But Moon River was almost cut from the final edit because the first screening of Breakfast at Tiffany's was too long. I saw Henry go pale. We were all stunned, totally stunned. We were quiet for a minute or two and then there was a barrage of reasons why it should stay in the film and cuts should be made in other areas. Audrey Hepburn herself intervened and in the end, Moon River remained, earning Mancini and Mercer an Oscar in for best original song and today ranking fourth in the American Film Institute's list of top film songs.
But in spite of its popular success, Moon River was not Mancini's favourite composition. The performance by the Philharmonia Film Orchestra and the Philharmonia Chorus will be conducted by Justin Freer, who restored the musical soundtrack. And a lot of that was never recorded physically by hand or on paper. Freer has restored other movie soundtracks including The Godfather and Gladiator, and he's currently working on It's a Wonderful Life.
But Breakfast at Tiffany's has a particular significance because he trained at the Henry Mancini Institute, a college for gifted musicians. It's very special.
Online Visitor Guide. Branson Info. Customer Testimonials. Branson Tourism Center is a Proud Member of:. Toggle navigation Site Menu. Follow Us. Payment Methods. Why call? Daily: am to pm CST. Mercer found out that the title "Blue River" was already taken, so he came up with a new one and "Moon River" was born, according to The Telegraph. Hepburn, who was not known as a singer, performed the song herself, singing sweetly, if sparingly on the track, filling it with romantic yearning for a simpler life.
Their work didn't impress the studio, though. The way Mancini tells it, the president of Paramount Pictures watched an early preview of the film and announced that the song had to be removed.
It's a good thing Hepburn stood up for herself and her song, because more than a million copies of the sheet music were sold in its very first printing.
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