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
Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet and published in 1971 on a LP ""Rakkaustarina"". The song has been very popular in Finland and several Finnish artists have covered it after Simola. A third version is called ""Ai Giochi Addio"", featuring lyrics by Elsa Morante, and has been performed by opera singers including Luciano Pavarotti and Natasha Marsh. Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet "Love Theme from "Romeo and Juliet"", also known as "A Time for Us", is an instrumental arranged by Henry Mancini (from Nino Rota's music written for Franco Zeffirelli's film of "Romeo and Juliet", starring Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey). It was a number-one