Name: The Pink Panther: Music from the Film Score Composed and Conducted by Henry Mancini by Henry Mancini
Brand: Henry Mancini
SKU: 888880778215
Price: 9.9 USD
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Rating: 3 (112 reviews)

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The Pink Panther is another fine, early-'60s soundtrack from Henry Mancini. The title track became one of his most recognizable themes and kicks off a pleasant program of dreamy lounge cuts and Latin-tinged numbers. As he did on many other movie/TV albums (Touch of Evil, Peter Gunn, etc.), Mancini also includes some noirish, big band numbers, like "The Tiber Twist" and the main title. Along with these up-tempo songs, he balances out the mostly light material with the solidly swinging mambos "The Village Inn," "Something for Sellers" (as in Peter Sellers, the movies' star), and "It Had Better Be Tonight" (co-written by frequent partner Johnny Mercer and something of a minor vocal hit upon its release). The program's highlights, though, come from the kind of sublime (some might say cheesy) ballads he usually included on his soundtracks; the after-hours jazz tune "Royal Blue" stands out in particular, with its tasteful string arrangement and glowing trumpet solo. This is a great title for fans of Mancini's lounge/soundtrack material, but those more into his jazz material should consider either his Peter Gunn or Combo soundtracks. [The 2001 reissue by Buddha includes several bonus tracks: "Return of the Pink Panther," "The Greatest Gift (Instrumental)," "Here's Looking at You Kid," and "Dreamy."]
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The Pink Panther: Music from the Film Score Composed and Conducted by Henry Mancini

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1. The Pink Panther Theme (From the Mirisch-G & E Production "The Pink Panther")

2. It Had Better Be Tonight (From the Mirisch-G & E Production "The Pink Panther" [Instrumental])

3. Royal Blue (From the Mirisch-G & E Production "The Pink Panther")

4. Champagne and Quail (From the Mirisch-G & E Production "The Pink Panther")

5. The Village Inn (From the Mirisch-G & E Production "The Pink Panther")

6. The Tiber Twist (From the Mirisch-G & E Production "The Pink Panther")

7. It Had Better Be Tonight (From the Mirisch-G & E Production "The Pink Panther")

8. Cortina (From the Mirisch-G & E Production "The Pink Panther")

9. The Lonely Princess (From the Mirisch-G & E Production "The Pink Panther")

10. Something for Sellers (From the Mirisch-G & E Production "The Pink Panther")

11. Piano and Strings (From the Mirisch-G & E Production "The Pink Panther")

12. Shades of Sennett (From the Mirisch-G & E Production "The Pink Panther")

13. The Return Of The Pink Panther (Parts l & ll) (from Blake Edwards' "The Return Of The Pink Panther", a Jewel Productions Limited/Pimlico Films Limited Production for ITC, a United Artists Release)

14. The Greatest Gift (from Blake Edwards' "The Return Of The Pink Panther", a Jewel Productions Limited/Pimlico Films Limited Production for ITC, a United Artists Release)

15. Here's Looking At You Kid (from Blake Edwards' "The Return Of The Pink Panther", a Jewel Productions Limited/Pimlico Films Limited Production for ITC, a United Artists Release)

16. Dreamy (from Blake Edwards' "The Return Of The Pink Panther", a Jewel Productions Limited/Pimlico Films Limited Production for ITC, a United Artists Release)

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