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Editorial Reviews
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Richard Lester's The Knack...and How to Get It captures the mystique of London's Carnaby Street days. Composer John Barry matches the subject with a perky to pensive score that juxtaposes Alan Haven's sometimes bubbly, sometimes funereal pop organ with strings, xylophone, and a blanket of female voices. The result is an often haunting backdrop that strangely conforms more to waltz rhythms than the expected discotheque beat. As usual with many Barry scores, there are variations on one melody (often in a minor mode). Here the tracks provide an eerie musical picture to Lester's foray into the alienated and sometimes twisted psychology of '60s youth. Included are snippets of incidental film dialogue and a vocal version of the theme song by Barry's singing protégé Johnny De Little. --Joseph Lanza
From the Label
This 1965 film fully captures the essence of London in the swingin' 60s , and John Barry's seductive jazz-tinged pop score is the perfect accompaniment. This delightfully cool soundtrack to the story of one man who has "The Knack" and another who is desperately trying to get it, remains one of Barry's most sought after scores. Fabulously "mod," the film won the prestigious Golden Palm Award at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival. First Time on CD!
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