The Pink Panther The Pink Panther The Pink Panther is a British-American media franchise primarily focusing on a series of comedy-mystery films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The franchise began with the release of the classic "Pink Panther" film in 1963. The role of Clouseau was originated by and is most closely associated with Peter Sellers. Most of the films were written and directed by Blake Edwards, with theme music composed by Henry Mancini. Elements and characters inspired by the films were adapted into other media, including books, comic books and animated series. The first film in the series
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