"Judith" is a 1966 song written by

Sol Kaplan Sol Kaplan (April 19, 1919 – November 14, 1990) was an American film and television music composer. Life and career Kaplan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He worked as a successful concert pianist, including performing at Carnegie Hall ...

and Earl Shuman, known in the instrumental version as "Judith (Love Theme From Judith)" for the 1966 film of the same title starring

Sophia Loren Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( , ), is an Italian actress, active in her native country and the United States. With a career spanning over 70 years, she is one of the ...

.Saturday Review - Volume 49, Part 1 - Page 70 1966 Judith: The original motion picture score, Sol Kaplan's music for this adventure-drama set in Israel is somewhat reminiscent (Exodus re- composed and conducted by Sol Kaplan. visited, so to say), but consistently attractive all the same. It was a best selling single for

Pat Boone Patrick Charles Eugene Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, author, television personality, radio host and philanthropist. He sold nearly 50 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and has acted in many films. Boone ...

, with lyrics beginning "Judith, you are the twilight..". Other versions were recorded by

Ferrante and Teicher Ferrante & Teicher were a duo of American pianists known for their clever arrangements of familiar classical pieces, movie soundtracks, and show tunes, as well as their signature style of florid, intricate, and fast-paced piano playing performance ...

1966, The Golden Voices,

Hugo Montenegro Hugo Mario Montenegro (September 2, 1925 – February 6, 1981) was an American orchestra leader and composer of film soundtracks. His best-known work is interpretations of the music from Spaghetti Westerns, especially his cover version of Ennio M ...

and his orchestra, Jimmy Sedlar and orchestra.

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