History for AwesomeMusic/HenryMancini

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* Averted, however, with his last piece of work- the theme to the infamous 1990 revival of ''Series/TicTacDough''- not a very good theme at all, game show or otherwise.

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Track titles do not go in italics. Also doing a spot of namespacing. And this page has a serious problem with Weblinks Are Not Examples. Mancini was a brilliant composer; finding a few words to say about why these awesome tracks are, indeed, awesome shouldn\'t be difficult.

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* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JK_qiOI6I0 Main Title]]'' from ''A Touch Of Evil''.

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* ~~''[[http://www.~~[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JK_qiOI6I0 Main ~~Title]]''~~ Title]] from ''A Touch Of Evil''.

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** The ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjq0WDvapow theme]]'' to the second ''PinkPanther'' movie, ''AShotInTheDark'', is even cooler. It also became the theme to "The Inspector" cartoons based on the Clouseau character.

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** The ~~''[[http://www.~~[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjq0WDvapow ~~theme]]''~~ theme]] to the second ''PinkPanther'' movie, ~~''AShotInTheDark'',~~ ''Film/AShotInTheDark'', is even cooler. It also became the theme to "The Inspector" cartoons based on the Clouseau character.

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* One of the coolest TV themes ever, the theme to ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah9jQ6_8smQ Peter Gunn]]'', heard later in ''Film/TheBluesBrothers''. JohnWilliams played piano in the original version.
* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPXu76Pr3yI music in the opening titles]] to ''{{Charade}}'' starring CaryGrant and Creator/AudreyHepburn.
* For a time, Mancini also composed themes for [[Creator/{{NBC}} NBC News]]; composing their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-qhX_Ps5XI theme for the NBC Nightly News]] during [[TheSeventies the late 1970s]]. However, he saved his best work with NBC for their ElectionNight coverage with this classic theme called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aSkQA0FXgo Salute to the President]]" used from [[LongRunner 1976 until 1992]].

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* One of the coolest TV themes ever, the theme to ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah9jQ6_8smQ Peter Gunn]]'', heard later in ''Film/TheBluesBrothers''. ~~JohnWilliams~~ Creator/JohnWilliams played piano in the original version.
* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPXu76Pr3yI music in the opening titles]] to ~~''{{Charade}}''~~ ''Film/{{Charade}}'' starring ~~CaryGrant~~ Creator/CaryGrant and Creator/AudreyHepburn.
* For a time, Mancini also composed themes for [[Creator/{{NBC}} NBC News]]; composing their ~~[[https://www.~~[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-qhX_Ps5XI theme for the NBC Nightly News]] during [[TheSeventies the late 1970s]]. However, he saved his best work with NBC for their ElectionNight coverage with this classic theme called ~~"[[https://www.~~"[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aSkQA0FXgo Salute to the President]]" used from [[LongRunner 1976 until 1992]].

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* For a time, Mancini also composed themes for [[Creator/{{NBC}} NBC News]]; composing their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-qhX_Ps5XI theme for the NBC Nightly News]] during [[TheSeventies the late 1970s]]. However, he saved his best work with NBC for their [[ElectionNight]] coverage with this classic theme called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aSkQA0FXgo Salute to the President]]" used from [[LongRunner 1976 until 1992]].

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* For a time, Mancini also composed themes for [[Creator/{{NBC}} NBC News]]; composing their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-qhX_Ps5XI theme for the NBC Nightly News]] during [[TheSeventies the late 1970s]]. However, he saved his best work with NBC for their ~~[[ElectionNight]]~~ ElectionNight coverage with this classic theme called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aSkQA0FXgo Salute to the President]]" used from [[LongRunner 1976 until 1992]].

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added Mancini\'s NBC themes, particularly the 1976-1992 Election theme

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcVnnqBSkRg "The Sweetheart Tree"]] from ''TheGreatRace''.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcVnnqBSkRg "The Sweetheart Tree"]] from ~~''TheGreatRace''.~~''Film/TheGreatRace''.

