The Pink Panther Theme The Pink Panther Theme "The Pink Panther Theme" is an instrumental composition by Henry Mancini written as the theme for the 1963 film "The Pink Panther" and subsequently nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 37th Academy Awards but lost to the Sherman Brothers for "Mary Poppins". The eponymous cartoon character created for the film's opening credits by David DePatie and Friz Freleng was animated in time to the tune. The tenor saxophone solo was played by Plas Johnson. The song was included on the film's soundtrack album and issued as a single (in the United
Chase (instrumental) Chase (instrumental) "Chase" (also known as "The Chase") is a 1978 instrumental composition song by Italian music producer Giorgio Moroder. It was released as a single during 1978 from his Academy Award-winning soundtrack album "Midnight Express" (1978), and was a disco instrumental that was subsequently extended and released as a maxi single. It made the "Billboard" Hot 100 in January 1979, peaking at number 33, and the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 48. Created especially for the film "Midnight Express", Alan Parker, the director of the film, explicitly asked Moroder for a song in the style of "I Feel