All-Recordings Index. Discography: Henry Mancini on LPs, CDs, 45 rpm singles, Extended Plays, 12 inch Singles, CD Singles, CS. Find Henry Mancini discography, albums and singles on AllMusic.
This article needs additional citations for. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2012) () Henry Mancini Background information Birth name Enrico Nicola Mancini Born ( 1924-04-16)April 16, 1924,, United States Died June 14, 1994 ( 1994-06-14) (aged 70),, United States Genres,, Occupation(s) Composer, arranger, conductor Instruments Piano, flute, Years active 1946–1994 Enrico Nicola ' Henry' Mancini (April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor and, who is best remembered for his film and television scores. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four, a, and twenty, plus a posthumous in 1995. His best known works include the theme to film series ('), ' to, and the to the. The Peter Gunn theme won the first. Mancini also had a long collaboration on film scores with the film director. Slow Burn Stu Mittleman Ebook.
Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • Early life [ ] Mancini was born in the neighborhood of, and was raised near, in the steel town of. His parents immigrated from the region of.
Mancini's father, Quinto (born March 13, 1893,, Italy) was a, who made his only child begin lessons at the age of eight. When Mancini was 12 years old, he began piano lessons. Quinto and Henry played flute together in the Aliquippa Italian immigrant band, 'Sons of Italy'. After graduating from in 1942, Mancini attended the renowned in New York. In 1943, after roughly one year at Juilliard, his studies were interrupted when he was drafted into the.
He initially served in the infantry, later transferring to an Army band. In 1945, he participated in the liberation of the in Austria. Career [ ] Newly discharged, Mancini entered the music industry.
Entering 1946, he became a pianist and arranger for the newly re-formed, led by 'Everyman'. After World War II, Mancini broadened his skills in composition, counterpoint, harmony and orchestration during studies opening with the composers and. In 1952, Mancini joined the music department. During the next six years, he contributed music to over 100 movies, most notably,,,,, (for which he received his first nomination), The Story and '.
During this time, he also wrote some popular songs. His first hit was a single by and His Royal Canadians titled I Won't Let You Out of My Heart. Mancini left Universal-International to work as an independent composer/arranger in 1958. Soon afterward, he scored the television series for writer/producer.
This was the genesis of a relationship in which Edwards and Mancini collaborated on 30 films over 35 years. Along with,, and, Henry Mancini was a pioneer of the inclusion of jazz elements in the late romantic orchestral film and TV scoring prevalent at the time. Mancini's scores for Blake Edwards included (with the standard ') and (with the title song, '), as well as, (and all of its sequels),,, (including 'It's Easy to Say') and. Another director with whom Mancini had a longstanding partnership was (,, ). Mancini also composed for (, – which included the well-known '), ( ), ( ), ( ), (, ), ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ), and others. Quarkxpress 6 Mac Free Download on this page. Mancini's score for the film (1972) in Bachian organ andante, for organ and an orchestra of strings was rejected and replaced by 's work. Mancini scored many TV movies, including, and.