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Just updating some dead links.

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* From ''Victor/Victoria'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsHVLaNsCSg "Le Jazz Hot"]].

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* From ''Victor/Victoria'', [[http://www.youtube.~~com/watch?v=qsHVLaNsCSg~~ com/watch?v=N_iBkfz_mz8 "Le Jazz Hot"]].

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBpB2TBIiPY "Love Theme"]] from ''Romeo and Juliet''. (Composed by Nino Rota, but Mancini arranged it.)

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* [[http://www.youtube.~~com/watch?v=hBpB2TBIiPY~~ com/watch?v=BjG19cwVR80 "Love Theme"]] from ''Romeo and Juliet''. (Composed by Nino Rota, but Mancini arranged it.)

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gb2AJN4YL0 "Whistling Away the Dark"]] from ''Film/DarlingLili''.

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* [[http://www.youtube.~~com/watch?v=3Gb2AJN4YL0~~ com/watch?v=sB1jnEU7o1A "Whistling Away the Dark"]] from ''Film/DarlingLili''.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_w7RGqN7kg "The Sweetheart Tree"]] from ''TheGreatRace''.

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* [[http://www.youtube.~~com/watch?v=w_w7RGqN7kg~~ com/watch?v=AcVnnqBSkRg "The Sweetheart Tree"]] from ''TheGreatRace''.

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* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32gwZOrn8Lw Main Title]]'' from ''A Touch Of Evil''.

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* ''[[http://www.youtube.~~com/watch?v=32gwZOrn8Lw~~ com/watch?v=0JK_qiOI6I0 Main Title]]'' from ''A Touch Of Evil''.

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* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T7ub8ZIjUY Oklahoma Crude.]]''

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* ''[[http://www.youtube.~~com/watch?v=9T7ub8ZIjUY~~ com/watch?v=QliQFDVNtOY Oklahoma Crude.]]''

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* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfapydagUZQ Soldier in the Rain.]]''

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* ''[[http://www.youtube.~~com/watch?v=CfapydagUZQ~~ com/watch?v=yqV6W0J8N1Y Soldier in the Rain.]]''

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** The ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wfvwKE2UOE theme]]'' to the second ''PinkPanther'' movie, ''AShotInTheDark'', is even cooler. It also became the theme to "The Inspector" cartoons based on the Clouseau character.

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** The ''[[http://www.youtube.~~com/watch?v=_wfvwKE2UOE~~ com/watch?v=Jjq0WDvapow theme]]'' to the second ''PinkPanther'' movie, ''AShotInTheDark'', is even cooler. It also became the theme to "The Inspector" cartoons based on the Clouseau character.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBpB2TBIiPY "Love Theme"]] from ''Romeo and Juliet''.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBpB2TBIiPY "Love Theme"]] from ''Romeo and Juliet''. (Composed by Nino Rota, but Mancini arranged it.)

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gb2AJN4YL0 "Whistling Away the Dark"]] from ''DarlingLili''.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gb2AJN4YL0 "Whistling Away the Dark"]] from ~~''DarlingLili''.~~''Film/DarlingLili''.

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Song titles go in quotes, not italics - and not both.

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* From ''Victor/Victoria'', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsHVLaNsCSg Le Jazz Hot]].''

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* From ''Victor/Victoria'', ~~''[[http://www.~~[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsHVLaNsCSg Le "Le Jazz ~~Hot]].''~~Hot"]].

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* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBpB2TBIiPY Love Theme]] from ''Romeo and Juliet''.

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* ~~''[[http://www.~~[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBpB2TBIiPY ~~Love Theme]]~~ "Love Theme"]] from ''Romeo and Juliet''.

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* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gb2AJN4YL0 Whistling Away the Dark]]'' from ''DarlingLili''.

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* ~~''[[http://www.~~[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gb2AJN4YL0 ~~Whistling~~ "Whistling Away the ~~Dark]]''~~ Dark"]] from ''DarlingLili''.

