<Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> James Horner Barry Mann Cynthia Weil </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Peter Asher Steve Tyrell </Td> </Tr> <P> "Somewhere Out There" is a 1986 song released by MCA Records and recorded by American singers Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram for the soundtrack of the 1986 animated film An American Tail, directed by Don Bluth . It was written by James Horner, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil with production done by Peter Asher and Steve Tyrell serving as the associate producer . </P> <P> Steven Spielberg, the producer of An American Tail, invited songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil to collaborate with James Horner on four songs for the film's soundtrack, to be completed in a four - week timeframe . The composers "felt no pressure to come up with a radio - friendly hit" and were surprised when Spielberg felt "Somewhere Out There" had Top 40 hit potential and recruited world - renowned recording artists, Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram, to record a pop version of the song for the film's closing credits . In the main body of the film, "Somewhere Out There" was performed by Phillip Glasser and Betsy Cathcart in the characters of the anthropomorphic mice Fievel and Tanya Mousekewitz . </P>

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