Henry Mancini
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Biography
[Edit]If the recognition of one's peers is the true measure of success, then few men are as successful as composer, arranger, and conductor Henry Mancini. In a career that spanned 40 years, writing for film and television, Mancini won four Oscars and twenty Grammys, the all-time record for a pop artist. For 1961's Breakfast at Tiffany's alone, Mancini won five Grammys and two Oscars. Breakfast at Tiffany's includes the classic "Moon River" (lyrics by Johnny Mercer), arguably one of the finest pop songs of the last 50 years. At last count, there were over 1,000 recordings of it. His other notable songs include "Dear Heart," "Days of Wine and Roses" (one Oscar, two Grammys), and "Charade," the last two with lyrics by Mercer. He also had a number one record and won a Grammy for Nino Rota's "Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet." Among his other notable film scores are The Pink Panther (three Grammys), Hatari! (one Grammy), Victor/Victoria (an Oscar), Two for the Road, Wait Until Dark, and 10. His television themes include "Peter Gunn" (two Grammys, recorded by many rock artists), "Mr. Lucky" (two Grammys), "Newhart," "Remington Steele," and The Thorn Birds television mini-series.
As a child, Mancini learned how to play a variety of musical instruments and as a teenager, he became enamored with jazz and big bands. He began to write arrangements and sent a few to Benny Goodman, who wrote the teenager back, encouraging him to pursue a career in music. Mancini enrolled in the Julliard School of Music in 1942, but his studies were cut short when he served in the military during World War II. After the war, he was hired by Tex Beneke, the leader of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, as a pianist and arranger. In the late '40s, he began writing scores for record and film studios, first for a recording session by the Mel-Tones, which featured his wife Ginny O'Connor, and then the Abbot & Costello film Lost in Alaska, the first movie he scored.
Lost in Alaska led to more film scores, in particular 1954's The Glenn Miller Story and 1956's The Benny Goodman Story, which both showcased his big band roots. Soon, he was working on a large number of films and television, including Orson Welles' Touch of Evil and the TV show Peter Gunn. Mancini's scores frequently straddled the line between jazz and Hollywood dramatics, making his music both distinctive and influential.
Mancini's heyday was the early '60s, when his score for Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) yielded the Oscar-winning hit single "Moon River," which instantly became a pop standard. The following year, he wrote the music for Days of Wine and Roses, which also won an Oscar for its title song. Throughout the next three decades, he continued to be one of the most successful film composers in the world, as well as a popular concert conductor. He continued working until his death in 1994; just prior to his demise, he was writing the score for the musical adaption of Victor/Victoria.
What kept Mancini's work fresh was his ability to write in almost any style imaginable and his successful experimentations with unusual sounds and instruments. In his 1989 memoir Did They Mention the Music?, Mancini's co-author Gene Lees wrote that "More than any other person, he Americanized film scoring, and in time even European film composers followed in his path," and that Mancini wrote scores that "contained almost as many fully developed song melodies as a Broadway musical." Had he not remained true to his first love, film scoring, Mancini would have more than likely made as large an impact on the Broadway stage as he made on the silver screen. ~ Kenneth M. Cassidy & Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
Title: Tom And Jerry: The Movie (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Classic Soundtrack Collection 1958-1963 (CD3)
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack, Easy Listening
Title: Santa Claus: The Movie (Original Soundtrack) (CD3)
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Experiment in Terror (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Lounge, Smooth Jazz
Title: Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Classical, Smooth Jazz
Title: Original Album Classics (Original Soundtrack) (CD4: Mr. Lucky)
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Jazz, Cool Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Martinis With Mancini
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, World Music, Theatre/Soundtrack, Smooth Jazz
Title: Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year From Henry Mancini (Original Mix)
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Classic Soundtrack Collection 1958-1963 (CD1)
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack, Easy Listening
Title: The Moneychangers (Original Soundtrack) (CD2)
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Ultimate Pink Panther (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Dear Heart and Other Songs About Love
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Jazz, Lounge, Classical, Smooth Jazz
Title: Sunflower (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Classic Soundtrack Collection 1958-1963 (CD2)
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack, Easy Listening
Title: Breakfast At Tiffany's (50th Anniversary Edition)
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Les Grands Chefs D'orchestre De Variété: Henry Mancini, Vol. 2
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Pop
