Touch Of Evil: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Henry Mancini | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 13, 1993)
• Original Release Date: 1958
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B0000014TD
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,925 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Main Title

2. Borderline Montuna

3. Strollin' Blues

4. Around Orson

5. Reflection

6. Tana's Theme

7. Flashing Nuisance

8. The Boss

9. Pidgeon Caged

10. Rock Me to Sleep

11. The Big Drag

12. Ku Ku

13. Susan

14. Son of Raunchy

15. Lease Breaker

16. Background to Murder

17. Bar Room Rock

18. Blues Pianola

19. Something for Susan

20. The Chase

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic noir atmospherics, October 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Touch Of Evil: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Almost as good as "Crime Jazz." The instrumental early rock'n'roll pieces are sinister -- there's more of this than I remember in the film. The whole thing flows like a sleazy symphony.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Musical Score Ever?, September 2, 2000

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Rob Lightner - See all my reviews

This review is from: Touch Of Evil: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Mancini and Welles collaborated intensively to create the perfect soundtrack for the perfect B-movie. Even the upbeat numbers, like "Orson Around," reflect the sinister glow of the film, which captured Welles' critique of our amoral yet moralistic world wondefully. Others simply set the tone for onscreen action--no stretching for transcendence here. But the very simplicity and even humility of Mancini's score elevate Touch of Evil to the top of the film-music pantheon; it is perfectly integrated with the visuals and evokes them flawlessly when played alone.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thumbs up!!!, October 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Touch Of Evil: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

TOUCH OF EVIL has the ultimate film noir soundtrack I've ever heard in that decade. It is perhaps Henry Mancini's best soundtrack he ever did from about 1957-62. Should be listened to by any film buff or pro.