"Promise Me You'll Remember (Love Theme From The Godfather Part III)" is a song written for The Godfather: Part III (1990

1990 in film

The year 1990 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in Total Recall .* The first digitally-manipulated matte painting is used, in Die Hard 2....

), the third film in the Godfather

The Godfather

The Godfather is a 1972 American epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo. With a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola and an uncredited Robert Towne, the film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard...

 trilogy. "Promise Me You'll Remember" is the vocal version of the love theme.

The music is written by Carmine Coppola

Carmine Coppola

Carmine Coppola was an American composer, flautist, editor, musical director, and songwriter. Coppola was a composer and conductor who contributed to many of the musical scores in The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Godfather Part III, and Apocalypse Now directed by his son Francis Ford...

, the lyrics by John Bettis

John Bettis

John Bettis is an American lyricist who has co-written many famous popular songs over the years. In 2011, John was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame....

. The song is recorded by Harry Connick Jr. Track #12 on the Godfather Part III soundtrack

The Godfather Part III (soundtrack)

The Godfather Part III is the soundtrack from the movie of the same name, released in 1990 by Columbia, United States.- Track listing :#"Main Title" – 0:42#"The Godfather Waltz" – 1:10#"Marcia Religioso" – 2:51...

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Harry Connick Jr sang "Promise Me You'll Remember", on the Oscar

Academy Awards

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 telecast in 1991

1991 in film

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Lyrics, sample

Promise me you'll remember

This love together today

We may not have tomorrow

It's not for us to say

Fate isn't kind to lovers

It breaks the hardest hearts

Promise me you'll remember

How good we are

Awards and nominations

The song was nominated for the Oscar

Academy Awards

An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...

 for Best Song in a Movie, and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song was awarded for the first time in 1962 and has been awarded annually since 1965 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.-1960s:...

  1990

1990 in film

The year 1990 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in Total Recall .* The first digitally-manipulated matte painting is used, in Die Hard 2....

. According to Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood's most innovative and influential film directors...

, Carmine Coppola died of a stroke due to the shock of the song not winning the Oscar.

External links

• Harry Connick, Jr. - Promise Me You'll Remember, Music Video