Somewhere Out There (James Horner song)

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"Somewhere Out There" is a song written by James Horner, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. It appears in the 1986 animated film An American Tail.

The lyrics describe, as in the film's story, the bond between two siblings and their optimistic hope in being able to see one another again after being separated. The song was sung by Phillip Glasser (for the character of the brother in the film) and Betsy Cathcart (for the character of the sister).

A professionally sung version performed by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram was also recorded for the closing credits. The Ronstadt–Ingram single went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in March of 1987.

On April 9th 2008, an episode of South Park entitled "Eek! A Penis!" made a reference to this song when a mouse that had a penis genetically attached to it, sang the song with the penis as it witnessed the moonlight in a chase scene with Ms. Garrison.

[edit] Awards

The single won two Grammy Awards in 1988, for Song of the Year and Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television. It also earned an Academy Award nomination in 1987 for Best Original Song.

At the 59th Annual Academy Awards, Natalie Cole performed the song live with James Ingram.

On the second season of American Idol, Clay Aiken sang this song during movie week.

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