Cautionary Tale - Matteo Bocelli & Tom Holkenborg (three Thousand Years Of Longing Ost) Apr 2026

"Cautionary Tale" is a collaborative musical piece by Italian tenor and composer Tom Holkenborg (also known as Junkie XL), created as the center-piece for the 2022 fantasy film Three Thousand Years of Longing . The song serves as both a melodic anchor for the film's score and a thematic summary of its exploration into love, fate, and the power of narrative. Musical Composition and Development

The title "Cautionary Tale" is derived from a pivotal line of dialogue spoken by Tilda Swinton’s character, Alithea Binnie, who is a scholar of stories and wary of the "cautionary tales" involving wishes gone wrong. "Cautionary Tale" is a collaborative musical piece by

: The lyrics question whether love itself is a cautionary tale, asking, "Do we want too much? Do we give too much? Do we have a choice at all?". : The lyrics question whether love itself is

: Matteo Bocelli provides a rich, evocative tenor that reverberates with a sense of mystery and romance. : Matteo Bocelli provides a rich, evocative tenor