The Pink Panther Theme

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"The Pink Panther Theme" is an instrumental composition by Henry Mancini written as the theme for the 1963 film The Pink Panther and subsequently nominated for the 1964 Academy Award for Original Music Score. The cartoon character created for the opening credits of the movie by Friz Freleng was animated in time to the tune.

RCA Records released the tune as a single in 1964; it reached the Top 10 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart and won three Grammy Awards.

[edit] Use in other media

A variation of "The Pink Panther Theme" was used in the film Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle as the background music at a strip club.

From 1976 until 1992, it was the music used as the "Big Doors" on The Price Is Right and as "thinking music" for the same Safe Crackers.

In the board game Cranium one question is to hum "The Pink Panther Theme".

[edit] Other versions

During a recorded concert by The Brian Setzer Orchestra (featured in The Brian Setzer Orchestra: The Ultimate Collection) while playing a version of "Stray Cat Strut", the band slows down and plays "The Pink Panther Theme".

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The Pink Panther and Inspector Clouseau

Theatrical films

Peter Sellers as Clouseau	The Pink Panther (1963) · A Shot in the Dark (1964) · Return of the Pink Panther (1975) · The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) · Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) · Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)

Alan Arkin as Clouseau	Inspector Clouseau (1968)

Without Clouseau	Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) · Son of the Pink Panther (1993)

Steve Martin as Clouseau	The Pink Panther (2006) · The Pink Panther Deux (2009) (in production)

Theatrical shorts

The original Pink Panther shorts (1964-1980)

Television shows

The Pink Panther Show (NBC, 1969-1970 and various spinoffs) · Pink Panther and Sons (1984-1985) · The Pink Panther (Syndication, 1993-1995) Pink Panther and Pals (Unknown network, 2009)

Television specials

The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas (ABC/TV special, 1978) · The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks (ABC/TV special, 1980) · The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight (ABC/TV special, 1981)

Characters

The Pink Panther · The Little Man · The Inspector

Music

The Pink Panther Theme