"A Love That Will Never Grow Old" is a song from the film ''

Brokeback Mountain ''Brokeback Mountain'' is a 2005 American neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx, the screenplay was written by ...

''. Its music was composed by Argentine composer

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, with lyrics by Bernie Taupin, and performed by singer Emmylou Harris. It won the 2005 Golden Globe Award for

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, the

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and the Internet Movie Award for Best Original Song. The song was nominated at the

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for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film but was controversially deemed ineligible for

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consideration owing to its insufficient air time in the movie. It is available on the

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Reception

Thom Jurek from

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described the song as "simple, spare, and poignant", and marked it as a highlight from the film soundtrack.

References

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