Mancini made lemonade out of lemons
Even though I'd seen the film many times, it wasn't until I heard this rendition of Professor Fate's theme , from The Great Race , and the same group's rendition of the Royal Waltz (the Prince's theme) from the same film that I realized that they are based on the same melody. Because, of course the person who plays Professor Fate is the same person who plays the Prince Because Henry Mancini was a genius.