PENELOPE / BACHELOR IN PARADISE -- SCREEN ARCHIVES ENTERTAINMENT
    Screen Archives Entertainment Screen Archives Entertainment    
   Home  Shipping Rates  Order Info  Contact Us  Links  Change Style
  search tips
   [log in]   [new customer?]  [join mailing list]
  Essential SSL


  
Our Price: $49.95
Bookmark and Share
Label:
Number: OOPFSM0718

PENELOPE / BACHELOR IN PARADISE (CD)
Composed by: Henry Mancini, John Williams

SEALED

Prepare to swing with two '60s comedy scores by a pair of famous composers who are more connected than one might think: besides being friends, John Williams was at one time the piano player for Henry Mancini on soundtracks as famous as Peter Gunn. In the '60s, Williams cut his composing teeth on a parade of often silly comedies and farces—exactly the type of film that, in its most classy form, was Mancini's Pink Panther stock-in-trade.

Penelope (1966) was a Natalie Wood vehicle combining romantic comedy, psychological mystery, and utter farce. Wood stars as Penelope Elcott, a devil-may-care society woman who takes to bank robbery out of frustration with her workaholic husband; the sprawling supporting cast included Dick Shawn and Peter Falk. Shot on location in New York City, the film provided the kind of grand tapestry on which "Johnny" Williams could lay the groundwork for his future composing styles, both madcap and serious: the score features swinging jazz tracks, Lost in Space-styled wackiness, and startling dramatic moments foreshadowing his "blockbuster" styles for Irwin Allen (The Towering Inferno) and Steven Spielberg (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial).

Penelope was released on LP at the time of the film; however, except for the title song, the album was entirely re-recorded, emphasizing the film's source music. Disc one of this 2CD set features the never-before-released original soundtrack to Penelope followed by the complete LP program. Additional original soundtrack cues to Penelope (outtakes and alternates) are located at the end of disc two, making this the complete Penelope presentation.

The majority of disc two features a complete Henry Mancini soundtrack: Bachelor in Paradise, a romantic comedy starring Bob Hope as a "sex-pert" author sent by his publisher to a suburban California community. There he educates the local wives in spicing up their marriages, runs afoul of the timid tract-house ways, and falls for a bachelorette played by Lana Turner.

Mancini's score for Bachelor in Paradise emphasizes a title song (lyrics by Mack David) which was nominated for an Academy Award—losing to Mancini's own "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's. The balance of the score features the kind of colorful Mancini jazz and mood cues which would make him a household name in the 1960s, shimmering with color, charm and melody—a lost gem from Mancini's most creative period. A bonus section includes the film's source music.

This 2CD set is entirely in stereo, with original soundtrack selections remixed from the 35mm three-track recordings. Liner notes are by Jeff Eldridge and Lukas Kendall.

PENELOPE
1-1 Penelope / Building Pan
1-2 To Bergdorf's / Shoe Fly
1-3 Anthropology
1-4 Wedding Reception / Don't Be Jealous / Stolen Earrings
1-5 Sabada And Ducky / Forgotten Shoes
1-6 Penny's Arcade
1-7 Lenses And Contacts
1-8 Shopping Around / The Thrift Shop / Vintage Pastrami / Sabada's Salon
1-9 Muzak
1-10 At The Art Museum
1-11 Penny's Hobbies / Poolside / La Bostella / Penny's Loot
1-12 Mannix Follows Penny / Mannix Complicity
1-13 Anonymous Friends
1-14 Mildred's Mission
1-15 Penny's Party
1-16 Penny Runs Away / Penny's Substitute
1-17 James's Vision / Patient Cured
1-18 End Title

PENELOPE Album Recording
1-19 Penelope
1-20 Poolside
1-21 Penny's Arcade
1-22 La Bostella
1-23 The Girl In The Yellow Dress
1-24 Penelope (Instrumental)
1-25 Penelope (Love Theme)
1-26 Girl Chase
1-27 The Sun Is Grey
1-28 Sadaba
1-29 At The Art Museum
1-30 The Mad Professor

BACHELOR IN PARADISE
2-1 Main Title
2-2 Home Again / Entering Paradise
2-3 Welcome
2-4 Drum Effects / Bachelor In Paradise
2-5 Wake Up / Throughout The Day / Wet Thumb
2-6 Top Shelf
2-7 Try It Tonight
2-8 Quite Civilized / Nosey
2-9 Oh Jacques
2-10 The Navel Sisters / Rosemary's Hula / Why Red
2-11 Pickles And Peanut Butter
2-12 A Splendid Piece
2-13 A Real Heel / A Sad Piece
2-14 Welcome Home / On The Couch
2-15 Wolf In Paradise
2-16 Sexy Ideas
2-17 Ancient Ritual

BONUS TRACKS - BACHELOR IN PARADISE
2-18 Bachelor In Paradise (Demo Version)
2-19 The Riviera
2-20 How About You
2-21 Easy To Love
2-22 Alone
2-23 Invitation
2-24 Green Dolphin Street
2-25 Star Eyes
2-26 Belly Buttons And Booze
2-27 Doorbell Effect

BONUS TRACKS - PENELOPE
2-28 Penelope (Original Ending)
2-29 Onward Christian Soldiers / Happy Days
2-30 James Breaks Even
2-31 Village Party
2-32 The Sun Is Grey (Film Version)
2-33 The Sun Is Grey (Alternate)

  
We also recommend:
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
$9.95
 
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
$9.95
 
MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE "E.T."
$9.95
 
  
Last Items Viewed:
  
Reviews and Comments: (0)
All times US Eastern   |   login to post your own review or comments.
There are no reviews or comments yet. Log in or register to post your own reviews or comments.
 YOUR CART
  Your cart is empty.
TOP WEEKLY CDS
1 THE FOOD OF THE GODS / FROGS (1000 EDITION)
2 THE GOLDEN AGE OF HORROR VOL. 1 (LIMITED EDITION)
3 DE SADE (1000 EDITION)
4 THE INTRUDER WITHIN / STARCROSSED (500 EDITION)
5 NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1990) (REMASTERED/LIMITED EDITION)
6 STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES – THE 1701 COLLECTION VOL 7 (2CD)
7 THE OTHER (DELUXE EDITION)
8 A RAISIN IN THE SUN (REISSUE) / REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT (EXPANDED)
9 I, DESIRE (REMASTERED/500 EDITION)
10 THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS (5000 EDITION)

TOP WEEKLY DVD/BLU-RAY TITLES
1 WORLD OF GIANTS - THE COMPLETE SERIES (1959)
2 THE CREATURE WASN'T NICE (DIRECTOR'S CUT DVD)
3 THE FIRM (2009)
4 THE RAIN KILLER (1990 / 1000 LIMITED EDITION)
5 10 RILLINGTON PLACE (1971)
6 BABY BOOM (1987)
7 A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY (1987)
8 NASHVILLE GIRL (1976 / 1000 LIMITED EDITION) (SPECIAL PROMOTION)
9 ANGEL (AKA DANNY BOY / 1982)
10 MEET JOHN DOE (Blu-ray) (1941)

 
© 2024 Screen Archives Entertainment