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Versions of "Theme of Exodus" were recorded by Andy Williams, Eddie Harris, Edith Piaf, Mantovani, Peter Nero, Connie Francis, Tova Porat, the 1960s British instrumental band The Eagles, and The Duprees, who sang the theme with lyrics written by Pat Boone.
"Theme of Exodus", also known as "This land is mine" through its chorus, is a song composed and performed by Ernest Gold. It serves as the main theme song to Otto Preminger 's epic film Exodus , based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Leon Uris , which tells the story of founding of the modern State of Israel .
Williams writes, "He thought it was too abstract and didn't think it would be a hit single, so he turned it down." Williams moved on shortly thereafter to Columbia Records, where the powers-that-be loved the idea of an entire album of songs from movies, and he wound up recording the rejected song on January 4, 1962. [9]
Exodus is a 1960 American epic historical drama film ... The film's soundtrack music was written by ... Grant Green, Manny Albam, Andy Williams, Peter Nero ...
Andy Williams' extensive discography began with the release of the 1948 single "Jubilee" as a member of the Williams Brothers alongside Kay Thompson. He recorded his first solo album, Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen , eight years later, and remained active in the music industry for the next 56 years, completing 43 studio albums, alongside ...
Williams had already had great success with his albums named after Henry Mancini's Oscar winners from 1961 and 1962, "Moon River" and "Days of Wine and Roses", [6] and was asked to sing Mancini and Johnny Mercer's title song collaboration from the 1963 film Charade at the Academy Awards on April 13, 1964, after it was nominated for Best ...
"The Exodus Song (This Land Is Mine)", a 1960 song with lyrics by Pat Boone, from music composed by Ernest Gold as the main theme for the Otto Preminger film Exodus "This Land Is Mine", a song on the 2003 Life for Rent album by Dido
Williams's acting role in the 1964 film I'd Rather Be Rich [10] included a performance of the original song "Almost There", [11] which makes its first album appearance here. As the B-side of " On the Street Where You Live " (the single from his last album), "Almost There" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue of the magazine dated ...