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The Ultimate Pink Panther gathers the themes and other pieces of Henry Mancini's scores from the six Pink Panther movies. Beginning with the instantly recognizable "The Pink Panther Theme" and verging from almost unbearable romantic ("Royal Blue") and lusciously smooth ("Champagne and Quail") to silly ("It Had Better Be Tonight," "Shades of Sennett"), the tracks from 1964's film The Pink Panther are the most enjoyable. The theme to A Shot in the Dark (also from 1964), a wonderful and inventive slice of spy music, is also quite fun. The tracks from the Pink Panther films of the '70s don't hold up quite as well. Perhaps it is the overly smooth sound of the orchestra which sounds closer to an elevator than a cocktail lounge. Perhaps it is the lack of memorable melodies. Perhaps it is the presence of an uncomfortable oily vocal by Tom Jones on "Come to Me." Perhaps it is all of the above plus the '70s added together. Whatever it is, the dropoff in listenability is precipitous. The only track that really measures up to the '60s work is "Main Title from The Pink Panther Strikes Again," which dresses up the original with some witty musical quotes and plays it for laughs. The Bobby McFerrin version of "The Pink Panther Theme" from 1993's Son of the Pink Panther is also interesting, once. If you are looking for a disc that gathers up the best of the Pink Panther scores, this is the place. If you want the absolute best of Mancini's Pink Panther work, track down the score for the first film.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra And Chorus, Performer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Joe Reisman, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini, Lyricist - Plas Johnson, Saxophone - Jim Malloy, Engineer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Joe Reisman, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Joe Reisman, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Joe Reisman, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini, Lyricist - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Meglio Stasera, Vocal - Joe Reisman, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini, Lyricist - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Composer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Francesco Migliacci, Composer - Francesco Migliacci, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Joe Reisman, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini, Lyricist - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Joe Reisman, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini, Lyricist - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Dennis Ferrante, Mixing Engineer - Joe Reisman, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - John Norman, Engineer
Originally Recorded 1964. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra And Chorus, Performer - Joe Reisman, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Robert Wells, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1964. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Joe Reisman, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Joe Reisman, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Joe Reisman, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini, Lyricist - Henry Mancini, Piano - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer - Hal David, Composer - Hal David, Lyricist
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Joe Reisman, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Joe Reisman, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini, Arranger - Henry Mancini, Piano - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Joe Reisman, Producer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra And Chorus, Performer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Ralph Grierson, Organ - Ralph Grierson, Piano
(P) 1977 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
The Ultimate Pink Panther gathers the themes and other pieces of Henry Mancini's scores from the six Pink Panther movies. Beginning with the instantly recognizable "The Pink Panther Theme" and verging from almost unbearable romantic ("Royal Blue") and lusciously smooth ("Champagne and Quail") to silly ("It Had Better Be Tonight," "Shades of Sennett"), the tracks from 1964's film The Pink Panther are the most enjoyable. The theme to A Shot in the Dark (also from 1964), a wonderful and inventive slice of spy music, is also quite fun. The tracks from the Pink Panther films of the '70s don't hold up quite as well. Perhaps it is the overly smooth sound of the orchestra which sounds closer to an elevator than a cocktail lounge. Perhaps it is the lack of memorable melodies. Perhaps it is the presence of an uncomfortable oily vocal by Tom Jones on "Come to Me." Perhaps it is all of the above plus the '70s added together. Whatever it is, the dropoff in listenability is precipitous. The only track that really measures up to the '60s work is "Main Title from The Pink Panther Strikes Again," which dresses up the original with some witty musical quotes and plays it for laughs. The Bobby McFerrin version of "The Pink Panther Theme" from 1993's Son of the Pink Panther is also interesting, once. If you are looking for a disc that gathers up the best of the Pink Panther scores, this is the place. If you want the absolute best of Mancini's Pink Panther work, track down the score for the first film.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:17
- Main artists: Original Soundtrack
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: SBME Strategic Marketing Group
- Genre: Soundtracks Film Soundtracks
This compilation (P) 2004 BMG Music
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