Jerry Goldsmith wrote the score with this movie. He says it was his first major break, and it came about by accident. He replaced Alex North as composer. Alex became ill, and Jerry replaced him. There were no vocals intended originally for this song ; the soundtrack contains no vocal renditions. Leslie Bricusse added lyrics afterwards and the song was quickly recorded by several artists.
Thank You for that very thorough history. Always appreciate knowledgeable people adding any information to specific videos. Have a feeling Shirley Bassey was misdirected as to the story & tone of what the song expressed in the film. She's wonderful & was capable of being delicate.
Magnifique film que j'ai vu pour la première fois au cinéma alors que j'avais 10 ans en 1966.avec de merveilleux acteur tel que le grand Steve mac queen.candice bergen. Richard crenna. Richard attenborouthg.
This poignant, melodious, captivating song needs to be sung, not by a magnificent belter like the great Shirley Bassey, but by a tender-voiced and nuanced singer that can breathe love's quiet promise and eternal longing into Leslie's always incandescent lyrics (yes, that's the great Mr. Bricusse, one of those composers and lyricists who should be enthroned on the pantheon of great songwriters).
When I first saw this fantastic film it was on it's first release and it was unbelievable. I thought then as I do now that it should have been the best picture of the year and that Robert Wise deserved the Oscar for this picture that he won for "The Sound of Music" the year before and that that year's award should have gone to "Doctor Zhivago."
The history was correct. Read about the Chinese Civil War between Mao and the Nationalists where Westerners were caught up in it, including British and American military personnel.
McQueen's very best movie! My opinion only here.
Steve received his only Best Actor Oscar nomination with this performance.
I agree!
Very good in Papillon also.
Love Trini Lopez version
This movie is a great masterpiece of cinema....Magnifecent Steve MC Queen, Candice Bergen, Richard Crenna, Richard Attenborough...
This was a great movie. In the tradition of Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago, a turbulent decade but the movies were an escape to another world.
Magnificent film. Beautifully haunting melody.
Jack Jones sings this very well! This song reminds me of a woman I loved, cancer took her away.!
Not a song for Shirley Bassey.
Agreed, her voice is way too heavy for this beautiful song. Jack Jones has a nice version of this, so does Matt Monro.
Sounds OK to me. Romantic fantasy deserves all the BRASS it can take.
Jerry Goldsmith wrote the score with this movie. He says it was his first major break, and it came about by accident. He replaced Alex North as composer. Alex became ill, and Jerry replaced him.
There were no vocals intended originally for this song ; the soundtrack contains no vocal renditions. Leslie Bricusse added lyrics afterwards and the song was quickly recorded by several artists.
Thank You for that very thorough history. Always appreciate knowledgeable people adding any information to specific videos.
Have a feeling Shirley Bassey was misdirected as to the story & tone of what the song expressed in the film. She's wonderful & was capable of being delicate.
Andy Williams sang it beautifully, that smooth, velvet voice. Truly not a song for Bassey.
Steve, One of my favorite actor. RIP my friend.
Not a shirley bassey song. Not at all. Not even close.
Great voice but this isn't the song for it.
BEAUTIFUL MOVIE, BEAUTIFUL LOVE STORY, FITTINGLY BEAUTIFUL SONG
Beautiful !!!
Very!
Matt Munro did a great job on this song
Nice .
Magnifique film que j'ai vu pour la première fois au cinéma alors que j'avais 10 ans en 1966.avec de merveilleux acteur tel que le grand Steve mac queen.candice bergen. Richard crenna. Richard attenborouthg.
Richard Crenna était merveilleux dans ce film. Inoubliable.
This poignant, melodious, captivating song needs to be sung, not by a magnificent belter like the great Shirley Bassey, but by a tender-voiced and nuanced singer that can breathe love's quiet promise and eternal longing into Leslie's always incandescent lyrics (yes, that's the great Mr. Bricusse, one of those composers and lyricists who should be enthroned on the pantheon of great songwriters).
i agree
Agreed. Andy Williams did a great job singing this. Song brings me to tears every single time...
Merveilleux film ! Je l'ai vu plusieurs fois !!!
What the hell happened?
Lindo filme . Linda musica
Interesting score for a war movie. Good song, good movie.
R.I.P. Steve.
Beautiful ❤
Goldsmith was probably very happy to take the place for North, whom he idolized. You can hear North's influence in Goldsmith's score for The Other.
When I first saw this fantastic film it was on it's first release and it was unbelievable. I thought then as I do now that it should have been the best picture of the year and that Robert Wise deserved the Oscar for this picture that he won for "The Sound of Music" the year before and that that year's award should have gone to "Doctor Zhivago."
The people in this video use boats because they don't like car dealers.
A melancholy echo from an unmatured love story concocted from a warped history.
actually, it's quite beautiful
@@mikeevans5810 in matters of romance fantasy is usually better than reality. Thumbs up.
Maybe but beautiful.
The history was correct. Read about the Chinese Civil War between Mao and the Nationalists where Westerners were caught up in it, including British and American military personnel.
경주에서 이 영상을 보며....................상하이의 차이메이징을 추억한다....................and we were lovers