The Pink Panther (1963 film) Mancini, performed by his orchestra. In 2001, the soundtrack album was awarded a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. In 2005, the score was listed at #20 on AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores. The distinctive tenor saxophone of Plas Johnson is heard on the main title theme music. Bibliography The Pink Panther (1963 film) The Pink Panther is a 1963 American comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and co-written by Edwards and Maurice Richlin, starring David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Capucine and Claudia Cardinale. The film introduced the cartoon character of the same name, in an opening credits sequence
Ron Goodwin military bands in the UK. He wrote the scores for "Of Human Bondage" (1964), "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines" (1965), Alfred Hitchcock's "Frenzy" (1972, replacing Henry Mancini), two movies featuring Morecambe and Wise, and the Norman Wisdom film, "The Early Bird" (1965). Goodwin's score for the 1966 film "The Trap" is now used by the BBC as the theme to the London Marathon coverage. A 30-second variation of his 1969 composition for the film "Monte Carlo or Bust" is used as the intro for the BBC Radio Four panel game "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue". Goodwin wrote