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
Dark Moon (song) success, British pop artist, Tony Brent covered the song. An official single version was released in 1957 and reached #17 on the UK Singles Chart in June 1957. Dark Moon (song) "Dark Moon" is a song written by Ned Miller, which was popularized in several different musical formats after its composition. The most popular versions of the song were recorded by Bonnie Guitar and Gale Storm. The original version of "Dark Moon" was recorded by American country music artist, Bonnie Guitar, in 1957. Guitar's producer, Fabor Robison, originally intended for rock and roll singer, Dorsey Burnette, to record the song,