Breakfast at Tiffany's (film) made capturing the scene a challenge. However, another report claims that the sequence was captured rather quickly due to the good fortune of an unexpected traffic lull. During the film, Hepburn sang the film's signature song, "Moon River" by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer. The song was tailored to Hepburn's limited vocal range, based on songs she had performed in 1957's "Funny Face". On the Anniversary Edition DVD of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" co-producer Richard Shepherd says in his audio commentary that after a preview in San Francisco, Martin Rankin, Paramount's head of production, wanted "Moon River" replaced with music by
Moon River as a #3 or #1 easy listening hit. Mancini's original version was also featured in the film "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989). In 1993, following Hepburn's death, her version was released on an album titled "Music from the Films of Audrey Hepburn". In 2004, Hepburn's version finished at #4 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. "Moon River" was a hit single for Jerry Butler in late 1961; it reached number 11 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in December, two weeks before Mancini's recording reached the same chart ranking. Danny Williams had