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May 29, 2007
Dead Ant
Man. I've just love YouTube when I go there and find exactly what I was looking for. Although a whole lot is lost watching it on a YouTube clip instead of a nice large television screen, this is still an awesome 3D animation sequence. However the real reason I sought after this video has very little to do with the visuals.
Okay, let me back up. Last September my kids begged me to buy the new The Pink Panther movie that had come out on DVD (with Steve Martin). I think we rented it first and they loved it (and I liked it too) so I eventually purchased it. We've since played it thousands of times and one of my most favorite things about the DVD is the animation that plays when you are on the main menu (the video above). It is just gorgeous, you have to see it on a big screen to fully appreciate it, but it is just such a glorious animation.
However I have gotten something from that DVD that has fascinated me FAR more than the video. Have you ever listened to something you've listened to a million times and then have it suddenly, inexplicably sound different? That is what happened to me. I was listening to The Pink Panther Theme, a song I've been familiar with and have heard countless times throughout my entire life, and all of a sudden it sounded different. It was the exact same song it's always been but suddenly it hit me . . . It's BRILLIANT! This has got to be one of the most masterfully composed and performed musical pieces of all time. Seriously. It is amazing and I am completely blown away by it now. It's funky, it's jazzy, and it is so totally unique! I mean it is unfathomably unlike anything else! Think about it! It really is. And it just sounds so damn good. I have no idea what caused me to have that experience but it is so cool to have a chance to hear stuff with "new ears" like that.
Henry Mancini, you RAWK (er, well, rawked - R.I.P.)!! And so do all of the lesser known musicians and producers that contributed to the creation of that masterpiece. I mean I know, it's not like it isn't already one of the most famous songs of all time, but I personally have never heard anyone sing its praises or even take 5 seconds to talk about its greatness. So I felt the need to try to share with you how it has effected me.
So please take a moment to check out this cool animation sequence and see if maybe you can hear The Pink Panther Theme with "new ears" like I have.
Pearls of "wisdom" by Jamie at May 29, 2007 12:12 AM
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I know of a lame instrumental trio from Houston who used to cover that tune.
Posted by: nuje at May 29, 2007 10:02 AM
no way.
Posted by: Jamie at May 29, 2007 10:16 AM