Moon River
~ Recording by Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus
Annotation
mainly instrumental, with choral vocals.
Annotation last modified on 2013-01-23 12:10 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Moon River | 2:41 | Henry Mancini | Moon River / Breakfast at Tiffany’s | Henry Mancini | Single + Soundtrack |
| RCA Victor | 47-7916 |
| 1.1 | Moon River | 2:47 | Henry Mancini and his Orchestra and Chorus | Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Music from the Motion Picture Score (stereo) | Henry Mancini | Album + Soundtrack |
| RCA Victor | LSP-2362 |
| 1.5 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini | Collection | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| RCA Special Products | PDC2-1092 |
| 1.1 | Moon River | 2:44 | Johnny Mercer - Henry Mancini | Breakfast at Tiffany’s (digitally remastered) | Henry Mancini | Album + Soundtrack |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 2362-2-R |
| 1.2 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini | All Time Greatest Hits, Volume I | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | 8321-2-R |
| 1.8 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini | Born on the Fourth of July | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | 2292-57071-2 |
| 1.8 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini | Born on the Fourth of July | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | DMCG 6079 |
| 1.8 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini | Born on the Fourth of July: Motion Picture Soundtrack Album | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-6340 |
| 1.1 | Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini | Breakfast at Tiffany’s | Henry Mancini | Album + Soundtrack |
| World Music (Catalog# WM xxxxx) | WM 88032 |
| 1.7 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini | Slow Motion: Die schönsten Liebeslieder der Filmgeschichte | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PD 75185 |
| 1.21 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini and His Orchestra | Pink Panther and Other Hits | Henry Mancini and His Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Classics (read annotations before use) | BG2 55938 |
| 1.15 | Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany's) | 2:43 | Henry Mancini | Instrumental Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Good Music Record Co., MCA Special Markets & Products | 127225, MSD2-35317 |
| 1.7 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini | The Best of Mancini | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 53822-2 |
| 1.1 | Moon River ("Breakfast at Tiffany's") | 2:42 | Henry Mancini | Music From the Films of Audrey Hepburn | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Big Screen Records | 9 24503-2 |
| 2.1 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini | The Best of Henry Mancini | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | DMC31103-1 #15086, DMC31103-2 #15086, DMC31103-3 #15086 |
| 1.4 | Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini | Instrumental Favorites | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TCD 450 |
| 2.2 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini | Magic Film Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola Express | 74321 27866 2 |
| 1.2 | Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini | In the Pink: The Ultimate Collection | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| RCA Victor | 74321 242832 2 |
| 1.4 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini | The Envelope Please...: Academy Award Winning Songs, Volume 3 (1958-1969) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.20 | Moon River | 2:41 | Henry Mancini | The Heart of Rock ’n’ Roll: 1960-1961 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | R857-10 |
| 1.14 | Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini, His Orchestra & Chorus | Gala der Weltstars: Die größten Entertainer der Welt | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Ariola Media GmbH Special Projects & New Business | 66296, 74321 51540 2 |
| 1.4 | Moon River | 2:45 | Henry Mancini | The Best of Henry Mancini | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004) | 74321 476762 |
| 1.4 | Moon River | 2:45 | Henry Mancini | The Best of Henry Mancini | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004) | 74321 476762 |
| 1.1 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini | Chart Toppers: Romantic Hits of the 60s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Priority Records (US hip hop) | |
| 1.18 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini | The Heart of Rock ’n’ Roll: Slow Dancing Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, BMG Special Products | R857-21, TCD-508 |
| 3.17 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini | Het beste uit de instrumentale Top 100 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | 110691 |
| 2.9 | Moon River | 2:41 | Henry Mancini | BBC Radio 2 Songs of the Century | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD119 |
| 1.1 | Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini | Breakfast at Tiffany’s / Arabesque | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004) | 74321 698782 |
| 1.20 | Moon River | 2:45 | Henry Mancini | The Days of Wine and Roses | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 07863 66603-2 |
| 1.14 | Moon River | 2:41 | Henry Mancini and His Orchestra | Unforgettable Love Songs of the Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Heartland Music, BMG Special Products | H008-30, TCD848 |
| 1.6 | Moon River | 2:45 | Henry Mancini | Greatest Hits | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 07863 67997-2 |
| 1.9 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini | Music to Watch Girls By, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV | SONYTV96CD |
