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The Great Race [Soundtrack]

Henry Mancini Audio CD


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

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
No finish line in sight. 22 Aug 2001
By Roger Weaver - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
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.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
One of Mancini's best film scores 27 April 2000
By Edgar Soberon Torchia - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
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.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
charming movie but disappointed with "Sweetheart Tree" 31 July 2009
By D. Hawkins - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
I don't really want to slam the whole soundtrack, but I bought the soundtrack specifically for two songs -- and I felt cheated on one of them.

One of my favorite songs from the movie was "Sweetheart Tree" sung (presumably) by Natalie Wood. The version on the soundtrack, however, has all of the vocals handled by a chorus -- no solo singer.

Note: I have since learned that, for the movie, the vocals on "Sweetheart Tree" were lip-sync'd by Natalie Wood and were really sung by Jackie (Robin) Ward. I really didn't care WHO sang it -- I just wanted the CD to have the same vocals that I heard while watching the movie.

Note: My other favorite, "He Shouldn't-A, Hadn't-A, Oughtn't-A ..." was the real deal with Dorothy Provine.

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