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John Williams: Rainbows

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Marc Myers
Aug 26, 2015
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Yesterday, reader Alan Warner made me aware of a beautiful recording by Vic Damone of Make Me Rainbows, a song that arranger-conductor John Williams composed for Fitzwilly, a 1967 heist-comedy film starring Dick Van Dyke and Barbara Eden. The lyrics are by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Naturally, I didn't stop there.

Here's Vic Damone singing the song in 196…

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