| 1.6 | Moon River | 2:45 | Henry Mancini | Henry Mancini Greatest Hits | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | BG2 67997 |
| 1.1 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini | Breakfast at Tiffany's | Henry Mancini | Album + Soundtrack |
| JVC | JVCXR-0212-2 |
| 1.19 | Moon River | 2:41 | Henry Mancini, His Orchestra & Chorus | Der Schuh des Manitu | Michael „Bully“ Herbig | Album + Soundtrack + Audio drama |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 74321 76499 2 |
| 1.7 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini | Media Markt Collection: The 60s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Brunswick News | 0683992 |
| 1.17 | Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Something Swingin’ | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing Germany (subsidiary of Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH) | 0927 42968-2 |
| 1.1 | Moon River | 2:45 | Henry Mancini | The Best of Henry Mancini | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Entertainment (bootleg pretending to be real label) | |
| 1.1 | Moon River (Remastered) | 2:41 | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Breakfast at Tiffany’s (remastered) | Henry Mancini | Album + Soundtrack |
| RCA Victor | |
| 2.6 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini | Absolute More Relaxed | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | EVACD 162 |
| 1.1 | Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini | Breakfast at Tiffany’s | Henry Mancini | Album + Soundtrack |
| BMG France | 8287652482 |
| 1.9 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini | Platinum & Gold Collection | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Heritage | 82876 55164 2 |
| 1.17 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini, His Orchestra & Chorus | Something Swingin’ | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music Poland | |
| 1.2 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini, His Orchestra & Chorus | Midnight, Moonlight & Magic: The Very Best of Henry Mancini | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Heritage, RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 82876 59226 2 |
| 1.7 | Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Sixties Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products | 75517 45948 2 |
| 2.2 | Moon River (from the Paramount picture 'Breakfast at Tiffany's') | 2:43 | Henry Mancini | Lifetime of Romance: Some Enchanted Evening | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | 19719-2 |
| 1.1 | Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini and His Orchestra | Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Music from the Motion Picture Score (mastered for iTunes) | Henry Mancini | Album + Soundtrack |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| 1.2 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini, His Orchestra & Chorus | Midnight, Moonlight & Magic: The Very Best of Henry Mancini | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Japan | BVCM-31137 |
| 1.4 | Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini | Lifetime of Romance: Be My Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL LRS/01 |
| 1.2 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini, His Orchestra & Chorus | Midnight, Moonlight & Magic: The Very Best of Henry Mancini | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation | BMG Heritage, RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 82876 59226 2 | |
| 1.2 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini, His Orchestra & Chorus | Music of Your Life: Some Enchanted Evening | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | 26698-D |
| 1.10 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Lifetime of Romance | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | |
| 2.17 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Greatest Ever! Easy: The Definitive Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music | GTSTCD006 |
| 3.11 | Colazione da Tiffany: Moon river | 2:44 | Henry Mancini | Movie Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 984 4133 |
| 1.11 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Here Comes Summer: 48 Summer Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG TV | 88697116832 |
| 2.2 | Moon River (From the Paramount Picture 'Breakfast at Tiffany's') | 2:43 | Henry Mancini | Lifetime of Romance | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | |
| 1.12 | Moon River | 2:41 | Henry Mancini | 100 Film Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 532.292-7 |
| 2.1 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Kino De Luxe: Der Soundtrack: FOCUS Edition | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 886971 92492 |
| 1.6 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini, His Orchestra & Chorus | Music to Watch Girls By: The Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | |
| 3.4 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini | Baby Love: 100 Classic Love Songs of the 50’s and 60’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 531 479-7 |
| 1.1 | Moon River | 2:45 | Henry Mancini | Moon River: The Best of Henry Mancini | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004) | 88697519812 |
| 1.13 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini and His Orchestra and Chorus | Pop Memories of the '60s: Blue Velvet | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | |
| 1.15 | Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra & Chorus | Pure… Movies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 8697753052 | |
| 2.1 | Moon River | 2:42 | The Henry Mancini Orchestra | The Essential Henry Mancini | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Masterworks | 88697 74455 2 |
| 7.13 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini, His Orchestra & Chorus | Pop Memories of the ’60s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | |
