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Celebrating Henry Mancini At 100
12-Dec-2024 -

Quartet Records, in collaboration with Paramount Pictures, presents the premiere vinyl edition of the actual film tracks composed and conducted by Henry Mancini for Breakfast At Tiffany's, the landmark, bittersweet romantic comedy directed by Blake Edwards in 1961.The new vinyl boom has given them the irresistible opportunity to release the original score on a luxurious double LP, with all the music, the dramatic score and the source music—music to love, to cry, to dance and to be moved by.

Also in collaboration with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sony Music and the Henry Mancini Estate, Quartet Records presents the premiere release of the original film tracks of Henry Mancini’s Academy Award-nominated, iconic score for The Pink Panther (1964), celebrating its 60th anniversary. This double CD presents in the first disc the actual film score from the original master recordings with the original session at the Samuel Goldwyn Studios in 1963, preserved in mint condition and originally recorded in mono. It also includes some alternate versions and unused music. The second disc contains the remastered album Mancini recorded for RCA with new arrangements of the more commercial tracks.

In association with Paramount Pictures, Sony Music, the Henry Mancini Estate and the Johnny Mercer Estate, a remastered and extensively expanded deluxe edition of Blake Edwards’ 1970 big-budget musical-war-romantic comedy Darling Lili is presented by Quartet RecordsThis edition has been painstakingly produced, restored and mastered by Chris Malone, working from the first-generation album master and mono and stereo elements provided by Paramount Pictures. It includes the historic RCA album with the original songs beautifully performed by Julie Andrews, Mancini’s complete underscore for the film, plus some curious extras such as the demos played by Johnny Mercer before filming that include two unreleased Mancini-Mercer songs that were not included in the film. Instrumental versions of the songs round out the program.

Finally, Quartet Records, in collaboration with Paramount Pictures, presents a remastered, remixed and expanded edition of one of Henry Mancini’s most evocative and powerful dramatic scores: The Molly MaguiresFor this centenary celebration of Henry Mancini, Chris Malone remixed the score, eliminating the unpleasant hiss in previous editions using new technology. They were also fortunate that new elements appeared in the Paramount vaults, and the score has been released in a more complete form, with more than 20 minutes of previously unreleased cues, and revised and alternate versions. Finally, Charles Strouse’s unused score has been newly remixed and included in this set.

For more info and ordering, visit Quartet Records.





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