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<p>The musical theme to&nbsp;<em>Brian's Song</em>, "The Hands of Time", was a popular tune during the early 1970s </p><p>and has become a standard. The music for the film was by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Legrand" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michel Legrand</a>, with lyrics to the song by&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_and_Marilyn_Bergman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alan and Marilyn Bergman</a>. Legrand's instrumental version of the theme song charted for eight weeks </p><p>in 1972, peaking at No. 56 on the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Billboard</em>&nbsp;Hot 100</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>It also won the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Instrumental_Composition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/61/Brians_song_tv_guide_1971_premiere.jpg/220px-Brians_song_tv_guide_1971_premiere.jpg"></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"><em>Brian's Song</em></strong><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;is a 1971&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Movie_of_the_Week" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ABC Movie of the Week</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;that recounts the life of&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Piccolo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Brian Piccolo</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;(</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Caan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">James Caan</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">), </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">a&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Bears" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Chicago Bears</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;football player stricken with terminal&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">cancer</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, focusing on his friendship with teammate&nbsp;</span></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gale_Sayers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Gale Sayers</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;(</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Dee_Williams" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Billy Dee Williams</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">). Piccolo's and Sayers's sharply differing temperaments and racial </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">backgrounds made them unlikely to become friends, but they did, becoming the first interracial roommates </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">in the history of the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">National Football League</a></p>