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May 28, 2012 - 5:08 PM
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Morricone
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CHARADE
Label: Intrada MAF 7121
Date: 1963
Tracks: 28
Time = 77:53
In celebration of Universal's 100th Anniversary, Intrada proudly presents world premiere release of famous Henry Mancini soundtrack to legendary Stanley Donen romantic thriller in Hitchcock vein, starring handsome Cary Grant, vulnerable Audrey Hepburn, would-be agent Walter Matthau plus baddies George Kennedy and James Coburn. Mancini anchors with justifiably famous rhythmic main theme in triple meter, then follows with haunting variants, romantic ideas, splendid source cues, jazz and - in particular - early examples of trademark dramatic writing with sliding string figures, sustained suspense lines and dissonant brass clusters for effect. Musical highlights are many: grim hook fight scene on rooftops, exciting Metro chase sequences, tuneful opening ski run source numbers for France locales. Special nod to tender, saddened piano & string version of main theme when Hepburn returns from identifiying her slain husband, then finds her room completely empty. Scene sets stage for one of the most sophisticated thrillers of the sixties, Mancini punctuates it all the way to final twist! Complete 77-minute soundtrack presented from original scoring session elements made in London, all courtesy of both Sony Pictures and Universal Pictures. Mancini re-recorded brief highlights for RCA label in 1963, sadly left off all tender & haunting variants of main theme plus - incredibly - virtually all dramatic scoring. Now, alongside that admittedly famous album, enjoy at last the complete 77-minute soundtrack. Alongside new release of Hatari, this Intrada CD is important debut of an original soundtrack from Mancini's most famous era (Breakfast At Tiffany's, Hatari, Charade, Experiment In Terror, The Pink Panther) as all Mancini albums from the period were re-arranged and re-recorded 30-minute programs with emphasis on dance mood. Intrada is happy to remedy oversight on one of Mancini's greatest! Henry Mancini conducts.
600x600 Cover
Play all clips
01. Charade Logo 0:25
02. Main Title 2:25
03. Mégève 3:14
04. Latin Snowfall 2:13
05. Positive Identification 2:09
06. Empty Room 2:35
07. Bye Bye Charlie 3:49
08. Punch And Judy 2:00
09. Mambo Parisienne 2:15
10. Orange Tamouré 1:30
11. Mean Cat 2:42
12. Confide In Me 3:35
13. Don't Trust Him 3:35
14. Bistro 3:24
15. Street (Bistro #2) 2:07
16. Hook Fight 5:26
17. Fatherly Talk 1:48
18. Poor Dead Herman 2:33
19. Notre Dame and Drip-Dry Waltz 4:33
20. Bateau Mouche 3:02
21. Charade 2:09
22. Gideon Goes Down 1:21
23. Carousel Medly 5:17
24. Stamps 1:17
25. Metro Chase 2:25
26. Son Of Metro Chase 3:04
27. Game Over 1:37
28. True Identity and Finale 3:54
No overlap with the original LPs so this is all new music and two different studios. Amazing!
Thanks Intrada!
http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.7576/.f
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Alongside new release of Hatari, this Intrada CD is important debut of an original soundtrack from Mancini's most famous era (Breakfast At Tiffany's, Hatari, Charade, Experiment In Terror, The Pink Panther) as all Mancini albums from the period were re-arranged and re-recorded 30-minute programs with emphasis on dance mood.
I hope that this means that Breakfast At Tiffany's, Experiment in Terror and The Pink Panther are all forthcoming... A Shot in the Dark, The Great Race, Arabesque, Two For The Road as well. Doug's dreams are our dreams.
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Yay!
The LP was one of the first soundtracks I ever listened to..found in in the attic in my dad's record collection. Love that main theme!
Is this limited? I want to bundle this with lalaland's Star Trek next month....
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I'm listening to the sample clips as I type and, basically, to hell with the money, because I have to get this. It's the underscore I've been wanting for years rather than the happy source music. Absolutely thrilled about this.
Doesn't look like it's limited either - it's a MAF serial number, but I really don't want to wait too long.
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Excellent release.
The cut called "Positive Identification" makes me wonder if James Horner didn't find a little inspiration from it for his Katra Ritual cue in "Star Trek III." Those ascending strings and gong sound familiar.
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I am stunned.
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This is great!
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UN
BE
LIEVABLE
My favorite film ever.
An album I NEVER thought I'd see.
I am speechless.
I have dreamt of listening to "Metro Chase" and "Son of Metro Chase" on their own for literal years, ever since I found a list of cues online around 1998.
Cannot WAIT to receive this disc. Up there with BLACK SUNDAY, as a grail for me.
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