Dudley Moore - 30 Is A Dangerous Age, Cynthia (1968) [vinyl]

Dudley Moore's musical score to '30 Is A Dangerous Age, Cynthia' is original and eclectic. The music is very much a product of its time, and while written specifically for the film, stands brilliantly on its own as an album. Essentially, Dudley Moore was a successful TV personality in England, but also a professional musician. He both starred in and wrote the musical score for this 1968 movie. The soundtrack reflects his interest in broad range of music genres, especially jazz in small group arrangements. On most of the tracks the listener gets to hear some of Dudley's excellent piano playing. The soundtrack features Dudley's brilliant ability to blend his acting, vocal renditions and his piano playing alongside some cleverly arranged orchestral and smaller group ensembles. The movie itself was the first time Moore ventured out on his own without his long-termed comic partner Peter Cook and the plot about a young man having an early mid-life crisis is less enticing. However, the one thing it shares with "Bedazzled” is Moore's marvellously penned tunes, of popular renowned, is a witty vocal track called "The Real Stuff."

London Records, MS-82010, 196

Tracks:

A1. 30 Is A Dangerous Age (2:33)

A2. Head First (2:23)

A3. The Newsreel Overture (0:32)

A4. The Real Stuff (3:07)

A5. Cynthia (1:52)

A6. Legend (6:32)

B1. Waltz For Suzy (3:30)

B2. Morning Walk (2:50)

B3. Rupert Street Concerto (1:23)

B4. Madrigal (1:55)

B5. Mating Cry (1:48)

B6. The Detective (6:05)

All Compositions by Dudley Moore except #A4 Co-Written with George Hastings

Also Barbara Moore - Vocals (#B5)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062625/

Rupert Street, a piano player and composer, decides to write a musical and marry before he reaches his thirtieth birthday. One minor problem: he'll be 30 in six weeks...

Director: Joseph McGrath

Writers: Dudley Moore, Joseph McGrath

Stars: Dudley Moore, Eddie Foy Jr., Suzy Kendall