Kritzerland's next limited edition CD (1000 units) will feature Ken Thorne's score for the 1968 comedy INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU. The film, made during the 11-year gap between A Shot in the Dark and The Return of the Pink Panther, was the only one of the original Clouseau films for which neither Peter Sellers nor Blake Edwards nor Henry Mancini were involved (though Clouseau screenwriter Frank Waldman co-wrote four of the later Panther sequels), with Alan Arkin taking over the title role and Bud Yorkin directing. The score featured none of Mancini's famous themes, with Oscar-winner Thorne providing his own material including a whimsical new theme for the inspector. The Kritzerland features the same cues as the original UA LP, which comprises the bulk of the original score.

Their Special Collection release, limited to 1200 units, features music from three war films released in the 1950s by 20th Century Fox - Alfred Newman's music for the 1952 remake of WHAT PRICE GLORY?, Roy Webb's music for 1951's FIXED BAYONETS, and Leigh Harline's music for 1953's THE DESERT RATS (which includes Daniele Amfitheatrof's prologue music for its predecessor, The Desert Fox).

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Of course, as a score, it’s as badly in need of expansion as many of the old Bond albums were. But, back then, it just wasn't going to happen.