Set in a posh Swiss resort and accompanied by an easy - going
light jazz score by Henri Mancini, Blake Edwards» mix of elegance and slapstick was a hit and Sellers was back as Clouseau in A Shot in the Dark (1964), this time without a wife, which gives him time to romance lovely murder suspect Elke Sommers.
Not exact matches
The smooth
jazz score which punctuates the film gives certain sections the feeling of a silent movie, while the long awkward silences in the second act are like a
lighter, less absurdist variant on the work of Samuel Beckett or Harold Pinter.
His inclination towards dimly -
lit, noirish landscapes works for him as the film is primarily set in that age, likewise his skills as a
jazz pianist work for him in
scoring the film.
This
light fare is punctuated by the
jazz - like whimsy of Alexandre Desplat's
score, which keeps the mood upbeat and optimistic.
Irrational Man is
light, but not quite a comedy, even with some comedic elements, and an upbeat, toe - tapping
jazz score.