Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1969 comedy Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (aka Monte Carlo or Bust!) directed by Ken Annakin and starring Tony Curtis, Terry-Thomas, Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Bourvil, Mireille Darc, Marie Dubois, Lando Buzzanca, Gert Fröbe and Jack Hawkins. The 2-CD set features the complete original score from the Paramount Pictures production composed and conducted by Ron Goodwin (Where Eagles Dare, Squadron 633, Frenzy), including over 45 minutes of previously unreleased music. Also included are several versions of the title song by Jimmy Durante. The 50th Anniversary Special Edition soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples.
The label has also announced remastered reissues of the expanded soundtrack albums for 1985’s Santa Claus: The Movie featuring music by Henry Mancini (click here for more information) and 1978’s The Great Train Robbery featuring music by Jerry Goldsmith (click here for more details), as well as a reissue of the soundtrack album for Pedro Almodóvar’s Átame featuring music by Ennio Morricone (click here for the full album details). Also now available is the 11-CD set Pedro Almodóvar & Alberto Iglesias: Film Music Collection featuring revised and remastered editions of all the soundtracks from the films on which the director and composer have worked together, including such titles as All About My Mother, Talk to Her, Volver and Pain and Glory. Visit Quartet’s official website for more information.
