The film s theme song wind beneath my wings hit number one on the billboard hot 100 charts and won grammy awards for record of the year and song of the year in 1990.
Wind beneath my wings movie scene.
Who wrote wind beneath my wings.
The pair recorded a demo of the song and gave it to musician bob montgomery.
With bette midler barbara hershey john heard spalding gray.
Montgomery recorded his own demo version of the song changing it from the mid tempo original he was given to a ballad.
It grossed 57 041 866 domestically.
Directed by garry marshall.
The film took in 5 160 258 during its opening weekend beginning january 21 1989.
The song was written in 1982 by jeff silbar and larry henley.
Soundtrack theme song from the 1988 garry marshall film beaches with bette midler barbara hershey john heard spalding gray lainie kazan grace johnston.
The track that was chosen to promote both the movie and the album was not wind beneath my wings but the song heard in the movie s opening scene and also the opening track on the album.
Wind beneath my wings sometimes titled the wind beneath my wings and hero is a song written in 1982 by jeff silbar and larry henley.
Watch the official video for bette midler wind beneath my wings which was a 1 single from the soundtrack to the 1988 film beaches.
Sonata arctica the wind beneath my wings with lyrics.
Midler s cover of the drifters 1960s classic under the boardwalk that song alluded to the title of the movie and the place where the movie s main characters rich girl hillary whitney.
A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent but strong childhood friendship over the years.