"Sunflower" is an excellent and moving film performed by Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni.A true and a sad love story. The musical score is probably the loveliest theme that Henry Mancini has ever written and performed. It is sometimes said that music for a motion picture sholud be felt rather than heard. In "Sunflower" the music is felt and heard. There are two reason to buy the music from a movie. One, the music is good. Two, it brings back memories of the picture. This is the case for this beautiful album.
I've owned this recording for years on vinyl and hoped to see it come to CD.I think this is Henry Mancini's greatest work,he has given us many great songs and themes but none will ever compare to this.I saw this import and thought it was a little steep for a CD but not for some of the greatest music ever produced.The quality of this import is superb(most Japan imports are).If your a Mancini fan you have to get this for your collection.
Mancini at his best. If there is any doubt about Mancini's musical genius, the soundtrack of Sunflower erased that doubt for good. The selections in this CD make the heart swell with love. The compositions alternately celebrate and mourn love's aches and its joys, its rewards and the sorrows that ambush a great relationship sometimes. A must-have CD for all Mancini fans.