Guide For The Married Man, A (1967)

Composer(s):
John Williams

Released in:
1967

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Heeeere's Johnny!
by filmfactsman (June 2, 2005)
A long time ago in a Galaxy closer to Earth lived a wonderful composer named Johnny Williams who, along with his contemporaries Frank (DeVol), Neal (Hefti), Nelson (Riddle), Johnny (Mandel) and Vic (Mizzy), scored some of the brightest '60s comedies in Hollywood. His highlights included "John Goldfarb Please Come Home", "How to Steal a Million", "Not With My Wife, You Don't!", "Penelope" and "Fitzwilly". With the recent 2000 release of "A Guide for the Married Man", Film
Score Monthly has made up for the 33 year delay of one of the best "sex farce" film scores of the 60s to finally make it to "vinyl" - or in this case, CD. But don't let the fact that this score is dated keep you away from it. At its heart, it has many of the enjoyable Williams traits that we all loved about his television work ("Gilligan's Island", "Lost in Space" and "The Time Tunnel"). There are also a few bonus tracks included on the album, including some source music (as well as a track by Frank DeVol) and some alternate cue takes. The results are sparkling. The liner notes and packaging are high quality, and very informative. The groovy title song "Guide For The Married Man", performed by The Turtles, fits both the film and the times like a silk glove. The Turtles were one of the hottest American bands in the U.S. in 1967, having the #1 single that summer with "Happy Together". When the film became a major hit, you might say that "The Summer of Love" included the "older generation" as well.

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