▁was ▁scored ▁by ▁Henry ▁Man c ini . ▁The ▁film ▁features ▁the ▁song ▁" Black ▁and ▁Tan ▁Fant asy " ▁by ▁Duke ▁Ell ington ▁and ▁His ▁Orchestra . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Studio ▁execut ives ▁were ▁divided ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁promote ▁Sun set ▁as ▁most ▁film go ers ▁would ▁have ▁expected ▁a ▁Bla ke ▁Edwards ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁comedy . ▁The ▁tra iler ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁catch phr ase ▁" The ▁following ▁story ▁is ▁almost ▁true ▁... ▁give ▁or ▁take ▁a ▁lie ▁or ▁two " ▁and ▁emphas ized ▁com edic ▁scenes . ▁Upon ▁release , ▁Sun set ▁was ▁a ▁box ▁office ▁failure , ▁produced ▁on ▁a ▁$ 1 9 ▁million ▁budget , ▁and ▁making ▁only ▁$ 4 . 6 ▁million ▁dom est ically . ▁ ▁Sun set ▁earned ▁pre domin ately ▁negative ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics ▁and ▁the ▁public ▁al ike . ▁Most ▁review ers ▁noted ▁that ▁Gar ner ' s ▁screen ▁presence ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁thing ▁that ▁made ▁the ▁film ▁watch able . ▁Hal ▁Hin son ▁in ▁his ▁review ▁for ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁contrast ed ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁male ▁stars : ▁" U lt imately , ▁' S un set ' ▁plays ▁like ▁del ux e ▁dinner ▁the ater ▁fare . ▁It ' s ▁a ▁di version ▁to ▁take ▁along ▁with ▁your ▁after - me al ▁coffee ▁and ▁dess ert . ▁Gar ner ' s ▁western ▁su av ity ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁grace ▁note . ▁F ew ▁perform ers ▁have ▁generated ▁the ▁sort ▁of ▁good ▁will ▁that ▁Gar ner ▁has ,