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Coming off a double Oscar win for his Breakfast at Tiffany's score, Henry Mancini produced this score for the Howard Hawks-directed, John Wayne-starring safari comedy. This is at first a fun blend of jazz and Afro-exotica, jungle drums mixed with a classic bop combo. Elsewhere, however, the soundtrack opts for some pleasant, but very Western jazz, only stopping for the African instrument-sampler "The Sounds of Hatari," which features some nice treated piano. The filmmakers were probably hoping that the Mercer and Carmichael song "Just for Tonight" would be as much a success as Tiffany's "Moon River," but if Hatari! is memorable for anything, it's for the incredibly goofy "Baby Elephant Walk," which has gone on to be infamous musical shorthand for kookiness of any stripe. Get this tune in your head and it sticks.
© Ted Mills /TiVo
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Dick Peirce, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dick Peirce, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dick Peirce, Producer - Hoagy Carmichael, Composer - Hoagy Carmichael, Lyricist - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer - Al Schmitt, Engineer - Johnny Mercer, Composer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Henry Mancini, Composer - Dick Pierce, Producer - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra And Chorus, Performer - Dick Peirce, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini, Lyricist
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dick Peirce, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dick Peirce, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dick Peirce, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dick Peirce, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Hoagy Carmichael, Composer - Dick Peirce, Producer - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer - Al Schmitt, Engineer - Johnny Mercer, Composer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally recorded 1961 & released 1995. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Coming off a double Oscar win for his Breakfast at Tiffany's score, Henry Mancini produced this score for the Howard Hawks-directed, John Wayne-starring safari comedy. This is at first a fun blend of jazz and Afro-exotica, jungle drums mixed with a classic bop combo. Elsewhere, however, the soundtrack opts for some pleasant, but very Western jazz, only stopping for the African instrument-sampler "The Sounds of Hatari," which features some nice treated piano. The filmmakers were probably hoping that the Mercer and Carmichael song "Just for Tonight" would be as much a success as Tiffany's "Moon River," but if Hatari! is memorable for anything, it's for the incredibly goofy "Baby Elephant Walk," which has gone on to be infamous musical shorthand for kookiness of any stripe. Get this tune in your head and it sticks.
© Ted Mills /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:38
- Main artists: Henry Mancini
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Victor
- Genre: Soundtracks Film Soundtracks
(P) 1962 BMG Music (1-9), 2003 BMG Music (10)
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