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
Moon Song (1932 song) on her 1958 album "When Your Lover Has Gone", Mel Torme for his album "Swingin' on the Moon" (1960), Frank Sinatra on his album "Moonlight Sinatra" (1965), Jo Stafford on her album "This Is Jo Stafford" (1965) and Dan Barrett and his Extra-Celestials with special guest Rebecca Kilgore on the album "Moon Song" (1998). Moon Song (1932 song) "Moon Song (That Wasn't Meant for Me)" is a popular song and jazz standard with music by Arthur Johnston and lyrics by Sam Coslow that was published in 1932. The song was introduced by Kate Smith in the Paramount movie "Hello, Everybody!"