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5. Paramount Wanted to Take Out “Moon River”

The song “Moon River” ultimately won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, but after an initial screening Paramount wanted to remove it from the final cut. The story goes that when Audrey heard about the potential change she replied “over my dead body.” It’s such an integral part of the film, we can’t imagine it without that Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer tune.

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