The Pink Panther Theme States) in 1964; the single reached the Top 10 on the U.S. "Billboard" adult contemporary chart and won three Grammy Awards. Various recordings of the composition appeared in the opening credits of all "The Pink Panther" films except "A Shot in the Dark" and "Inspector Clouseau". It has also been used in countless works in which the animated Pink Panther appears. "The Pink Panther Theme", composed in the key of E minor, is unusual for Mancini's extensive use of chromaticism. In his autobiography "Did They Mention the Music?" Mancini talked about how he composed the theme music: From 1976 to
The Pink Panther Show and "Misterjaw" entries sourced from new prints of the original film negatives and transferred to videotape, resulting in sharper images. As "The Pink Panther" and "The Ant and the Aardvark" entries were sourced using theatrical prints (sans laugh track), a new, less invasive laugh track being employed on sitcoms at the time was added to the soundtrack for consistency to match the made-for-television "Misterjaw" entries and bumper sequences that retained their respective laugh-tracked soundtracks. The second version also incorporated several of the made-for-television "Pink Panther" entries from "The All New Pink Panther Show". Pre-1978 "Pink Panther" and "Ant and the