Background
Because of his success with title themes, such as the hit theme to the television show Peter Gunn, Henry Mancini was asked by director Blake Edwards to compose the soundtrack to Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Mancini chose to go against the grain and compose a jazz based soundtrack that was contrary to the rock craze that was present in America during the early sixties. This was not surprising because he was the protégé of jazz legend Glenn Miller, and created the Academy Award winning score for The Glenn Miller Story. After a preview screening of the film an executive from Paramount was convinced that the song “Moon River” was dead weight in the film and it was due to be cut. Upon learning this, Hepburn threw a fit and responded, “Over my dead body.” This response was likely due to the friendly relationship that she had with Mancini. Subsequent to the insistence that the song stay in the film it was not cut and went on to be a hit.
Read more about this topic: Breakfast At Tiffany's: Music From The Motion Picture
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