Charade [SOUNDTRACK]

Henry Mancini

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 31, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1963
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Jvc / Xrcd
• ASIN: B00005LVZ2
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #440,152 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
This is Mancini at this peak! If you've seen this movie featuring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn you need no further convincing of the effectiveness of this soundtrack. What you may not realize is how strong the pieces are individually. This XRCD was mastered from the 1963 three track master tapes. Charade. Music From The Motion Picture Score composed and conducted by Henry Mancini. Recorded on July 1, 2 and 3, 1963 at RCA Victor's Music Center of the World, Hollywood California.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite soundtracks of all time, May 4, 2006

By	Mark Welsh "Doobiewah" (Mayberry, NC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My mother bought the album shortly after the movie debuted in winter of 1963 and our entire family fell in love with it immediately. Being only eight when the movie was released, I did not see it until the early 1970's and was not disappointed. Like a prior reviewer, I do agree that "The Drip-Dry Waltz" and its accompanying sequence were a low-point in an otherwise stellar and entertaining movie and soundtrack. I'm not too fond of "Goodbye, Charlie", either.

My favorites are the three versions of the title track, the best being the instrumental played over the opening credits. Also the beautiful "Latin Snowfall", the romantic "Bateau Mouche", the energetic "Orange Tamoure" and the joyful "Bistro". The soundtrack and the movie are a snapshot of more innocent times, which were shattered by the assassination of JFK by the time the film was released. This was Cary Grant's swan song as leading man, this last time to the beautiful Audrey Hepburn, and this film was a true last gasp of the romance and sophistication of old Paris, and the death of a pre-Beatlemania world where cultural standards were still set by adults. The soundtrack is a fitting tribute to this world, soon to vanish, and stands on its own as not only a great soundtrack, but one of the final great mood music albums.

5.0 out of 5 stars Cocktail party time!, April 8, 2006

By	Malena (Soquel, CA) - See all my reviews

This is great cocktail party music. I don't know what it is about it, but it just reminds me of martinis and cosmopolitans. I just love this soundtrack. Every track is unique and zippy with lots of flair with probably the exception being the "Drip Dry Waltz" which wasn't one of my favorite parts of the movie either.

Latin Snowfall is particularly appealing to me and be sure to go back and watch the scene of Audrey Hepburn skiing in France to enjoy the track along with the movie.

5.0 out of 5 stars Mancini Masterpiece, August 20, 2004

By	W. Pender "honuscat" (Cathedral City, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was always was one of my favorite soundtracks, from when the LP was first issued. This remastered CD is a treasure and represents one of the best from Mr. Mancini.