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    Henry Mancini (/mænˈsiːni/ man-SEE-nee; born Enrico Nicola Mancini; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist...
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  • the Music of Henry Mancini is an album by Quincy Jones that contains music composed by Henry Mancini. All music composed by Henry Mancini, lyricists indicated...
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  • "Peter Gunn" is the theme music composed by Henry Mancini for the television show of the same name. The song was the opening track on the original soundtrack...
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  • Monica Jo Mancini (born May 4, 1952) is an American singer and the daughter of composer Henry Mancini. Mancini grew up in Northridge, California. Her father...
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  • Lujon (category Songs with music by Henry Mancini)
    "Lujon" (also known as "Slow Hot Wind") is a musical piece by Henry Mancini. Its name comes from the lujon percussion instrument heard on the recording...
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  • written and directed by Blake Edwards, with theme music composed by Henry Mancini. Elements and characters inspired by the films were adapted into other...
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  • voice teacher Henry Mancini (1924–1994), Grammy-winning American composer and arranger Mancini family, Italian noble house Alessandro Mancini (born 1975)...
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    Breakfast at Tiffany's (film) (category Films scored by Henry Mancini)
    Paramount in Hollywood, California. The film's music was composed by Henry Mancini and its theme song, "Moon River", was written by Johnny Mercer. Breakfast...
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  • Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook is a 1965 album by Sarah Vaughan, of music composed by Henry Mancini. "How Soon" (Al Stillman) – 2:41 "Days of...
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  • Baby Elephant Walk (category Compositions by Henry Mancini)
    in 1961 by Henry Mancini for the 1962 film Hatari! Lyrics by Hal David were not used in the film version. The instrumental earned Mancini a Grammy Award...
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  • The Pink Panther: Music from the Film Score Composed and Conducted by Henry Mancini is a soundtrack album from the 1963 movie The Pink Panther starring...
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  • Peter Gunn (category Films scored by Henry Mancini)
    Gunn Theme", which was nominated for an Emmy Award and two Grammys for Henry Mancini. Subsequently it has been performed and recorded by many jazz, rock...
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  • "impeccably high standards" for the horn, and became the first horn for Henry Mancini, Lalo Schifrin, Alfred Newman, and John Williams, among others, with...
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  • Award-winning compilation of solo guitar renditions of Henry Mancini compositions titled Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar. Before that he and Amy were awarded an...
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  • The Great Race (category Films scored by Henry Mancini)
    Arthur A. Ross (from a story by Edwards and Ross), and with music by Henry Mancini and cinematography by Russell Harlan. The supporting cast includes Peter...
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    1961: "Moon River" (music by Henry Mancini) for Breakfast at Tiffany's 1962: "Days of Wine and Roses" (music by Henry Mancini) for Days of Wine and Roses...
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  • Moon River (category Songs with music by Henry Mancini)
    "Moon River" is a song composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was originally performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast...
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  • Henry Mancini is a soundtrack album from the 1963 movie Charade starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. The music was composed and conducted by Henry...
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    cases, the songwriters were also the performers (Domenico Modugno, Henry Mancini, John Lennon & Paul McCartney, Joe South, Paul Simon, Carole King, Barbra...
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  • Superman)" (with John Williams) from Superman; and "Le Jazz Hot!" (with Henry Mancini) from Victor/Victoria. Born in Pinner, Middlesex (now in the London...
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  • The Pink Panther Theme (category Compositions by Henry Mancini)
    "The Pink Panther Theme" is a jazz composition by Henry Mancini written as the theme for the 1963 film The Pink Panther and subsequently nominated for...
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  • Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet (category Compositions by Henry Mancini)
    Juliet", also known as "A Time for Us", is an instrumental arranged by Henry Mancini (from Nino Rota's music written for Franco Zeffirelli's film of Romeo...
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  • wins is two. Fourteen songwriters have won in this category twice; Henry Mancini - “Moon River” (1962), “Days of Wine and Roses” (1964) Johnny Mercer...
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  • Bergman (15) (lyricist) 2: Randy Newman (13) (composer and lyricist) 2: Henry Mancini (11) (composer) 2: Ned Washington (11) (lyricist) 2: Sammy Fain (10)...
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  • Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Domenico Modugno, Ross Bagdasarian, and Henry Mancini, each won 2 awards. The following awards were given in the first award...
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  • by Henry Mancini. At the 1962 Academy Awards, Mancini and lyricist Johnny Mercer won Oscars for Best Original Song for "Moon River", while Mancini picked...
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  • Awards, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Henry Mancini Award. All individual songs listed are first recordings. When first...
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  • The Pink Panther (1963 film) (category Films scored by Henry Mancini)
    scene set around the fireplace of a ski lodge. The song was composed by Henry Mancini, with English lyrics by Johnny Mercer and Italian lyrics by Franco Migliacci...
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    on scores by such composers as Jerry Goldsmith, Elmer Bernstein and Henry Mancini. One of his first jobs was working under mentor Alfred Newman with an...
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  • Tom and Jerry: The Movie (category Films scored by Henry Mancini)
    It features original songs written by Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse and a score also composed by Mancini. The film stars the voices of Richard Kind...
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