Speak Softly, Love - wikipedia Speak Softly, Love For the Andy Williams album, see Love Theme from `` The Godfather '' ( album ). `` Speak Softly, Love ( Love Theme from The Godfather ) '' Single by Andy Williams from the album Love Theme from `` The Godfather '' B - side `` A Fool Never Learns '' Released April 1972 Genre Vocal Length 2 : 41 Label Columbia Records 45579 Songwriter ( s ) Larry Kusik, Nino Rota Producer ( s ) Dick Glasser Andy Williams singles chronology `` Music from Across the Way '' ( 1972 ) `` Speak Softly, Love ( Love Theme from The Godfather ) '' ( 1972 ) `` MacArthur Park '' ( 1972 ) `` Music from Across the Way '' ( 1972 ) `` Speak Softly Love ( Love Theme from `` The Godfather '' ) '' ( 1972 ) `` MacArthur Park '' ( 1972 ) Speak Softly, Love ( Love Theme from The Godfather ) The famous theme, composed by Nino Rota. Problems playing this file ? See media help. `` Speak Softly, Love '' is a popular song published in 1972, with music by Nino Rota and lyrics by Larry Kusik. The song was first introduced as an instrumental theme in the 1972 film The Godfather that was simply known as `` Love Theme from The Godfather ''. 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 and number seven on its Easy Listening chart. Contents 1 Background 2 Awards 3 Chart success 3.1 `` Love Theme from The Godfather '' 3.2 `` Speak Softly, Love '' 4 Chart statistics 4.1 `` Love Theme from The Godfather '' 4.1. 1 Carlo Savina version 4.1. 2 Roger Williams version 4.1. 3 Ferrante and Teicher version 4.2 `` Speak Softly, Love '' 4.2. 1 Andy Williams version 4.2. 2 Al Martino version 5 Recordings 6 See also 7 References 8 Bibliography 9 External links Background Larry Kusik wrote the original, English lyrics, and Nino Rota wrote the music. Different sets of lyrics for the song were written in French ( Parle plus bas ), Italian ( Parla più piano ), Sicilian ( Brucia la terra ), and Spanish ( Amor háblame dulcemente ). Dalida sings the French version ; the Sicilian version is sung by Anthony Corleone ( Franc D'Ambrosio ) in The Godfather Part III. Awards Rota 's score for The Godfather had been nominated for a 1973 Academy Award for Best Original Score. However, it was disqualified from consideration when the Academy learned Rota had used a more comedic version of the song for the film Fortunella ( 1958 ). Nonetheless, Rota 's score for The Godfather Part II won the 1974 Academy Award for Best Score, despite the fact that it contained the same piece. Chart success `` Love theme from the Godfather '' The first version of the song to reach any of the charts in Billboard magazine was `` Love Theme from The Godfather '' by pianist Roger Williams. His instrumental recording debuted in the issue dated April 1, 1972, and `` bubbled under '' the Hot 100 for five weeks, peaking at number 116, and another piano rendition by Ferrante and Teicher got as high as number 28 Easy Listening during its four - week chart run that began in the April 8 issue. The version that the film 's music director, Carlo Savina, and his orchestra recorded for the soundtrack first charted on the Hot 100 in the April 22 issue and made it to number 66 during a nine - week chart run. It also reached number 24 on the Easy Listening chart during its three weeks there that began in the May 20 issue. `` Speak Softly, Love '' The Andy Williams version of `` Speak Softly Love '' also made its first appearance in the April 8 issue and reached number 34 on the Hot 100 during its 11 weeks there and number seven Easy Listening over the course of 12 weeks. A recording of the song by Al Martino debuted on both of those charts in the April 29 issue and peaked at number 80 during its four weeks on the Hot 100 and number 24 on the Easy Listening chart, where it also spent four weeks. In the UK Williams began a run of nine weeks on August 5 of that year that led to a number 42 showing. Chart statistics `` Love Theme from The Godfather '' Carlo Savina version Chart Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 66 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 24 Roger Williams version