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Love Theme from The Godfather
For the Andy Williams album, see Love Theme from "The Godfather" (album).
| "Love Theme from The Godfather" | |
|---|---|
US single for the instrumental film version | |
| B-side | "The Godfather Waltz (Main Title)" |
| Released | 1972 |
| Length | 2:37 |
| Label | Paramount |
| Composer(s) | Nino Rota |
"Love Theme from The Godfather" is an instrumental theme from the 1972 film The Godfather, composed by Nino Rota.
The piece was lyricized in English by Larry Kusik into "Speak Softly, Love", a popular song released in 1972. The highest-charting rendition of either version was by vocalist Andy Williams, who took "Speak Softly Love" to number 34 on Billboard magazine's Hot 100[1] and number seven on its Easy Listening chart.[2]
Background
Larry Kusik wrote the original, English lyrics, and Nino Rota composed the score.
A previous version of the theme had been used in the 1958 Italian film Fortunella.[3] Different sets of