Victor Victoria: deluxe edition

Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse took home the Oscar for Best Music, Original Song Score And Its Adaptation at the 1983 Academy Awards for Blake Edwards' comedic masterpiece Victor Victoria. Receiving a total of seven Oscar nominations, the film about a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman starring Edwards' wife Julie Andrews continues to beguile and charm audiences over three decades after it hit the big screen. Henry Mancini received his first Oscar nomination in 1955, later scooping four wins across a prolific Hollywood career that includes Moon River from Breakfast At Tiffanys and the title song of Days Of Wine And Roses. Lyricist Leslie Bricusse is a British song-writing legend with an extensive catalogue of worldwide hits which include Goldfinger, You Only Live Twice and Candy Man through to a vast range of musicals. Mancini's long partnership with Blake Edwards began in television in the 1950s with Peter Gunn and had continued through the decades. The period score he createdwas a perfect match for the director's screenplay and Mancini's long friendship with Julie Andrews enabled him to write songs for her incredible octave range. From the beautiful ballad Crazy World to the show-stopping Le Jazz Hot this release brings together the entire score with bonus tracks, not least Robert Preston's hilarious rehearsal of the song Shady Dame From Seville.

Tracklist

1. Main Title (Crazy World)
2. Cherry Ripe – Julie Andrews
3. Alone In Paris
4. Gay Paree – Robert Preston
5. You And Me (Orchestral Underscore Version 1)
6. You And Me/The Idea
7. Enter Leclou
8. A Sub For Lover
9. King's Can Can
10. Le Jazz Hot – Julie Andrews & Company
11. Medley: Le Jazz Hot (Bows)/The Unveiling
12. You And Me (Orchestral Underscore Version 2)
13. I'm Horny
14. Chicago, Illinois
15. The Shady Dame From Seville – Julie Andrews
16. Cat And Mouse
17. Chicago, Illinois – Lesley Ann Warren & Company
18. The Big Lift
19. Elegant
20. Drag Blues
21. You And Me – Robert Preston & Julie Andrews
22. Bedroom Radio
23. Crazy World (Le Matelot Club)
24. You And Me (Orchestral Underscore Version 3)
25. Crazy World – Julie Andrews
26. Medley: Crazy World/Sad Victoria
27. King's Can Can (Reprise)
28. The Shady Dame From Seville – Robert Preston
29. Finale (Shady Dame/Le Jazz Hot/Crazy World/You And Me)
30. You And Me (Original Soundtrack Album Version) – Robert Preston & Julie Andrews
31. The Shady Dame From Seville (Rehearsal) – Robert Preston