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
River Song (Doctor Who) of the Master). For the role of River Song, whom executive producer Russell T Davies described as "sort of the Doctor's wife", the production sought to cast Kate Winslet. One of Winslet's first acting roles was in the BBC1 teen drama "Dark Season", written by Davies. The role of River Song eventually went to Alex Kingston, known for starring in the popular US drama "ER". On Kingston's casting, Davies said, "I bloody love her!" Kingston had been a fan of "Doctor Who" as a child. Kingston, when first cast, did not expect her role to be recurring. She later learned