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that the entire score to Disney’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’ movie was a Tchaikovsky ballet. Disney writers came up the lyrics for ‘Once upon a dream’ and just laid them over the music.

Jul 10, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: that the entire score to Disney’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’ movie was a Tchaikovsky ballet. Disney writers came up the lyrics for ‘Once upon a dream’ and just laid them over the music.

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