This is the moment

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This Is the Moment is a song by Friedrich Hollaender (music) and Leo Robin (lyrics) that was released in 1948.

Friedrich Hollaender and Leo Robin wrote This Is the Moment for the film Die Frau im Ermine (original title: That Lady in Ermine , 1948, director: Ernst Lubitsch , with Betty Grable and Douglas Fairbanks junior in the leading roles). The song was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Song in 1949 . In the field of jazz and swing also took this time Thelma Carpenter / Teddy Wilson , Mel Tormé , Larry Clinton , Betty Bennett , Kenny Dorham and Dave McKenna . In later years the song was included on several Hollaender tribute albums such as Dirk Raulf ( Friedrich Hollaender or The Laughter of Loneliness , 1997) and Mike and Kate Westbrook ( Love or Infatuation: The Hollywood Songs of Friedrich Hollaender 1997) the song. Tom Lord lists 18 versions of the song.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The 1949 Oscars in the Internet Movie Data Base
  2. ↑ Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 14, 2014)