Charade

In celebration of Universal's 100th Anniversary, Intrada proudly presents world premiere release of famous Henry Mancini soundtrack to legendary Stanley Donen romantic thriller in Hitchcock vein, starring handsome Cary Grant, vulnerable Audrey Hepburn, would-be agent Walter Matthau plus baddies George Kennedy and James Coburn. Mancini anchors with justifiably famous rhythmic main theme in triple meter, then follows with haunting variants, romantic ideas, splendid source cues, jazz and - in particular - early examples of trademark dramatic writing with sliding string figures, sustained suspense lines and dissonant brass clusters for effect. Musical highlights are many: grim hook fight scene on rooftops, exciting Metro chase sequences, tuneful opening ski run source numbers for France locales. Special nod to tender, saddened piano & string version of main theme when Hepburn returns from identifying her slain husband, then finds her room completely empty. Scene sets stage for one of the most sophisticated thrillers of the sixties, Mancini punctuates it all the way to final twist! Mancini re-recorded brief highlights for RCA label in 1963, sadly left off all tender & haunting variants of main theme plus - incredibly - virtually all dramatic scoring. Now enjoy at last the complete 77-minute soundtrack. 1. Charade Logo 0:25 2. Main Title 2:25 3. Mégève 3:14 4. Latin Snowfall 2:13 5. Positive Identification 2:09 6. Empty Room 2:35 7. Bye Bye Charlie 3:49 8. Punch And Judy 2:00 9. Mambo Parisienne 2:15 10. Orange Tamouré 1:30 11. Mean Cat 2:42 12. Confide In Me 3:35 13. Don't Trust Him 3:35 14. Bistro 3:24 15. Street (Bistro #2) 2:07 16. Hook Fight 5:26 17. Fatherly Talk 1:48 18. Poor Dead Herman 2:33 19. Notre Dame and Drip-Dry Waltz 4:33 20. Bateau Mouche 3:02 21. Charade 2:09 22. Gideon Goes Down 1:21 23. Carousel Medly 5:17 24. Stamps 1:17 25. Metro Chase 2:25 26. Son Of Metro Chase 3:04 27. Game Over 1:37 28. True Identity and Finale 3:54