Dudley Moore from the movie “Arthur.” 1981. Internet photo.
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger.net. Re-post.
I always liked the theme from Arthur. It is heard during the opening montage, aerial shots of New York City at night, in the movie Arthur starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli among a gaggle of other stars. It won Best Picture at the Golden Globes.
The song , which won an Oscar for Best Original Song, actually is known by 3 names: “Between the Moon and New York City,” “The Best That You Can Do” and “Arthur’s Theme.”
The film was ready to be released, but it needed music for the opening shots of New York City. Carole Bayer Sanger was working on the movie score with Burt Bacharach. Christopher Cross, a pop singer who was to sing the song, got involved and help write part of the piece, and Peter Allen got a credit for the title which Sanger pulled out of an old song file. So, at the Oscars, all 4 received statues from Bette Midler.
Dudley Moore died of a neurologic disorder when he was in his 60’s. Christopher Cross won 5 Grammy’s for his first album. He continues to perform at the age of 71.
CHRISTOPHER CROSS “Arthur’s Theme.”