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INTRADA Announces:




ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH
Composed and Conducted by HENRY MANCINI
INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 270

Intrada announces the premiere release of Henry Mancini's score to the 1975 film Once is Not Enough -- what is probably Henry Mancini's most “sixties” sounding score of the seventies. It is rich in both warm and sad melody, chock full of striking combo and big band source cues surely to linger long after the disc stops playing. Fashioning one of his most beautiful main themes, as well as an equally haunting melody for the tender/tragic character of January, the score centers on two primary themes representing the dueling sides of January’s love life. Set against the gleaming gold of an Oscar statuette, the score opens with a theme that sparkles and shimmers with lush strings underscored by sweeping harp glissandi, synthesizer swells and a tinkling bell-like figure, setting the stage for the rest of this rare Mancini gem to follow.

For this premiere release, Intrada had access to the 2″ 16-track session masters vaulted by Paramount in pristine condition.

Kirk Douglas stars as a down-on-his-luck producer who marries the fifth-wealthiest woman in the world (Alexis Smith) to provide for his daughter, January (Deborah Raffin), a young woman suffering from a serious daddy complex. George Hamilton stars as January’s suave suitor, Melina Mercouri is a Garbo-like recluse, and Brenda Vaccaro provides an Oscar-nominated jolt of energy as a sexually ferocious magazine editor.

INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 270
Retail Price: $19.99
Available NOW
For track listing and sound samples, please visit
http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.8614/.f

Wonderful release, I've been hoping for this one for a long time, ordered! Thanks Intrada!

Sounds very good. Discoveries of rarities such as this is what makes this hobby extra special.

I wasn't sure I needed any more of the easy-listening style of Mancini until I started, well, listening - and it was easy to say yes!

I had to pull out my copy of Return of the Pink Panther, a contemporaneous score, to listen to while waiting.

Thanks so much for all you all have done bringing seemingly lost or obscure Mancini to the forefront - I've just caught up with all the other releases you've put out, and now my collection will be complete!

Well, except for 99 and 44 100 percent Dead which I foolishly missed, but that's ok, I can spend twice as much time with Condorman! Condorman? Yes, Connn -dor - mannn!

...a very nice release, indeed.

Order placed and thanks so much Intrada!...

Listening now to Once Is Not Enough, excellent release of this highly enjoyable Henry Mancini score! I received my copy this afternoon, think I'm on my fourth listen now. Thanks Intrada, and thanks also for the great mail order speedy service!