The Mel Brooks Songbook 23 Songs from Movies and Shows with a preface by Mel Brooks

伟大的喜剧电影导演梅尔-布鲁克斯为他的第一部电影《制片人》（1967 年）写了一首歌。"这是我写的第一首真正意义上的歌，我只用了一天时间就完成了。之后，他继续为《十二把交椅》（The Twelve Chairs）、《烈日鞍马》（Blazing Saddles）、《高度焦虑》（High Anxiety）、《要还是不要》（To Be or Not to Be）、《世界史第一部》（The History of the World Part 1）、《太空球》（Spaceballs）和《罗宾汉：穿紧身衣的人》（Robin Hood: Men in Tights）创作歌曲。还为百老汇音乐剧版《制作人》和《年轻的弗兰肯斯坦》创作了更多歌曲"

作曲家: Mel Brooks
乐器: Piano/Vocal/Guitar
出版社: Hal Leonard

曲目:
Alone
I'm Tired
I Wanna Be A Producer
Keep It Gay
When You Got It, Flaunt It
That Face
Springtime For Hitler
'Til Him
Theme From Blazing Saddles
There's Nothing Like A Show On Broadway
High Anxiety (Main Title)
Men In Tights
Listen To Your Heart
Deep Love
Frederick's Soliloquy
Spaceballs (The Animated Series Theme)
Hope For The Best, Expect The Worst
It Could Work
Ladies
Marian
The French Mistake
Retreat
The Inquisition

原文简介:
The great comedy filmmaker Mel Brooks wrote a song for his first movie, The Producers (1967). “It was the first real song I had ever written and I did it in a day.” He would continue to write songs for The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety, To Be or Not to Be, The History of the World Part 1, Spaceballs, and Robin Hood: Men in Tights. More songs were written for the Broadway musical versions of The Producers and Young Frankenstein.

The composer/lyricist personally chose the songs for The Mel Brooks Songbook, which includes several photo stills from movies. It marks the first time several songs have ever been published, including “The French Mistake” (Blazing Saddles), “I'm Tired” (Blazing Saddles), “The Inquisition” (The History of the World Part 1), and “Men in Tights” (Robin Hood: Men in Tights).

When making The Twelve Chairs Mel Brooks realized, “it needed a title song for the opening credits sequence. I confessed to my wife, Anne Bancroft, that it was big stuff–a grand emotional song that would capture the insanity, furor, and heartbreak of the film! I thought it was probably beyond me. 'Nonsense!' she yelled, 'Go up to the attic and write the title song and don't come back till you have it.' I dutifully went to the attic, sat down, and was blessed with 'Hope for the Best, Expect the Worst.' In my not-so-humble opinion, maybe the best lyrics I've ever written.”

The 23 songs in this collection have been arranged for piano and voice with guitar chord frames.