Two for the Road [Soundtrack]

Henry Mancini | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 19, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: RCA Fs Imports
• ASIN: B000027VNS
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146,598 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Two For The Road

2. Something For Audrey

3. The Lovely Life

4. The Chaser

5. Something Loose

6. Happy Barefoot Boy

7. Two For The Road

8. Congarocka

9. Frech Provincial

10. The Donk

11. Domain St. Juste

12. Two For The Road

Editorial Reviews

Mancini's acclaimed 1967 score to the romantic comedy starring Audrey Hepburn.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wistful and Mellow Mancini., May 29, 2002

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Cowboy Buddha "David" (Essex UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Two for the Road (Audio CD)

Two For The Road is a sadly neglected film. Boasting fine direction, a wittily cynical script and two great star performances, it also features one of Henry Mancini's finest scores. The title song is easily the equal of Moon River or Charade. And yet both the film and the music have been unjustly overlooked. But this CD can at least put Mancini's music back into circulation.

Mancini film albums were never taken directly from the soundtrack. Instead, he preferred to go into the studio and do a fresh version of the score, using the same arrangements but without the breaks and edits that film music is usually subjected to. Thus the album flows along, especially once the obligatory choral version of the title song is out of the way.

All the usual Mancini ingredients are here - a bit of jazz, romantic ballads, a quirky theme or two to underline the film's comic moments. And all with that kind of Hollywood-esque French flavour that helped to make Mancini's scores for Charade and A Shot In The Dark so delightful. On a recent drive through France from Calais to Languedoc, I found Two For The Road's title track endlessly popping into my imagination.

The music is old-fashioned by the standards of modern film music, but that is hardly a drawback. Henry Mancini was one of the best - and busiest - film composers of his day. Anyone who doubts his ability to provide both emotion and background should listen to the final track on this CD - the film's final scene. It sums up everything that was good about the film - and Mancini himself.

The only downside is the CD's regrettably brief running time - typical of the albums of the sixties.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Charming score, November 13, 2006

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Nicholas A. Ziinojr (ridge, new york United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Two for the Road (Audio CD)

This is Mancini at his best,and it ranks right up there with his "Charade"
and "Breakfast At Tiffany's" as one of the great romantic scores of the
1960s.The main theme is delightful,one of his best tunes,and both versions
presented here are excellent(The instrumental version is especially so!)
The score makes it very clear why Mancini was so good at scoring this
type of movie.The score fits the film perfectly.A delight.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Mancini, May 28, 2001

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V. Rojas (South Pasadena, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Two for the Road (Audio CD)

Title song is a favorite of many artists including Mancini. Must have especially if you have a 280 SL. Mancini pure and clean. Love it.