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Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse, Julie Andrews, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren - Victor/Victoria (1982 Film Soundtrack)

Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse, Julie Andrews, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren - Victor/Victoria (1982 Film Soundtrack)

Band: Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse, Julie Andrews, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren Title: Victor/Victoria (1982 Film Soundtrack) Rating: Release Date: 18 June, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Main Title (Crazy World) 2: Cherry Ripe - Julie Andrews 3: Alone In Paris 4: Gay Paree - Robert Preston 5: You And Me 6: You And Me/The Idea 7: Enter Leclou 8: A Sub For Lover 9: King's Can Can 10: Le Jazz Hot - Julie Andrews 11: Medley: Le Jazz Hot (Bows)/The Unveiling 12: You And Me 13: I'm Horny 14: Chicago, Illinois 15: The Shady Dame From Seville - Julie Andrews 16: Cat And Mouse 17: Chicago, Illinois - Lesley Ann 18: The Big Lift 19: Elegant 20: Drag Blues 21: You And Me - Julie Andrews 22: Bedroom Radio 23: Carzy World (Le Matelot Club) 24: You And Me 25: Crazy World - Julie Andrews 26: Medley: Crazy World/Sad Victoria 27: King's Can Can (Reprise) 28: The Shady Dame From Seville - Robert Preston 29: Finale (Shady Dame/Le Jazz Hot/Crazy World/You And Me) 30: You And Me (Original Soundtrack Album Version) - Julie Andrews 31: The Shady Dame From Seville (Rehearsal) - Robert Preston

Editoral Review Nineteen eighty-two's transgender-themed, depression-era romp once again teamed director Blake Edwards with longtime musical collaborator Henry Mancini (whose work here alongside lyricist Leslie Bricusse netted him a Best Song Score Oscar®). Largely moribund since the mid-'60s, the Hollywood film musical has only occasionally piqued the interest of an ambitious filmmaker in the decades since. But the real news was Edwards's casting of screen musical legend Julie Andrews--his wife--in the typecasting-be-damned lead role of the down-on-her-luck singer who eventually triumphs by passing herself off as both sides of a female impersonator cabaret act. Mancini's score is as playful as the premise, lampooning everything from stuffy operatic clichés to the "hot jazz" of '30s Parisian cabaret with his deft melodic touch, while he and Bricusse serve up a spare, if nigh-perfect slate of songs to match. Highlighted by Andrews's diva-mocking "Cherry Ripe," sultry takes of "Le Jazz Hot" and "The Shady Dame from Seville," and the show-stopping "Crazy World," the soundtrack also gets masterful turns from fellow musical-comedy legend Robert Preston on the campy "Gay Paree" and an outtake of "You and Me"(a duet with Andrews) as well as Lesley Ann Warren's ditzy delight, "Chicago, Illinois. " This remastered 20th-anniversary edition is also fleshed out by 10 previously unreleased cues from Mancini's evocative orchestral score and a rehearsal take of "Shady Lady from Seville. " --Jerry McCulley .. You can see a complete list of all Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse, Julie Andrews, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren discography, or go back to the Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse, Julie Andrews, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren tabs