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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I remember getting this CD, mother in law gave me an unwanted WH.Smith gift token. Had a look at their usual high standard of CD selections[not]. The only think about high was the prices, so I looked in places I normally wouldn't bother. This was a fair few years ago, I found this, Henry Mancini? Didn't he have something to do with Moon River and that Pink Panther. This is the territory of what I would consider old peoples music!
How wrong was I? Looking At the track listing, there was no bleeding Pink Panther, as I knew I didn't want that on, it's not the sort of thing I could play over and over. Kato enough. My wife wasn't happy as she thought I had just wasted the gift token from her mother, though the ma-in-law knew I didn't.
This has to be one of my most played CD's, played at least 4-6 times yearly and never tire of it, it has great emotional music and some lovely played James Galway pieces. Then you have the odd tat or chintz, luckily it is a very long way into the CD. The Sweetheart tree only lasts 1.57, so he can be forgiven, written with Mercer.
I have played it also when we have friends round for drinks[p*ss up]. As background muisc, to help the conversation to flow here there and everywhere. Memories flooding back like old friends, a smell, a taste or a thought and you are there. The haunting music of the shadow Of Your Smile and Days Of Wine and Roses. Excellent.
If you love films, then you will love this. It has Morricone, Barry, Bacharach/David. Music from the great films, played beautifully, at times you are transported to a 60's winebar and expect to bump into a very drunk Jack Lemmon. Another time you are the street in New York looking for Holly Golightly's cat. Then finally in a smoke filled bar, of all the gin joints in the world.............
A lot of these less know tracks for me speak far louder then the classics, Misty for example, I have a very stong feeling for my late father. Why? I don't know and I don't want to look into it too much or I might lose that feeling and emotion. Fine piano playing as well, so you can forgive the comb over Mr Mancini.
For the price you can not go wrong. The music is lovely. Pour yourself a cocktail like they do in the movies, like in one of those films you are going to hear and relax.
How wrong was I? Looking At the track listing, there was no bleeding Pink Panther, as I knew I didn't want that on, it's not the sort of thing I could play over and over. Kato enough. My wife wasn't happy as she thought I had just wasted the gift token from her mother, though the ma-in-law knew I didn't.
This has to be one of my most played CD's, played at least 4-6 times yearly and never tire of it, it has great emotional music and some lovely played James Galway pieces. Then you have the odd tat or chintz, luckily it is a very long way into the CD. The Sweetheart tree only lasts 1.57, so he can be forgiven, written with Mercer.
I have played it also when we have friends round for drinks[p*ss up]. As background muisc, to help the conversation to flow here there and everywhere. Memories flooding back like old friends, a smell, a taste or a thought and you are there. The haunting music of the shadow Of Your Smile and Days Of Wine and Roses. Excellent.
If you love films, then you will love this. It has Morricone, Barry, Bacharach/David. Music from the great films, played beautifully, at times you are transported to a 60's winebar and expect to bump into a very drunk Jack Lemmon. Another time you are the street in New York looking for Holly Golightly's cat. Then finally in a smoke filled bar, of all the gin joints in the world.............
A lot of these less know tracks for me speak far louder then the classics, Misty for example, I have a very stong feeling for my late father. Why? I don't know and I don't want to look into it too much or I might lose that feeling and emotion. Fine piano playing as well, so you can forgive the comb over Mr Mancini.
For the price you can not go wrong. The music is lovely. Pour yourself a cocktail like they do in the movies, like in one of those films you are going to hear and relax.
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I seem to buy most of my CDs now from Amazon, and I love the prices. Only problem is that the individual numbers on the CDs aren't listed on the website, so you never know quite what you're getting until it arrives (unless you know in advance, obviously). This CD isn't bad, but the movie themes included aren't among my favourites, and I haven't played it nearly as much as I thought I would. There are many other Mancini move theme CDs, and I'd buy another, but I might have the same result.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
STUNNING, MANCINI, HIS MUSIC
14 Sep 2004
Format:Audio CD
I always admire Mancini's talent in music. The reason I purchased this cd was because of "The Windmills of your Mind." The arrangment and the presentation is by far the best I've heard so far. As a matter of fact, I own couple CDs of Mancini, and I thought it could be redundant to purchase this cd on top of whatever I have bought.
Well, this entire CD proved me wrong! It is a must to add this cd to my music collection!
The whole album is sooooo refreshing! With the new arrangment of each piece and the stunning performance of the orchestra, each and every single track on the cd sounds very different, but yet familiar. The "savor" of each theme song matches perfectly with the theme of its related movie. What a nice job Mancini did together with the performance of the musicians. In this cd, you will get no typical Mancini's style (i.e. the light and relaxing lounge music); what you get is the classy and stunning orchestral sound instead. In another words, you'll get a different flavor of Mancini's talent on all these familiar sound!
If you love Mancini's music, you will not be disappointed with this one.
If you are not familar with Mancini's mucis, try this and I am sure you will love the album as well.
Well, this entire CD proved me wrong! It is a must to add this cd to my music collection!
The whole album is sooooo refreshing! With the new arrangment of each piece and the stunning performance of the orchestra, each and every single track on the cd sounds very different, but yet familiar. The "savor" of each theme song matches perfectly with the theme of its related movie. What a nice job Mancini did together with the performance of the musicians. In this cd, you will get no typical Mancini's style (i.e. the light and relaxing lounge music); what you get is the classy and stunning orchestral sound instead. In another words, you'll get a different flavor of Mancini's talent on all these familiar sound!
If you love Mancini's music, you will not be disappointed with this one.
If you are not familar with Mancini's mucis, try this and I am sure you will love the album as well.
Mancini-Romantic Movie Themes
31 Mar 2009
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Henry Mancini's arrangements are great-Orchestra and chorus. Even though the music is dated, it still sounds great.
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