<Ul> <Li> Jack Lawrence </Li> <Li> Sammy Fain </Li> </Ul> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> George Bruns </Td> </Tr> <P> "Once Upon a Dream" is a song written in 1959 for the animated musical fantasy film Sleeping Beauty produced by Walt Disney . It is based on Tchaikovsky's ballet of the same name, more specifically the piece "Grande valse villageoise" ("The Garland Waltz"). It is the theme of Princess Aurora and Prince Philip and was performed by a chorus as an overture and third - reprise finale . Mary Costa and Bill Shirley, who were cast in the roles of Princess Aurora and Prince Philip, performed the song as a duet . </P> <P> The song was covered by the American girl group No Secrets in 2003 for the two - disc DVD release, and by Emily Osment in October 2008 for the Platinum Edition release of the film, and also included on the compilation album Princess Disneymania . Lana Del Rey covered it in a "somber and sinister" mood for the 2014 film Maleficent . </P>

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