The Windmills of Your Mind (Song)

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"The Windmills of Your Mind" is a song with music by Michel Legrand, one of my favourite French composers of film and television scores. The English lyrics of this piece is written by Americans Alan and Marilyn Bergman. The melody was inspired by the theme of Wolfgang A. Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante second movement. The French lyrics (under the title "Les Moulins de mon cœur") was written by Eddy Marnay. The song (with the English lyrics) was introduced in the film The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), starring Steve McQueen and Faye Funaway. It was sung by Noel Harrison, and the film won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in the same year.





In 2004, "The Windmills of Your Mind" was ranked 57 in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs survey of top songs in American cinema.  Above, is a recording of Noel Harrison singing this haunting and moving Oscar winning classic song from the Thomas Crown Affair film.


Video Credit:

The Windmills of Your Mind - Noel Harrison. Youtube, uploaded by John1948JohnD. Accessed January 13, 2018.


Resource:

The Windmills of Your Mind (Song).  en.wikipedia.org.  Accessed JAnuary 13, 2018.



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The Impossible Dream (Song)

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"The Impossible Dream" - from the film Man of La Mancha

"The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" is a popular song composed by Mitch Leigh, with lyrics by Joe Darion. It is the most popular song from the 1965 Broadway musical Man of La Mancha and is featured in the 1972 film of the same name starring Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren, and James Coco. (refer video below). 

The song, which is awarded the Contemporary Classics Award from the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, is first sung by Don Quixote as he stands vigil over his armor, in response to Aldonza (Dulcinea)'s question about what he means by "following the quest."  It is reprised partially three more times – the last by prisoners in a dungeon as Miguel de Cervantes and his manservant mount the drawbridge-like prison staircase to face trial by the Spanish Inquisition.