer/BMG 1993) was released in the fall of 1993, performed by the Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ilya Stupel. Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn is a 1990s documentary television series filmed on location in some of the