Henry Mancini - Visions of Eight (1973) and 50 similar items

Catalog Number: ABL1-0231 Condition Details: Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). Gate-fold cover looks great; a few creases near edges; light-scuffing and slight discoloration (front/back/inner-gate). Inner-sleeve is original (generic white). Spine is easy-to-read (text is crooked) with mild-wear. Some shelf-wear along top/bottom/right-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use. (Notch in bottom-right.) Tracks: Ludmilla's Theme Pretty Girls Spaced Out Warm Up Soft Flight The Race Salute To The Olympians Olympic Village Ludmilla's Theme (Reprise) Hurdles And Girdles Theme For The Losers Salute To The Olympians (Finale) About The Record: Visions of Eight, by Henry Mancini, remains one of the more intriguing curios in the Henry Mancini canon. Summoned to score a composite documentary spotlighting the historic 1972 Munich Olympics as seen through the eyes of eight different filmmakers, Mancini eschewed the rousing dramatics and epic orchestration one commonly associates with sports-themed projects, instead favoring the jazzy, easy listening sensibility that dominates his music of the period. Mancini's themes celebrate the humanity of the Olympians as much as their athletic achievements. It's telling that the most memorable melody, Theme for the Losers, overflows with emotions spanning from sorrow to hope but avoids the cliches associated with both victory and defeat. The exquisite Ludmilla's Theme and the infectious Pretty Girls similarly avoid the tried and true. Only the big-band-inspired Salute to Olympians embraces the pageantry and scale you'd expect.