Breakfast At Tiffany’s – HENRY MANCINI*****

Moon River/Something For Cat/Sally’s Tomato/Mr Yunioshi/The Big Blow Out/Hub Caps & Tail Lights/Breakfast At Tiffany’s/Latin Golightly/Holly/Loose Caboose/The Big Heist/Moon River Cha Cha

Breakfast At Tiffany’s, an iconic movie, featuring the elegant Audrey Hepburn style, together with the unforgettable main theme Moon River, cemented the reputation of arranger and composer Henry Mancini. (US:1)

“With his score for Breakfast At Tiffany's, Henry Mancini truly established himself as the pre-eminent composer of film music. With these songs, as well as with his overall arrangement of the music, Mancini radically challenged the entire era that movie music should provide background and exist as a secondary and relatively formulaic accompaniment to the picture and dialogue. Mancini wanted his music to be conspicuous; he was at the forefront of shifting the aesthetic of motion picture music in Hollywood toward his concept.”

“The elegant Hepburn cover pose, together with the classic Moon River, provide the obvious attractions. In addition, Mancini offers up his usual great music for this movie. This is a fine example of how movie music in the golden age of Hollywood was better than any being composed today.”

“This an important album of the contemporary musical scene. All the songs are excellent and very beautiful, but Moon River is a special jewel. Recommended for all music lovers.”

“There's something ethereal and haunting about Henry Mancini's arrangements, especially his title tunes. They reverberate with longing, melancholy and sweet sadness. Moon River has been recorded by everybody, but nothing quite compares with this Mancini and chorus original. The rest of the score is a dizzyingly high, posh and elegantly friendly. It strikes all the kicky notes you hope it will, delivering Tiffany-styled satisfaction.”

“This is a must-have for lounge fans and any fan of the music of Henry Mancini. My favourite two tracks on the album are the fun Something For Cat and the beautifully romantic Holly. I also think they are particularly representative of the album, being about as different as they can be from one another despite sharing a composer. The album, like these two songs, inspires a range of emotional responses not typically found on the soundtrack albums of today.”