The Great Race: Music From The Film Score [Soundtrack]

Henry Mancini | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 19, 2000)
• Original Release Date: July 1, 1965
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: RCA / BMG Spain
• ASIN: B00000JC1B
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,510 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

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

Editorial Reviews

Henry Mancini's soundtrack to director Blake Edward's 1965 comedy starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk & Vivian Vance about the first New York-to-Paris car race. Features all 11 cuts from the original release & the original cover art. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No finish line in sight., August 22, 2001

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Roger Weaver (Cottonwood Falls, Kansas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Great Race: Music From The Film Score (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:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Mancini's best film scores, April 26, 2000

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Edgar Soberon Torchia (Republic of Panama) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great Race: Music From The Film Score (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.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's Mancini--no more to say, August 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Great Race: Music From The Film Score (Audio CD)

Did Henry Mancini ever write a bad soundtrack? This one shows his incredible range, from the romantic (and Oscar nominated) "Sweetheart Tree", to the livelier "He Shouldn'ta Hadn'ta Oughtn'ta Swang on Me" and "Pie-in-the-Face Polka." In between, there's a royal waltz, Professor Fate's ominous theme "Push the Button, Max" and a title piece that manages to work in every All-American tune from "America the Beautiful" to "Dixie."

All in all, great music for a fun movie.