Chart Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 116 Ferrante and Teicher version Chart Peak position Easy Listening 28 `` Speak Softly, Love '' Andy Williams version Chart Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 34 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 7 UK Singles Chart 42 Al Martino version Chart Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 80 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 24 Recordings Slash of Guns N ' Roses began instrumental guitar versions of the song as early as the late 1980s. The song is often referred to as `` The Godfather Theme '' and is included on his 2010 live album Live in Manchester and his 2011 live album Made in Stoke. A studio recording exists and was recorded for a rare 2002 soundtrack titled The Kid Stays in the Picture. A Ukrainian version, `` Say You Love Me '' ( Ukrainian : Скажи, що любиш ; Skazhy scho lyubysh ) was performed by Sofia Rotaru in the musical film Song Is Always with Us ( 1975 ), as the Soviet administration did not allow her to record an English cover of The Godfather 's theme following an offer from Ariola Records. Jason Kouchak sang the original italian version Parla più piano as a tribute. The melody was used as the theme music and as a central plot device in the Soviet short animated film Contact ( 1978 ). Bay Area rapper Mac Dre sampled the theme in his hip - hop song `` Mafioso '' from his album, Al Boo Boo ( 2003 ). Hip - hop artist RZA of Wu - Tang Clan samples the theme in `` Black Mozart '' on Raekwon 's album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II ( 2009 ). A heavy metal cover of the song was done by the band Fantômas on their album The Director 's Cut in 2001. See also `` Promise Me You 'll Remember ( Love Theme from The Godfather Part III ) '' References ^ Jump up to : Whitburn 2009, p. 1060. ^ Jump up to : Whitburn 2007, p. 295. Jump up ^ Kris Tapley ( 2008 - 01 - 21 ). `` Jonny Greenwood 's ' Blood ' score disqualified by AMPAS ''. Variety. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved 2010 - 03 - 04. CS1 maint : Unfit url ( link ) ^ Jump up to : Whitburn 2009, p. 1064. ^ Jump up to : Whitburn 2007, p. 95. ^ Jump up to : Whitburn 2009, p. 859. ^ Jump up to : Whitburn 2007, p. 242. ^ Jump up to : Whitburn 2009, p. 623. ^ Jump up to : Whitburn 2007, p. 177. ^ Jump up to : `` Andy Williams ''. Official Charts. Retrieved 15 May 2017. Bibliography Whitburn, Joel ( 2007 ), Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961 - 2006, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201691 Whitburn, Joel ( 2009 ), Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles, 1955 - 2008, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201802 External links MIDI piano arrangement Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Godfather Novels The Godfather The Sicilian The Godfather Returns The Godfather 's Revenge The Family Corleone Films The Godfather The Godfather Part II The Godfather Part III Video games The Godfather ( 1991 ) The Godfather ( 2006 ) The Godfather II ( 2009 ) Corleone family Vito Corleone Michael Corleone Tom Hagen Sonny Corleone Fredo Corleone Carmela Corleone Kay Adams - Corleone Connie Corleone Anthony Corleone Mary Corleone Vincent Corleone Sandra Corleone Family allies Luca Brasi Peter Clemenza Al Neri Frank Pentangeli Salvatore Tessio Family enemies Don Altobello Emilio Barzini Don Fanucci Moe Greene Carlo Rizzi Hyman Roth Joey Zasa Others Amerigo Bonasera Cardinal Lamberto Lucy Mancini Danny Shea Mickey Shea Billy Van Arsdale Aldo Trapani Albert Volpe Music The Godfather ( soundtrack ) The Godfather Part II ( soundtrack ) The Godfather Part III ( soundtrack ) `` Speak Softly, Love '' `` Promise Me You 'll Remember '' Miscellaneous List of minor characters in The Godfather series Mario Puzo Mark Winegardner Edward Falco Five Families Corleone The Godfather Effect The Godfather Papers and Other Confessions The Godfather Saga The Last Don Omertà The Sicilian Book Andy Williams Studio albums Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen Andy