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
Switch (1991 film) score was canned and replaced by a variation, by Paul Young/Clannad of Joni Mitchel's song "Both Sides". Both the unused Mancini score and the pop song soundtrack were produced on CD in 1991, as a result of which two motion picture soundtrack albums exist for the film. Henry Mancini score Pop soundtrack Switch (1991 film) Switch is a 1991 comedy film written and directed by Blake Edwards. Based on George Axelrod's play "Goodbye Charlie" (and a 1964 film by the same title), it stars Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, JoBeth Williams, and Lorraine Bracco. A promiscuous and rather misogynistic man, Steve