Larry Kusik

Larry Kusik (also known as Larry Kusic) is a lyricist. He is perhaps best known for writing the lyrics for the tune Speak Softly Love, the love theme from the 1972 film The Godfather, however he has also written lyrics to many other movie themes, including A Time for Us from the 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet, Murder on the Orient Express, Mommie Dearest, Rosemary's Baby and Serpico. Along with composer Paul Evans, he wrote the song "Live Young" for the spring break film Palm Springs Weekend.^[1]

Awards

Grammy nomination for "A Time for Us"
ASCAP award for "When the Snow is on the Roses"
ASCAP award for "Speak Softly Love"
BMI award for "Lady" (from Billy Hollywood's Screen Kiss)

References

↑ Palm Springs Weekend at the American Film Institute Catalog

Larry Kusik at the Internet Movie Database
"Filmography". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-22.

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