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confession: most of my favorite film music was introduced to me by other artists. for example, early in my research of John Zorn i came across his tribute to Ennio Morricone. through that, and familiarity with The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, (my mother's favorite movie), i began to absolutely absorb Morricone. (Zorn also turned me on to John Barry --James Bond, A Shot in the Dark--, Serge Gainsbourg, Burt Bacharach, and T. Rex through three respective tribute compilations). i probably would not have taken Henry Mancini so seriously were it not for Fantomas's album The Director's Cut, which featured two Mancini covers. of course, the Fantomas versions are very much in their vein, but the strength of the material (always) begs further investigation.
before these, all i knew of Mancini were "Baby Elephant Walk" and "The Pink Panther", both extremely high on the cheddar scale. but i absolutely love the playful twists of the main melodic theme throughout the score to Charade, and the opening sequence of Experiment In Terror, the film, are three incredibly dark, deep and resonant picked-string tones, which then lead into this song. i'm fairly certain the instrument carrying the walking line in the 'theme' is a baritone guitar and not a bass. they recur throughout the film every now and again, as if the tones themselves are an element/harbinger of danger. i swear i could watch the opening 60 seconds of this movie for hours on a loop.
and i can't tell you how cool it is that you love these songs as much as i do. it's not everyday you can rap with a young woman about Mancini soundtracks, let alone a young woman who will readily sing a few lines when she finds them appropriate. it's just one of the many reasons i love you like a cat loves naps.
i have some exciting news today. will wait to tell you later. happiness!
LRV, b
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