Was he even a songwriter? In fact, Chaplin did write the song, indirectly. Michael Jackson said often it was his favorite song, and recorded it himself in a beautifully reverent, orchestral version. His brothers performed it in his honor at his funeral. Most recently came a rendition by the iconic comic Jimmy Durante, known more for his big schnozz than his music, which was used in the movie Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix. Charlie Chaplin not only wrote, directed and starred in his own films, he also composed their scores. And for silent films, which had no dialogue, these were lengthy scores. The song itself was the brilliant creation of the songwriters John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons, who adapted that melodic theme from the movie, changing it somewhat, and turned it into a song. Yet there was another contributor who is forever overlooked when this song is discussed, and that is David Raksin.

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Chaplin, who composed the song, was inspired by Puccini 's Tosca. The song was included in the soundtrack of Chaplin's biographical film , as covered by its lead actor Robert Downey Jr. Nat King Cole recorded the first version with lyrics. It charted in , reaching number 10 on the Billboard charts and number 2 on the UK Singles Chart.
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