Title: The Versatile Henry Mancini (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Jazz, Lounge, Smooth Jazz
Title: High Time (Music from the Motion Picture Score)
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack, Lounge, Smooth Jazz
Title: Henry Mancini: Eight Classic Albums (Original Soundtrack) (CD4)
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Collections
Title: Top One USA CD 10 1969
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: This Is My Song 115 Classic Favourites CD 5
Genre: Pop
Title: ΣΕ ΡΥΘΜΟΥΣ LATIN CD 8 / SE RITHMOUS LATIN CD 8
Genre: Latin
Title: Beyond The Sea 50: Summer Classics
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Las 101 Canciones Del Siglo XX CD1
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Loved Bands Of All Time CD4
Genre: Jazz
Title: Focal JMlab CD1
Genre: Pop
Title: Billboard Top 100 Hits Of 1962 CD3
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Movie Hits (CD4)
Genre: Soul, World Music, Country, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Piano Healing: Romance Film Collection
Genre: New Age, Instrumental
Title: Stars At Christmas (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Rock
Title: Crooners & Christmas (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Great Songs Of Christmas, Volume 15
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Golden Instrumental Greatest Hits
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Lifetime Of Romance - Be My Love (CD1)
Genre: New Romantic, Instrumental
Title: Kiss (60 Romantic Songs) (CD1)
Genre: Latin
Title: Honeymoon Selected By DJ Cam
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Dub
Title: Dali Stereo Demonstration
Title: 100 Gold Jazz Hits
Title: This Is Easy (CD1: Wingding Party)
Genre: Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Instrumental, Lounge
Title: Super Instrumental 15
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Pure 60s (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Of LoungeLegends - February 2013
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Pure... Celtic
Genre: New Age, World Music
Title: Candlelight & Roses Volume 9
Genre: Instrumental
Title: 50 Finest Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Forever Hits 4 (Mirage D'Amour)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: LoungeLegends Voices 5
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Alle 40 Goed (Easy Listening) (EMI 2013) (CD2)
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: Alle 40 Goed (Easy Listening) (CD2)
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: Jazz Erotic Vol. 4
Title: Those Were The Days (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Easy Jazz Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Erotic Vol. 5
Genre: Jazz
Title: Easy Jazz Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Easy Jazz Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Easy Jazz Vol. 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: Easy Jazz Vol. 5
Genre: Jazz
Title: Easy Jazz Vol. 6
Genre: Jazz
Title: Bar Tunes Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cocktail Scene
Title: Best Original Soundtracks
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Easy Jazz, Vol. 9
Title: 100 Film Classics (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Jazz, World Music, Latin, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk, Classical
Title: This Is Cinema - Session 6
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Shall We Dance? (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Romantic Saxophone - 100 Classic Hits (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Instrumental
Featuring albums
Title: The Pink Panther (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Christophe Beck
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Luciano Pavarotti
Artist: Luciano Pavarotti
Genre: Opera
Title: Luciano Pavarotti - The Best
Artist: Luciano Pavarotti
Genre: Classical, Opera, Classical Crossover
Title: Super Hits
Artist: Johnny Mathis
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: La Bella Voce - 20 Italian Hits
Artist: Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Colin Davis, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Genre: Opera
Title: Pavarotti Forever
Artist: The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti, Zubin Mehta
Genre: Classical, Opera, Classical Crossover
Title: 20th Century Masters: The Three Tenos - Millennnium Collection
Artist: The Three Tenors
Genre: Opera
Title: Pavarotti Studio Albums
Artist: Luciano Pavarotti, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Opernorchester
Genre: Opera
Title: The Essential James Galway
Artist: James Galway
Genre: New Age, Jazz, World Music, Classical, Celtic, Smooth Jazz
Title: The Latin Sound of Henry Mancini
Artist: Henry Mancici
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Lounge, Smooth Jazz
Title: Jubilee From The Renaissance - To The Present Day
Artist: Prague Brass Ensemble
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Breakfast At Tiffany's Original Soundtrack
Artist: Audrey Hepburn Henry Mancini Orchestra
Genre: Pop
Title: Victor/Victoria (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: James Galway Greatest Hits
Artist: James Galway
Genre: New Age, Jazz, World Music, Classical, Celtic, Smooth Jazz
Title: James Galway: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Artist: James Galway
Genre: New Age, Jazz, World Music, Classical, Celtic, Smooth Jazz
Title: The Golden Age of Light Music: The Art of the Arranger - Vol. 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Classical
Title: Better Call Saul: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack