Arabesque [Music from the Film Score]

by Henry Mancini

Overview

Henry Mancini composed and conducted the score for the 1966 film Arabesque, starring Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren. The soundtrack album contains nine instrumental pieces, including "The Zoo Chase" in three parts and a vocal version of "We've Loved Before" performed by a mixed chorus. As you might expect from music written to serve a film about international intrigue, the moods vary from exotic ("Arabesque," "Facade") to whimsical ("Ascot") to what can only be described as spy music ("The Zoo Chase, Pt. 3"). "Something for Sophia" is a jazzy, rhythmic composition that features the guest trumpet of Jack Sheldon. The most compelling piece is the spooky "Dream Street," written to accompany a bizarre murder scene, which is nearly as ambient and odd as Brian Eno's Ambient 1: Music for Airports. The first two parts of "The Zoo Chase," too, find Mancini working in this otherworldly realm of tense, atmospheric music. Unlike many film scores that amount to little more than souvenirs for moviegoers, Arabesque is an intriguing instrumental work of many moods and styles that can be enjoyed on its own merits. ~ Greg Adams

Product Details

Release Date:	12/15/2023
Label:	Rca
UPC:	0097037047566
Rank:	87782

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Henry Mancini   Primary Artist,Piano,Conductor
Arnold Koblenz   Oboe
Jack Sheldon   Trumpet
Bob Bain   Mandola
Manny Klein   Trumpet
Jimmy Rowles   Piano
Vincent DeRosa   French Horn
Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash   Trombone
Arnold Rublenz   Oboe
Ethmer Roten   Flute
Bon Bain   Mandola
Shelly Manne   Drums
Ted Nash   Sax (Alto)

Technical Credits

Leonard Feather   Liner Notes
Ray Evans   Composer
Henry Mancini   Text,Composer
Jay Livingston   Composer
Livingston   Text
Evans   Text