| "Love Theme from The Godfather" | |
|---|---|
.png) US single for the instrumental film version | |
| Single by Nino Rota (music) and Carlo Savina (conductor) | |
| from the album The Godfather | |
| 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]
- ^ Whitburn 2009, p. 1060.
- ^ Whitburn 2007, p. 295.