Once upon a december pianoduet3/12/2024 ![]() Originally it was intended that this song would be a Duet between McCartney and Freddie Mercury. Reiner rejected as “ too sentimental” the two songs Paul submitted: “ Once Upon a Long Ago” and “ Beautiful Night” and contracted with Mark Knopfler to complete the soundtrack. McCartney was approached by Director Rob Reiner to compose a couple of songs and the incidental music for the film. It was reported in a 2011 biography that the origin of this song is with the film The Princess Bride. The track was produced by Phil Ramone and mixed by George Martin, and features violin by Nigel Kennedy. “ Once Upon a Long Ago” is a Paul McCartney song, released as his fortieth single on 16 November 1987, as part of his compilation All the Best!, released two weeks before the single. Paul McCartney, from Club Sandwich N☄7/48, Spring 1988 The sentiment is ‘times remembered’: once upon a long ago…things were so much simpler then…It’s got some nice bits in it, I think it’s quite a haunting thing. I’ve done some recording with Phil Ramone recently and this was something that came out of those sessions that we liked.
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