Irma La Douce Soundtrack CD
Irma La Douce.
1963, United Artists.
Andre Previn.
Rykodisc, CD, 1998, RCD 10729.
Rating: 
The songs in Billy Wilder’s stage musical comedy were removed for this screen version starring Shirley Maclaine as a Parisian poule (hooker) and Jack Lemmon as the flic (policeman) who falls for her. Andre Previn scored the movie, which incorporates elements of the musical’s score with new material, playing up the comedic element - as Nestor (Lemmon) attempts to stop Irma from sleeping with other men - with a definite French feel; put simply: lots of accordion and strings.
The most effective cues accentuate both the femininity of Irma’s character (’Meet Irma’, that resurfaces throughout the score), and the joyful exuberance and humour of the situations that the characters find themselves in. Previn’s ability to move from bawdy and colourful (’Main Title’, ‘Easy Living The Hard Way‘) to romantic and restrained (‘Don’t Take All Night’) so seamlessly also makes this something special. This deluxe edition includes full liner notes and web links.
Irma La Douce Movie Soundtrack. Review: Tim Mowbray.
Track Listing:
1. Main Title.
2. Meet Irma.
3. This Is The Story.
4. Nestor, The Honest Policeman.
5. Our Language of Love.
6. Don’t Take All Night.
7. The Market.
8. East Living The Hard Way.
9. Escape.
10. Wedding Ring.
11. The return of Lord X.
12. In The Tub with Fieldglasses.
13. Goodbye Lord X.
14. I’m Sorry Irma.
15. Juke Box: Let’s Pretend Love.
16. Juke Box: Look Again.
17. But That’s Another Story.
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