Love Came For Me

Album: Splash Soundtrack (1984)
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Songfacts®:

  • This was the love theme to the film Splash, which was Ron Howard's directoral debut and also was the big break for Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah. >>>
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    Mike - Santa Barbara, CA
  • This was written by composer Lee Holdridge and lyricist Will Jennings. Holdridge has written themes for many movies and TV shows, including the film Beauty And The Beast. Jennings, in addition to his movie work, has written with Eric Clapton, Roy Orbison, Steve Winwood, B.B. King and many others. You can read our interview with Will Jennings in the songwriter interviews.

Comments: 2

  • Jeremy from TasmaniaI love this song and it was never officially released (the version with Rita Coolidge) that played at the end credits.
    It only became later on a promo album of the film. Why did it never appear on a Rita Coolidge album? Did she not like the song? It never made sense as the song 'All Time High' from Octopussy, also sung by Rita, was made available on many recordings.
  • Jeff from Westerville, OhSplash was not Ron Howard's directorial debut. He directed a movie called Nightshift in 1981, starring Henry Winkler and introducing Michael Keaton.
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