"Lujon" is a musical piece by Henry Mancini

Henry Mancini

Henry Mancini was an American composer, conductor and arranger, best remembered for his film and television scores. He won a record number of Grammy Awards , plus a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously in 1995...

 originally composed for the '50's TV series Mr. Lucky. It was included in the soundtracks for the films The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski

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, Sexy Beast

Sexy Beast

Sexy Beast is a 2000 British-Spanish crime drama film directed by Jonathan Glazer and starring Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, and Ian McShane. Produced by Jeremy Thomas, it was Glazer's debut feature film, who had previously been a music video director for videos such as Rabbit in Your Headlights for...

, and Two Lovers

Two Lovers (film)

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. Its name comes from the percussion instrument played by Shelley Manne which was named "lujon" as a pun on "John Lewis" of the Modern Jazz Quartet

Modern Jazz Quartet

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, who commissioned its construction.

The song was remixed as "Ocean Beach" by Black Mighty Orchestra on the compilation album Chilled 1991–2008.

"Lujon" was recorded by Les Deux Love Orchestra and appears on the album, King Kong (2008). The Les Deux Love Orchestra features members of Henry Mancini's original orchestra.

"Lujon" also appears on the DJ Cam

DJ Cam

DJ Cam is a French DJ. His tunes are almost entirely a hybrid of both hip-hop and jazz music, and is presented in an abstract manner. His first LP was Underground Vibes in 1994, and was revolutionary for its time, featuring familiar jazz samples and many vibe samples and heavy hip-hop influences...

's 2001 downtempo album Honeymoon.