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Charade [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
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Charade [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
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Reflecting the European setting of
's 1963 comedy thriller
,
's soundtrack provides an easy listening tour of continental musical history: Parisian cafe songs on
Eastern European gypsy music on
quartets on
and some beer barrel polka on
Thrown in for variety's sake are dashes of
soundtracks, Cossack songs, and
waltzes. With
's typically cohesive approach, though,
doesn't become a messy pastiche (even with his mix of Latin rhythms and classical music on some tracks). And in the spirit of inclusiveness,
also shows his south of the border touch on
(picture
sporting an accordion),
(transcendentally gorgeous bolero, one of his best), and
(bossa nova for the Biarritz set). Also don't overlook one of his biggest hits and finest melodies,
(done here in instrumental, vocal, and carousel? versions). A great
recording made during the same fruitful, early-'60s period that produced two other fine soundtracks of his,
and
. ~ Stephen Cook