Ding… t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t… bu bu bu buuuu… bu bu bu buuuu… bu-bu bu buuuu. Sure it’s a terrible way to start off an article but hum those simple sounds to yourself and you’ll only ever come out with one result, the world famous theme song from the Blake Edwards’ picture The Pink Panther.

It’s easy to focus on the incredible performances in the Pink Panther films… well… some of them… well… two of them. Fine. The first two Pink Panther films. However, it’s not always as easy to appreciate the incredible work that goes into scoring a film.

How many of us really remember the soundtrack to most big Hollywood blockbusters these days? Very few, we’d wager. 90% of the time, they’re terrible and the end credit score is done by Nickelback or Linkin Park. What a crying shame.