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* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_w7RGqN7kg The Sweetheart Tree]]'' from ''TheGreatRace''.

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* ~~''[[http://www.~~[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_w7RGqN7kg ~~The~~ "The Sweetheart ~~Tree]]''~~ Tree"]] from ''TheGreatRace''.

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* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2Ktwmnb99Q Baby Elephant Walk]]'' from ''Hatari!''

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* ~~''[[http://www.~~[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2Ktwmnb99Q ~~Baby~~ "Baby Elephant ~~Walk]]''~~ Walk"]] from ''Hatari!''

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* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSEbDPL4p10 It's Easy To Say]]'' from ''10''.
* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hFY171QtDw Meggie's Theme]]'' from ''The Thorn Birds.''
* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSnU2C6qR3Q Breakfast at Tiffany's]]'' and the famous song ''"[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqsWXKxLQak Moon River]]".''

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* ~~''[[http://www.~~[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSEbDPL4p10 ~~It's~~ "It's Easy To ~~Say]]''~~ Say"]] from ''10''.
* ~~''[[http://www.~~[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hFY171QtDw Meggie's ~~Theme]]''~~ Theme]] from ''The Thorn Birds.''
* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSnU2C6qR3Q Breakfast at Tiffany's]]'' and the famous song ~~''"[[http://www.~~"[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqsWXKxLQak Moon River]]".''

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** Then there's ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFst5C3UNYo Hong Kong Fireworks]]'' from ''Revenge of the Pink Panther''.
* One of the coolest TV themes ever, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah9jQ6_8smQ The Peter Gunn theme]]'', heard later in ''TheBluesBrothers''. JohnWilliams played piano in the original version.
* The ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPXu76Pr3yI music in the opening titles]]'' to ''{{Charade}}'' starring CaryGrant and Creator/AudreyHepburn.

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** Then there's ~~''[[http://www.~~[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFst5C3UNYo ~~Hong~~ "Hong Kong ~~Fireworks]]''~~ Fireworks"]] from ''Revenge of the Pink Panther''.
* One of the coolest TV themes ~~ever,~~ ever, the theme to ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah9jQ6_8smQ ~~The~~ Peter ~~Gunn theme]]'',~~ Gunn]]'', heard later in ~~''TheBluesBrothers''.~~''Film/TheBluesBrothers''. JohnWilliams played piano in the original version.
* The ~~''[[http://www.~~[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPXu76Pr3yI music in the opening ~~titles]]''~~ titles]] to ''{{Charade}}'' starring CaryGrant and Creator/AudreyHepburn.

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** Then there's ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFst5C3UNYo Hong Kong Fireworks]]'' from ''Revenge of the Pink Panther''.

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* The ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPXu76Pr3yI music in the opening titles]]'' to ''{{Charade}}'' starring CaryGrant and AudreyHepburn.

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* The ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPXu76Pr3yI music in the opening titles]]'' to ''{{Charade}}'' starring CaryGrant and ~~AudreyHepburn.~~Creator/AudreyHepburn.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZbGrOOJfhc Theme]] from ''The Molly Maguires''.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZbGrOOJfhc Theme]] from ~~''The Molly Maguires''.~~''Film/TheMollyMaguires''.

