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
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (song) By the Light of the Silvery Moon (song) "By The Light of the Silvery Moon" or "By the Light of the Silv'ry Moon" is a popular song. The music was written by Gus Edwards, and the lyrics by Edward Madden. The song was published in 1909 and first performed on stage by Lillian Lorraine in the "Ziegfeld Follies of 1909". It was one of a series of moon-related Tin Pan Alley songs of the era. The song was also used in the short-lived Broadway show "Miss Innocence" (September 27-October 9, 1909) when it was sung by Frances Farr. Popular recordings