50th Anniversary Limited Edition Pink Vinyl LP!
The film director Blake Edwards brought into existence what is probably the best opening sequence to his comic crime film when he commissioned a young enterprising company to produce an animated Pink Panther cartoon film. The creative team came up with the idea of giving the cold, glittering diamond the guise of a cool, pink panther, which leads a bungling detective on a merry dance to the slinky sound of the Panther theme.
Mancini bathes the film location in highly varied musical colors and genres and reveals his love for dance music. The soundtrack includes samba "It Had Better Be Tonight", the shuffle "Champagne and Quail", and the cha-cha "Something For Sellers" as well as the ballad "Royal Blue, sung by a muted trumpet and saxophone. Also incorporated is the delightful sounds of the accordion.
Features:
Pink Vinyl
Record Store Day 2014 pressing
Musicians:
Henry Mancini and His Orchestra
Johnny Mercer, vocals
Selections:
Side One:
1. The Pink Panther Theme
2. It Had Better Be Tonight (Instrumental)
3. Royal Blue
4. Champagne and Quail
5. The Village Inn
6. The Tiber Twist
Side Two:
1. It Had Better Be Tonight
2. Cortina
3. The Lonely Princess
4. Something For Sellers
5. Piano and Strings
6. Shades of Sennett
Recorded September 1963 at RCA Victor's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, by Jim Malloy
The film director Blake Edwards brought into existence what is probably the best opening sequence to his comic crime film when he commissioned a young enterprising company to produce an animated Pink Panther cartoon film. The creative team came up with the idea of giving the cold, glittering diamond the guise of a cool, pink panther, which leads a bungling detective on a merry dance to the slinky sound of the Panther theme.
Mancini bathes the film location in highly varied musical colors and genres and reveals his love for dance music. The soundtrack includes samba "It Had Better Be Tonight", the shuffle "Champagne and Quail", and the cha-cha "Something For Sellers" as well as the ballad "Royal Blue, sung by a muted trumpet and saxophone. Also incorporated is the delightful sounds of the accordion.
Features:
Pink Vinyl
Record Store Day 2014 pressing
Musicians:
Henry Mancini and His Orchestra
Johnny Mercer, vocals
Selections:
Side One:
1. The Pink Panther Theme
2. It Had Better Be Tonight (Instrumental)
3. Royal Blue
4. Champagne and Quail
5. The Village Inn
6. The Tiber Twist
Side Two:
1. It Had Better Be Tonight
2. Cortina
3. The Lonely Princess
4. Something For Sellers
5. Piano and Strings
6. Shades of Sennett
Recorded September 1963 at RCA Victor's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, by Jim Malloy