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* His scores may not be full blown symphonic but his tunes are very catchy and still stand the test of time:
** From ''Victor/Victoria'', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsHVLaNsCSg Le Jazz Hot]].''
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TpvTEb4BaQ The Days of Wine and Roses.]]''
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBpB2TBIiPY Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet]].''
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioqXHhP9lGA Dear Heart]].''
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gb2AJN4YL0 Whistling Away the Dark]]'' from ''Darling Lili''.
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KJNJogfM0I Theme from The Mancini Generation]].''
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZbGrOOJfhc Theme from The Molly Maguires.]]''
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_w7RGqN7kg The Sweetheart Tree]]'' from ''TheGreatRace''.
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGif8Xnf1vw Theme from The Great Mouse Detective.]]''
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32gwZOrn8Lw Main Title]]'' from ''A Touch Of Evil.''
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgI85YLZhzM Two For The Road]].''
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh7PtA6LReg The White Dawn]].''
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5OsLatnCFY Mr. Lucky]].''
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2Ktwmnb99Q Baby Elephant Walk]]'' from ''Hatari!''
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T7ub8ZIjUY Oklahoma Crude.]]''
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozsCsCtzfhk Love Theme from Sunflower]].''
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSEbDPL4p10 It's Easy To Say]]'' from ''10''.
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hFY171QtDw Meggie's Theme]]'' from ''The Thorn Birds.''
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSnU2C6qR3Q Breakfast at Tiffany's]]'' and the famous song ''"[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqsWXKxLQak Moon River]]".''
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArGid94G7BY Experiment in Terror.]]''
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfapydagUZQ Soldier in the Rain.]]''
** And, of course, who can forget the jazzy theme of ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gT4OTYUS-c The Pink Panther]]?''
*** The ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wfvwKE2UOE theme]]'' to the second ''Pink Panther'' movie, ''AShotInTheDark'', is even cooler. It also became the theme to "The Inspector" cartoons based on the Clouseau character.

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* His scores may not be full blown symphonic but his tunes are very catchy and still stand the test of time:
** time.
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* From ''Victor/Victoria'', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsHVLaNsCSg Le Jazz Hot]].''
** * ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TpvTEb4BaQ The Days of Wine and Roses.]]''
** * ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBpB2TBIiPY Love ~~Theme~~ Theme]] from ~~Romeo~~ ''Romeo and Juliet]].''
** Juliet''.
* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioqXHhP9lGA Dear Heart]].''
** * ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gb2AJN4YL0 Whistling Away the Dark]]'' from ''Darling Lili''.
** ''[[http://www.''DarlingLili''.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KJNJogfM0I ~~Theme~~ Theme]] from ~~The~~ ''The Mancini Generation]].''
** ''[[http://www.Generation''.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZbGrOOJfhc ~~Theme~~ Theme]] from ~~The~~ ''The Molly Maguires.]]''
** Maguires''.
* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_w7RGqN7kg The Sweetheart Tree]]'' from ''TheGreatRace''.
** ''[[http://www.* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGif8Xnf1vw ~~Theme~~ Theme]] from The Great Mouse Detective.]]''
** ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective''.
* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32gwZOrn8Lw Main Title]]'' from ''A Touch Of Evil.''
** Evil''.
* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgI85YLZhzM Two For The Road]].''
** * ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh7PtA6LReg The White Dawn]].''
** * ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5OsLatnCFY Mr. Lucky]].''
** * ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2Ktwmnb99Q Baby Elephant Walk]]'' from ''Hatari!''
** * ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T7ub8ZIjUY Oklahoma Crude.]]''
** ''[[http://www.* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozsCsCtzfhk Love ~~Theme~~ Theme]] from Sunflower]].''
** ''Sunflower''.
* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSEbDPL4p10 It's Easy To Say]]'' from ''10''.
** * ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hFY171QtDw Meggie's Theme]]'' from ''The Thorn Birds.''
** * ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSnU2C6qR3Q Breakfast at Tiffany's]]'' and the famous song ''"[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqsWXKxLQak Moon River]]".''
** * ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArGid94G7BY Experiment in Terror.]]''
** * ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfapydagUZQ Soldier in the Rain.]]''
** * And, of course, ~~who can forget~~ the jazzy theme of ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gT4OTYUS-c The Pink Panther]]?''
*** Panther]]''.
** The ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wfvwKE2UOE theme]]'' to the second ~~''Pink Panther''~~ ''PinkPanther'' movie, ''AShotInTheDark'', is even cooler. It also became the theme to "The Inspector" cartoons based on the Clouseau character.

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