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Henry Mancini

Henry Mancini, born Enrico Nicola Mancini, (April 16, 1924June 14, 1994), was a noted composer and arranger. He is remembered particularly for being one of the most acclaimed composers of music for TV and films, winning a record number of Grammy awards (including a "Lifetime Achievement" award in 1995.

Mancini was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and died in Beverly Hills, California. The compositions for which he is best known include "Moon River" (the theme song from the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's), and the theme music for the 1963 films The Pink Panther and Charade. Much of his work can be classified under the easy listening genre.

Two his earliest scores were for the TV shows, Peter Gunn (1958) and Mr. Lucky (1959).

Selected Songs

  • From Peter Gunn (lyrics by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston )
    • "Peter Gunn Theme"
    • "Bye Bye"
    • "The Brothers Go to Mother's"
    • "Dreamsville"
    • "Blues for Mother's"
    • "Sorta Blue"
    • "Slow and Easy"
  • From Richard Boone TV Show (lyrics by Al Stillman)
    • "How Soon"
  • "Man's Favorite Sport" (1963) (lyrics by Johnny Mercer)
  • "I Love You and Don't You Forget It" (1963) (lyrics by Al Stillman)


Selected Movies

  • Charade (1963) (starring Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn)
    • "Charade"
  • The Pink Panther (1964)(starring Peter Sellers)
  • Soldier in the Rain(1963)
  • Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) (starring Audrey Hepburn)
  • Dear Heart (1964)
    • "Dear Heart"
  • Shot in the Dark (1964)(starring Peter Sellers)
  • Moment to Moment (1965)
  • The Great Race (1966)
  • Arabesque (1966)
  • What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
    • "In the Arms of Love" (lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans )
  • Two for the Road (1967)
    • Two for the Road"
  • Wait Until Dark (1967)
    • "Wait Until Dark"
  • The Party (1968) (starring Peter Sellers)
  • Me, Natalie
  • Gaily, Gaily
  • The Molly Maguires
  • Sunflower (1970)
  • Darling Lili (lyrics by Johnny Mercer)
    • "I'll Give You Three Guesses"
    • "Darling Lili"
  • The Hawaiians
  • The Night Visitor
  • Hatari
    • "Baby Elephant Walk"
  • Experiment in Terror
  • Days of Wine and Roses
    • "Days of Wine and Roses"
  • High Time
  • Bachelor in Paradise
  • The Great Imposter
  • Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
  • Peanuts theme

External links

  • http://members.home.nl/mancini/Movie1.html
  • Henry Mancini http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000049/ at the Internet Movie Database
  • Spaceage Pop, "Henry Mancini http://www.spaceagepop.com/mancini.htm ". Space Age Musicmaker.