"Beyond the Sea" is the English language version of the song "La Mer" by Charles Trenet. The English lyrics were written by Jack Lawrence. They are unrelated to the poetic words of the original French lyrics. It has been recorded by many singers, but Bobby Darin's version is the best known. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... La mer is a popular song written by French lyricist Charles Trenet (1913 – 2001). ... Charles Trenet (May 18, 1913, Narbonne, France – February 19, 2001, Créteil, France) was a French singer and songwriter, most famous for his recordings from the late 1930s through the mid-1950s, though his career continued through the 1990s. ... Jack Lawrence (born April 7, 1912) was a songwriter. ... Bobby Darin (May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) (born Walden Robert Cassotto) was one of the most popular American big band performers and rock and roll teen idols of the late 1950s. ...

Appearances in popular culture

"Beyond the Sea" is a popular tune for inclusion in soundtracks and has been heard in numerous movies and television productions. Some have simply used Bobby Darin's recording, while others have made new recordings of the song.

"Beyond the Sea" has also most recently been used in the popular video game "BioShock" for the Xbox 360. The song was used in the launch trailer which aired on Spike TV on Sunday, August 12th and is now being used in the commercial. BioShock is a video game by 2K Boston/2K Australia for Microsoft Windows, and Xbox 360. ...

Bobby Darin

Performances by Darin

Films and TV shows to use Darin's recording include: Apollo 13, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Goodfellas, Black Rain,and The X-Files. The song was also played in a 2005 commercial for Carnival Cruise Lines. Apollo 13 is a 1995 film portrayal of the ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission. ... Austin Powers in Goldmember, released in 2002, is the third film of the Austin Powers series starring Mike Myers in the title role. ... Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is a 1990 film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, the true story of mob informer Henry Hill. ... Black Rain is the title of several works of fiction. ... The X-Files is a Peabody- and Emmy Award-winning science fiction television series created by Chris Carter, which first aired on September 10, 1993, and ended on May 19, 2002. ... Carnival Cruise Lines is a cruise line operating a large number of cruise ships. ...

A portion of Bobby Darin's recording was played during the splashdown and post-recovery of Alan Shepard's Freedom 7 in the first episode of the 1998 HBO miniseries, From the Earth to the Moon. Atlantic splashdown locations of American spacecraft. ... Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. ... // Crew Alan Shepard (flew on Mercury 3 & Apollo 14) Backup Crew John Glenn Mission parameters Mass: 1,295 kg (apogee) Maximum Altitude: 187. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... HBO (Home Box Office) is the premium television programming subsidiary of Time Warner. ... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... From the Earth to the Moon is a twelve-part HBO television miniseries (1998) co-produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Tom Hanks, and Michael Bostick detailing the landmark Apollo expeditions to the Moon during the 1960s and early 1970s. ...

Performances as Darin

Kevin Spacey sang the song in the movie Beyond the Sea, a biopic about Bobby Darin, in a "fantasy" sequence leading up to his marriage to Sandra Dee. Similarly, on the television series American Dreams, Duncan Sheik performed the song while playing the role of Bobby Darin. Kevin Spacey (born July 26, 1959) is a two time Academy Award winning American actor (film and stage) and director. ... Beyond the Sea (2004) is an English language German-based production from Lions Gate Films about singer Bobby Darin (1936-1973). ... A biographical film or biopic is a film about a particular person or group of people, based on events that actually happened. ... American Dreams was an American television drama program broadcast on the NBC television network. ... Duncan Scott Sheik (born November 18, 1969) is an American Grammy-nominated and Tony-winning singer-songwriter and composer. ...

References

The song was referenced in scripted dialog near the closing credits of the 1995 movie, French Kiss. A French kiss can refer to a style of kissing using the tongue. ...

Other versions

The end credits of Finding Nemo included a version by Robbie Williams. Finding Nemo is an Academy Award-winning computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released to theaters by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. ... For footballers with the same name, see Robbie Williams (footballer). ...

In the 1997 film A Life Less Ordinary, Ewan McGregor's character sings the song, with Cameron Diaz's character joining in. They then perform an elaborate dream-sequence musical number to the song's music. A Life Less Ordinary is a 1997 romantic/black comedy film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Boyle and John Hodge. ... Ewan Gordon McGregor (born March 31, 1971) (IPA pronunciation: [1]) is a Scottish actor who has had significant success in mainstream, indie and art house films. ... Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress and former fashion model. ...

Wet Wet Wet included this song into their album 10. Wet Wet Wet are a successful Scottish pop band of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. ... 10 is the seventh studio album by Wet Wet Wet. ...

Will Young has also recorded a version, which is the B-side of his single "Light My Fire", and also appeared on Pop Idol: The Big Band Album. William Robert Young (born January 20, 1979) is an English singer and actor. ... This article is about The Doors song. ...

Celtic Woman also did a version of Beyond the Sea. Celtic Woman is a musical ensemble comprised of five Irish and one New Zealand female artists: vocalists Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha and Hayley Westenra, and violinist Máiréad Nesbitt. ...

In the TV series Lost, Shannon Rutherford, played by Maggie Grace, sings the original version of this song. Lost is an Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning American serial drama television series that follows the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island, after a passenger jet flying between Australia and the United States crashes somewhere in the South Pacific. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Margaret Grace Denig (born September 21, 1983) is an American actress, who, under the stage name Maggie Grace, is best known for her work as Shannon Rutherford on the television series Lost. ...

An instrumental version is featured in the opening credits of L.A. Story. L.A. Story is a 1991 movie directed by Mick Jackson and written by Steve Martin. ...

An instrumental version is played in the lighthouse in the beginning of the game Bioshock, while the original version of the song is used in the trailer for the game. BioShock is a video game by 2K Boston/2K Australia for Microsoft Windows, and Xbox 360. ...

External links

• Jack Lawrence's page
• Official Bobby Darin fansite