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“It Had Better Be Tonight (Meglio Stasera)” (Henry Mancini/Fran Jeffries)

The Pink Panther soundtrack, Henry Mancini

Wrapping up our week of movie music, today’s classic movie song of the day comes from the original 1964 version of The Pink Panther. No, we’re not talking about that recognizable do do-do, do-do do-do do-do instrumental theme song, but rather a song with lyrics that’s performed in its entirety within the movie. The song is “It Had Better Be…

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“Moon River” (Henry Mancini & Orchestra/Jerry Butler/Andy Williams)

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Today’s classic movie song of the day is “Moon River” from director Blake Edwards’ 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The song was written by Henry Mancini (music) and Johnny Mercer (words). It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and Grammy Awards for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. In the movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s,…

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