The Pink Panther Theme

"The Pink Panther Theme"
Single by Henry Mancini
from the album The Pink Panther
Released	1963
Recorded	1963
Genre	Jazz, big band
Length	2:40
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Henry Mancini
Producer(s)	Joe Reisman
Henry Mancini singles chronology
"Charade" (1963) "The Pink Panther Theme" (1963) "A Shot in the Dark" (1964)
Audio
"The Pink Panther Theme" on YouTube

"The Pink Panther Theme" is a jazz composition by Henry Mancini written as the theme for the 1963 film The Pink Panther and subsequently nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 37th Academy Awards but lost to the Sherman Brothers for Mary Poppins. The eponymous cartoon character created for the film's opening credits by David DePatie and Friz Freleng was animated in time to the tune. The tenor saxophone solo was played by Plas Johnson.