Charade [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by Henry Mancini

Overview

Reflecting the European setting of Stanley Donen's 1963 comedy thriller Charade, Henry Mancini's soundtrack provides an easy listening tour of continental musical history: Parisian cafe songs on "Bistro," Eastern European gypsy music on "Bateau Mouche," Schubert quartets on "Bye Charlie," and some beer barrel polka on "Punch and Judy." Thrown in for variety's sake are dashes of Bond soundtracks, Cossack songs, and Strauss waltzes. With Mancini's typically cohesive approach, though, Charade doesn't become a messy pastiche (even with his mix of Latin rhythms and classical music on some tracks). And in the spirit of inclusiveness, Mancini also shows his south of the border touch on "Mambo Parisienne" (picture Perez Prado sporting an accordion), "Latin Snowfall" (transcendentally gorgeous bolero, one of his best), and "Megeve" (bossa nova for the Biarritz set). Also don't overlook one of his biggest hits and finest melodies, "Charade" (done here in instrumental, vocal, and carousel? versions). A great Mancini recording made during the same fruitful, early-'60s period that produced two other fine soundtracks of his, Breakfast at Tiffany's andThe Pink Panther. ~ Stephen Cook

Product Details

Release Date:	01/15/2015
Label:	Sony Music
UPC:	0888430213326
Rank:	6994

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Henry Mancini   Primary Artist,Piano
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Jack Sheldon   Trumpet
Larry Bunker   Percussion
Gene Cipriano   Saxophone
John Cave   Horn
Sam Freed   Violin
Arthur Maebe   Horn
Mort Herbert   Violin
Kurt Reher   Cello
Virginia Majewski   Viola
Alvin Dinkin   Viola
Carl Fortina   Accordion
Jack Sperling   Percussion
Eleanor Slatkin   Cello
Vincent DeRosa   Horn
Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash   Trombone
Plas Johnson   Saxophone
Victor Feldman   Percussion
Herman Clebanoff   Violin
David Frisina   Violin
Harry Klee   Saxophone
Ronald Langinger   Saxophone
Raphael Kramer   Cello
Frank Flynn   Percussion
Anne Goodman   Cello
Stanley Harris   Viola
Irma Neumann   Violin
James Rowles   Piano
Robert Ostrowsky   Viola
Armand Karpoff   Cello
Lou Klass   Violin
Samuel Cytron   Violin
Ambrose Russo   Violin
Alexander Neiman   Viola
Benny Gill   Violin
Richard Perissi   Horn
Erno Neufeld   Violin
Keith Mitchell   Bass
Anatol Kaminsky   Violin
Marvin Limonick   Violin
Thelma Beach   Violin

Technical Credits

Joe Reisman   Producer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Jordi Pujol   Producer
Jim Malloy   Engineer
Henry Mancini   Composer
Chick Crumpacker   Digital Producer
Al Schmitt   Producer