Williams Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein Two Time Winners To You Sweetheart, Aloha Lonely Street The Village of St. Bernadette Under Paris Skies Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes Warm and Willing Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests The Andy Williams Christmas Album The Wonderful World of Andy Williams The Academy Award - Winning `` Call Me Irresponsible '' and Other Hit Songs from the Movies The Great Songs from `` My Fair Lady '' and Other Broadway Hits Andy Williams ' Dear Heart Merry Christmas The Shadow of Your Smile In the Arms of Love Born Free Love, Andy Honey Happy Heart Get Together with Andy Williams Raindrops Keep Fallin ' on My Head The Andy Williams Show Love Story You 've Got a Friend Love Theme from `` The Godfather '' Alone Again ( Naturally ) Solitaire The Way We Were Christmas Present You Lay So Easy on My Mind The Other Side of Me Andy Let 's Love While We Can Greatest Love Classics Close Enough for Love I Still Believe in Santa Claus Nashville We Need a Little Christmas I Do n't Remember Ever Growing Up Compilations Andy Williams Andy Williams ' Best Million Seller Songs Canadian Sunset Andy Williams ' Newest Hits May Each Day The Andy Williams Sound of Music Andy Williams ' Greatest Hits The Impossible Dream Love Story Andy Williams ' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 ( CBS ) Andy Williams ' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Reflections The Best of Andy Williams ( 1992 ) Personal Christmas Collection 16 Most Requested Songs : Encore ! 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'' `` Promise Me, Love '' `` The Hawaiian Wedding Song '' `` Lonely Street '' `` The Village of St. Bernadette '' `` Danny Boy '' `` Fly by Night '' `` Stranger on the Shore '' `` Do n't You Believe It '' `` Twilight Time '' `` Ca n't Get Used to Losing You '' `` Days of Wine and Roses '' `` Hopeless '' `` A Fool Never Learns '' `` Charade '' `` Wrong for Each Other '' `` On the Street Where You Live '' `` Almost There '' `` Dear Heart '' ``... and Roses and Roses '' `` Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars ( Corcovado ) '' `` May Each Day '' `` You 're Gonna Hear from Me '' `` Bye Bye Blues '' `` How Can I Tell Her It 's Over '' `` In the Arms of Love '' `` Music to Watch Girls By '' `` Holly '' `` Ca n't Take My Eyes Off You '' `` Sweet Memories '' `` Battle Hymn of the Republic '' `` Happy Heart '' `` Live and Learn '' `` A Woman 's Way '' `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' `` One Day of Your Life '' `` It 's So Easy '' `` Home Lovin ' Man '' `` ( Where Do I Begin ? ) Love Story '' `` A Song for You '' `` You 've Got a Friend '' `` Speak Softly Love ( Love Theme from The Godfather ) '' `` MacArthur Park '' `` Solitaire '' `` Love 's Theme '' `` Another Lonely Song '' `` Cry Softly '' `` Sad Eyes '' `` The Other Side of Me '' `` Tell It Like It Is '' `` It 's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year '' B - Sides `` I 'm So Lonesome I Could Cry '' `` I Want to Be Wanted '' `` Summertime '' `` So Rare '' `` Emily '' `` Red Roses for a Blue Lady '' `` I 'll Remember You '' `` Something '' `` My Love '' `` They Long to Be Close to You '' `` I Love My Friend '' Related articles Discography The Williams Brothers Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speak_Softly,_Love&oldid=851289557 '' Categories : 1972 singles Columbia Records singles Songs with lyrics by Larry Kusik Andy Williams songs Scott Walker ( singer ) songs The Godfather music Love themes Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Unfit url Articles with hAudio microformats Articles containing Ukrainian - language text Talk Contents About Wikipedia Brezhoneg Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano 日本 語 Norsk nynorsk Português Русский 3 more Edit links This page was last edited on 21 July 2018, at 08 : 43 ( UTC ). 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Question: what's the name of the godfather theme song
Answer: Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from "The Godfather")