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'''Henry Mancini''', born '''Enrico Nicola Mancini''', ([[April 16]], [[1924]] – [[June 14]], [[1994]]), was a noted composer and arranger. He is remembered particularly for being one of the most acclaimed composers of music for [[Television|TV]] and [[film]]s, winning a record number of [[Grammy]] awards (including a "Lifetime Achievement" award in [[1995]]). |
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Mancini was born in [[Cleveland, Ohio]], and grew up in [[Aliquippa, Pennsylvania|West Aliquippa, Pennsylvania]]. He died in [[Beverly Hills, California]]. Although he was drafted into the Army during [[World War II|World War Two]], Mancini was able get switched from the infantry to the band. 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 ''[[Pink Panther|The Pink Panther]]'' and ''[[Charade]]''. He is often accredited with composing the music for the ''[[Peanuts]]'' movies, the well-known theme ''Linus and Lucy'' in particular. However, these songs were composed and performed by another esteemed jazz pianist, [[Vince Guaraldi]]. Much of Mancini's work can be classified under the [[easy listening]] genre. |
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Two his earliest scores were for the [[TV]] shows, ''[[Peter Gunn]]'' ([[1958]]) and ''[[Mr. Lucky]]'' ([[1959]]). |
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== Selected Songs == |
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* From ''[[Peter Gunn]]'' (lyrics by [[Ray Evans]] and [[Jay Livingston]]) |
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**"Peter Gunn Theme" |
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**"Bye Bye" |
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**"The Brothers Go to Mother's" |
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**"Dreamsville" |
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**"Blues for Mother's" |
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**"Sorta Blue" |
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**"Slow and Easy" |
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* From ''The [[Richard Boone]] Show'' (lyrics by [[Al Stillman]]) |
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**"How Soon" |
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* "Man's Favorite Sport" (1963) (lyrics by [[Johnny Mercer]]) |
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* "I Love You and Don't You Forget It" (1963) (lyrics by Al Stillman) |
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== Selected Movies == |
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*''[[Charade]]'' (1963) (starring [[Cary Grant]], [[Audrey Hepburn]]) |
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** "Charade" |
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*''[[The Pink Panther]]'' (1964) (starring [[Peter Sellers]]) |
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** Theme |
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** "It Had Better Be Tonight" (lyrics by [[Johnny Mercer]]) |
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*''Soldier in the Rain'' (1963) |
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*''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's]]'' (1961) (starring [[Audrey Hepburn]]) |
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** "Moon River" (lyrics by [[Johnny Mercer]]) |
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*''Dear Heart'' (1964) |
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** "Dear Heart" |
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*''[[A Shot in the Dark]]'' (1964) (starring [[Peter Sellers]]) |
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*''Moment to Moment'' (1965) |
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** "Moment to Moment" (lyrics by [[Johnny Mercer]]) |
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*''[[The Great Race]]'' (1966) |
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*''Arabesque'' (1966) |
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*''What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?'' (1966) |
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** "In the Arms of Love" (lyrics by [[Jay Livingston]] and [[Ray Evans]]) |
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*''[[Two for the Road]]'' (1967) |
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** "Two for the Road" |
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*''[[Wait Until Dark]]'' (1967) |
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** "Wait Until Dark" |
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*''[[The Party]]'' (1968) (starring [[Peter Sellers]]) |
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** "Nothing to Lose" (sung by [[Claudine Longet]]) |
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*''Me, Natalie'' |
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*''Gaily, Gaily'' |
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*''[[The Molly Maguires]]'' |
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*''Sunflower'' ([[1970]]) |
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** "Loss of Love" (lyrics by [[Bob Merrill]]) |
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*''Darling Lili'' (lyrics by [[Johnny Mercer]]) |
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**"I'll Give You Three Guesses" |
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**"Darling Lili" |
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*''The Hawaiians'' |
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*''The Night Visitor'' |
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*''[[Hatari!]]'' |
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** "[[Baby Elephant Walk]]" |
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*''Experiment in Terror'' |
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*''[[Days of Wine and Roses (movie)|Days of Wine and Roses]]'' |
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** "[[Days of Wine and Roses (song)|Days of Wine and Roses]]" |
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*''[[High Time]]'' |
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*''Bachelor in Paradise'' |
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*''[[The Great Impostor]]'' |
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*''Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation'' |
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*''[[Peanuts]]'' theme - often ascribed to Mancini, but actually composed by [[Vince Guaraldi]]. |
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== External links == |
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*http://members.home.nl/mancini/Movie1.html |
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* {{imdb name|id=0000049|name=Henry Mancini}} |
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* Spaceage Pop, "''[http://www.spaceagepop.com/mancini.htm Henry Mancini]''". Space Age Musicmaker. |
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[[Category:1924 births|Mancini, Henry]] |
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