| 1.1 | Moon River (#1) | 2:46 | Henry Mancini | Breakfast at Tiffany’s (50th Anniversary Edition) | Henry Mancini | Album + Soundtrack |
| Jackpot Records (♠♥♣♦, typically w/ cat nos. 487##, barcodes typically 84360*/84365*) | 48730 |
| 1.15 | Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini, His Orchestra & Chorus | Pure… 60s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88691946462 |
| 1.4 | Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini | Easy Listening in the ’60s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Penny (UK budget re-issue), Smith & Co | ||
| 5.20 | Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini, His Orchestra & Chorus | 100 Hits: 60s Originals | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG 100 116 |
| 3.13 | Moon River | 2:41 | Henry Mancini | Eight Classic Albums | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| Real Gone | RGMCD097 |
| 3.6 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | It Had to Be You: The Ultimate Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 88843027302 |
| 2.1 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini and His Orchestra & Chorus | The Classic Soundtrack Collection | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88843091732 |
| 1.2 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini | The Real… Henry Mancini | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| RCA Victor | 88875010252 |
| 2.1 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini and His Orchestra & Chorus | The Classic Soundtrack Collection | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA Victor | |
| 3.4 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Ultimate: Movies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 3.4 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra and Chorus | Ultimate Movies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88875085822 |
| 1.1 | Moon River | 2:47 | Henry Mancini | Breakfast at Tiffany’s | Henry Mancini | Album + Soundtrack |
| Éditions Milan Music (FR record company) | |
| 2.20 | Moon River | 2:41 | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra and Chorus | 100 Hits: Cool | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMGN 100 172 |
| 5.20 | Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra and Chorus | 100 Hits: 60s Originals | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | |
| 3.1 | Breakfast at Tiffany's: Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini | The Classic Soundtrack Collection: 1958–1963 | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| Enlightenment | EN4CD9148 |
| 2.18 | Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | 100 Hit Legenden | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 19075830092 |
| 5.16 | Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany’s) | 2:43 | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra and Chorus | NOW 100 Hits: Movies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music on Demand, NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead) | CDNNNOW86 |
| 1.6 | Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini | As Time Goes By | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.2 | Moon River | ?:?? | Henry Mancini and His Orchestra | Breakfast at Tiffany’s / Moon River | Henry Mancini and His Orchestra | Single + Soundtrack |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), RCA Victor | 47-7916 |
| 1.1 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini | Moon River, the Pink Panther & Other Hits | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.4 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini | Music from the Films of Blake Edwards - The Film Composers Series, Volume IV | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.13 | Moon River | 2:43 | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra | Music of Your Life | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Time-Life | ||
| 1.1 | Moon River | 2:39 | Henry Mancini | Pure Gold | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | AYL1-3667 |
| 1.1 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini, His Orchestra & Chorus | The Johnny Mercer Songbook | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 9788-2-R | |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.11 | Moon River | 2:42 | Henry Mancini | Харуки Мураками Soundtracks, Volume II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Квадро-Диск (Russia) | KTL04-912 |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Moon River | 2:44 | Henry Mancini | Pure Gold | Henry Mancini | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 3667-2-R |
| 1.1 | Moon River | 2:45 | Henry Mancini | The Best of Henry Mancini | Henry Mancini | ||||
Relationships
| recorded in: | Hollywood, United States |
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| recording engineer: | Al Schmitt |
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| producer: | Dick Peirce |
| choir vocals: | The Henry Mancini Chorus |
| orchestra: | The Henry Mancini Orchestra |
| conductor: | Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger) |
| arranger: | Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger) |
| recording of: | Moon River (on 1960-12-08) |
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Related works
Moon River
| lyricist: | Johnny Mercer |
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| composer: | Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger) |
| publisher: | Famous Chappell Famous Music Group Sony/ATV Harmony Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1961) Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1989) |
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| sub-publisher: | BMG Ariola Belgium (do not use this as an imprint!) BMG Unisongs Music Publishers BV Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 |
| later translated versions: | Αν φύγεις (Moon River) ムーン・リバー |
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