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Friday, September 6, 2019

The Hawaiians - Henry Mancini

Pineapple Pirates
The Hawaiians
Original Motion Picture Score
Music Composed and Conducted by Henry Mancini
Arrangements by Henry Mancini
Produced by LeRoy Holmes
Engineering by John Norman
Art Direction: Frank Gauna
Recorded at Glen Glenn Sound, Hollywood, California
United Artists Records UAS 5210
1970

Featured artists:

David Ming Yueh Liang - Cheng (Chinese Zither & Hsun (Chinese Ocarina)
Kayoko Wakita - Koto
Patti Shirai - Bass Koto
Art Smith - Chinese Flute
Emil Richards - Santure (Oriental Cymbalum)
Gene Cipriano - Hichiriki (Japanese Oboe)

From Billboard - July 4, 1970: Henry Mancini has taken traditional Hawaiian, Chinese and Japanese melodies and blended them into an exotic score full of musical surprises. The sound is enriched by the use of three members of a Japanese concert ensemble whose authenticity helps Mancini get his musical message across.

Theme From "The Hawaiians (Main Title)
Auntie's Theme
Pineapple Pirates
Music For A Japanese Bath
Quiet Thoughts
Fumiko
Molakai
The Streets Of Chinatown
Theme From "The Hawaiians (Homecoming)
Auntie's Theme (End Title)

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