Once Upon a Dream (''Sleeping Beauty'' song)

"Once Upon a Dream"
Song by Mary Costa and Bill Shirley
from the album Sleeping Beauty
Published Walt Disney Music Company
Released January 29, 1959 (1959-01-29)
Recorded 1958
Genre Soundtrack
Label Walt Disney
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) George Bruns

"Once Upon a Dream" is a song written for the 1959 animated musical fantasy film Sleeping Beauty produced by Walt Disney. Its lyrics were written by Jack Lawrence, and its music by Sammy Fain. The song's melody is based on the "Grande valse villageoise" (nicknamed "The Garland Waltz"), from the 1890 ballet The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

"Once Upon a Dream" serves as the film's main theme, and as the love theme of Princess Aurora and Prince Philip. It is performed in the film by a chorus as an overture and third-reprise finale, as well as in a duet by Mary Costa and Bill Shirley, who voiced the roles of Aurora and Philip, respectively.[2]

Notable covers

American girl group No Secrets recorded the song "Once Upon (Another) Dream", whose chorus is based on "Once Upon a Dream", in 2003 for the two-disc DVD release of Sleeping Beauty.

"Once Upon a Dream" was covered by Emily Osment in October 2008 for the Platinum Edition release of the film.[3] Osment's rendition was included in the 2008 compilation album Princess Disneymania.

In 2014, a remix of the song by TRiON was released as a part of Walt Disney Records' album, Dconstructed.

Lana Del Rey version

"Once Upon a Dream"
Single by Lana Del Rey
from the album Maleficent (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Released January 26, 2014 (2014-01-26)
Length 3:23
Label Walt Disney
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dan Heath
Lana Del Rey singles chronology
"Young and Beautiful (Remix)"
(2013)		 "Once Upon a Dream"
(2014)		 "West Coast"
(2014)

"Young and Beautiful (Remix)"
(2013)		 "Once Upon a Dream"
(2014)		 "West Coast"
(2014)

"Once Upon a Dream" was covered by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey for the dark fantasy film Maleficent (2014), which serves as a prequel to and re-imagining of the original Sleeping Beauty. The song was released on January 26, 2014; it was made available as a free digital download during its first week of availability by the Google Play Store.[4] On February 4, the digital download was made available for purchase.[5]

Critical reception

The cover received generally positive reception. Forbes called the cover "moody and low-key"[6] while Stereogum described it as "swoony" and "spaced-out".[7] Hypable said the cover was "much darker" than the original and pointed out the "slight radio effect" over Del Rey's and called her performance of the song "haunting":[8] Spin said of the song snippet from the trailer "Smoky vocals, a bewitching come-hither delivery, and delicate piano turn the 1959 fairytale song into a haunting lullaby."[9] Complex remarked that Del Rey's cover had a "somber and sinister" feel in comparison to the original.[10]

Chart positions

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 96
France (SNEP)[12] 122
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 71
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 60
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[15] 5

References

  1. ↑ "Disney: Once Upon a Dream". AllMusic. Rovi. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ DisneyMusicVEVO (2014-10-21), An Unusual Prince/Once Upon a Dream (From "Sleeping Beauty"), retrieved 2016-02-14
  3. ↑ "Emily Osment 'Once Upon a Dream' - Crushable". Crushable. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Lana Del Rey's 'Maleficent' Track to Debut During Grammys Read more: Lana Del Rey's 'Maleficent' Track to Debut During Grammys - Disney News by Stitch Kingdom StitchKingdom.com - The #1 unofficial source for news on Disney". Stitchkingdom.com. January 23, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Once Upon a Dream". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ Mendelson, Scott (January 26, 2014). "Lana Del Rey Covers 'Once Upon A Dream' For Angelina Jolie's 'Maleficent'". Forbes. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  7. ↑ Nelson, Michael (January 26, 2014). "Lana Del Rey – "Once Upon A Dream"". Stereogum. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  8. ↑ Sims, Andrew (January 26, 2014). "Lana Del Rey's 'Once Upon A Dream' released – listen!". Hypable.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  9. ↑ McGovern, Kyle. "Hear Lana Del Rey's Creepy 'Once Upon a Dream' Cover in 'Maleficent' Trailer". Spin. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  10. ↑ X, Dharmic (January 26, 2014). "Listen to Lana Del Rey's Cover of "Once Upon A Dream" as The "Maleficent" Theme Song". Complex. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Pandora Archive: Week Commencing 26 May 2014 – ARIA Chartifacts" (PDF). Pandora Archive. Australian Recording Industry Association (1265): 2. May 26, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Lana Del Rey – Once Upon A Dream" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 24, 2014". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 – 7th June 2014". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on June 3, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Lana Del Rey Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
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