The Pink Panther
BMG Music - 2795-2-R USA


RCA Records 1989 CD (078635279528)
 

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# Track   Lengte
1.The Pink Panther Theme2:37
2.It Had Better Be Tonight (Instrumental)1:46
3.Royal Blue3:11
4.Champagne and Quail2:45
5.The Village Inn2:36
6.The Tiber Twist2:50
7.It Had Better Be Tonight (Vocal)1:57
8.Cortina1:55
9.The Lonely Princess2:28
10.Something for Sellers2:49
11.Piano and Strings2:38
12.Shades of Sennett1:26
 28:58
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The Pink Panther - 08/10 - Recensie van Tom Daish, ingevoerd op (Engels)
The film that made Peter Sellers a comedy star also turned out well for composer Henry Mancini and added another hit to his already impressive resumé. The Pink Panther is one of those indelible themes that is recognisable to almost anyone you care to play it to; it has transcended the medium for which it was written to become a famous and instantly cool instrumental. As John Barry often did, Mancini re-recorded soundtrack albums turning the score material into a series of pop and jazz instrumentals. It seems possibly someone will go back and release the original tracks, but until there we have the music as Mancini wanted us to hear it.

Aside from the main theme there are plenty of other fine melodies, none more so than It Had Better Be Tonight (co-written with Johnny Mercer) which is presented in both instrumental and vocal. Both versions sound a little retro now, but that takes nothing away from their entertainment value. Other highlights include the comedic suspense music for The Village Inn which features a prominent accordion part, as do several other tracks, highlighting Seller's hilarious and bumbling French Detective. Perhaps the only real drama in the score is The Lonely Princess which is a rather more forlorn accordion and strings number, backed by almost subliminal chorus. Something for Sellers is a jaunty ChaCha while the final track is Shades of Sennett that sounds somewhat like honky tonk circus music.

Anyone wanting a 'proper' orchestral score and faithful reproduction of the music featured in the film may well be disappointed, but Mancini's wonderful melodic gift and sense of humour prevail throughout and more than worth hearing. That it's one of those albums that can be picked up for pence almost anywhere leaves little reason not to pick it up. As a bonus, the album features liner notes by Peter Sellers which are, predictably, absolutely hilarious, veering between silly, dumb puns and just scatty meandering commentary on each track. Hopefully someone will release a more accurate presentation featuring the plentiful fine moments which are omitted from this release, however for now, this is tuneful, riotous fun.
The Pink Panther - 09/10 - Recensie van Wilco de Jong, ingevoerd op (Nederlands)
We schrijven 1964, het jaar waarin The Pink Panther de bioscopen betrad. Henri Mancini schreef de jazzy score-met-knipoog, en het werd een groots succes!

Deze uitgave van RCA en BMG Music (Buddha Records) is op de keper beschouwd verplichte kost voor iedere muziekliefhebber. "The Pink Panther Theme" is wereldberoemd en kent inmiddels, mede dankzij de vervolgfilms, ontelbare varianten en presentaties. Maar pas op, want deze soundtrack is beslist geen tekenfilmmuziek (op het kolderieke "Shades of Sennett" na dan)! We hebben hier te maken met sfeervolle lounge, rustige jazz en weeïge party-muzak. "Champagne and Quail," bijvoorbeeld, is eigenlijk geniaal: achtergrondmuziek die zichzelf parodieert! Maar ook een bruisende twist ontbreekt niet ("The Tiber Twist") of een komisch ontdeugend "It Had Better Be Tonight." Verder is er het klassiek romantische "Piano and Strings," het mooie "The Lonely Princess" en het sleezy "Royal Blue," gedempte trompet incluis.

Nogmaals: dit is geen beschrijvende filmmuziek, maar heerlijke jazz en muzak! Verder bevat de RCA/BMG-heruitgave uit 2001 vier bonusnummers van de score voor The Return of the Pink Panther uit 1974:

13. The Return of the Pink Panther (Parts I & II)
14. The Greatest Gift (Instrumental)
15. Here's Looking At You Kid
16. Dreamy
Golden Globes: Best Original Score (Genomineerd)
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