The Great Race: Music From The Film Score

Label: RCA Fs Imports
Category: Music

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Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 743216649624
EAN: 0743216649624
ASIN: B00000JC1B

Release Date: 2000-12-19

The Great Race: Music From The Film Score

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Tracks:

"Overture: A. He Shouldn't-a, Oughtn't-a Swang On
"Push The Button, Max!
The Royal Waltz
"Night, Night, Sweet Prince
They're Off
The Sweetheart Tree(With Corus)
The Great Race March
" A. He Shouldn't-a, Oughtn't-a Swang On Me!
Music To Become King By
Cold Finger
Pie-In-The-face Polka

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Album Description

Henry Mancini's soundtrack to director Blake Edward's 1965 comedy starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk & Vivian Vance about the first New York-to-Paris car race. Features all 11 cuts from the original release & the original cover art. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews:

No finish line in sight........2001-08-22

I first heard about Henry Mancini while he was doing the Peter Gunn series with Blake Edwards. That music was so lively, that I began paying attention to this Mancini person. It wasn't long before my record cabinet began to swell with his music. My wife asked if there was anyone else out there recording. I said, probably, but who cares? Then, in 1965, The Great Race was released. Of course I purchased the album, and played it literally to death. That was thirty-six years ago, and I still play that record, or the tape I made of it. Now, it's available on CD. That's a no-brainer. I attended several concerts that Henry gave from 1966 to 1981. I was never disappointed. I met him and talked with him several times. He was a most gracious, and patient man. He is sorely missed on the cinema and popular music scenes. His music will live for many eons, and The Great Race will always be in my heart and head.

It's Mancini--no more to say.......2001-08-07

Did Henry Mancini ever write a bad soundtrack? This one shows his incredible range, from the romantic (and Oscar nominated) "Sweetheart Tree", to the livelier "He Shouldn'ta Hadn'ta Oughtn'ta Swang on Me" and "Pie-in-the-Face Polka." In between, there's a royal waltz, Professor Fate's ominous theme "Push the Button, Max" and a title piece that manages to work in every All-American tune from "America the Beautiful" to "Dixie."

All in all, great music for a fun movie.

One of Mancini's best film scores.......2000-04-27

This is one of the all-time favorites among Mancini's fans: when it was reviewed at the HM site "Henry Mancini Forum", it won the best comments. It is filled with music for slapstick scenes, marches, a waltz, a lullaby, a beautiful love theme (with lyrics by Johnny Mercer) and Dorothy Provine's (who plays saloon singer Lily Olay) funny interpretation of "He Shouldn't-a, Hadn't-a, Oughtn't-a Swang On Me". A great score for probably the most expensive (and longest) road movie ever made.

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