€ 29,00
World premiere of expanded original soundtrack to Jack Cardiff spy thriller with Rod Taylor, Trevor Howard, Jill St. John. Lalo Schifrin pays hommage to spy craze of sixties but (like movie) keeps tongue in cheek. Tunes dominate with plethora of bossa nova, swinging moods, zesty marches, other mod ideas. In balance are punchy orchestral action riffs, generally positioned near end of score: low brass, left-hand piano, tympani get action spotlight. Bonus tracks include original 1966 MGM album versions of three selections. Shirley Bassey sings brazen James Bond-ish title theme. Presented in stereo from combination of surviving master elements, mint copy of original MGM stereo LP. Lalo Schifrin conducts.