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Henry Mancini
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American film composer (1924–1994)
Henry Mancini was an American composer who created music for films from the 1950s until his death in 1994, becoming one of the most influential and prolific figures in movie soundtracks. His work shaped the sound of Hollywood cinema and remains widely recognized, making him a central figure in film music history.
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Enrico Nicola "Henry" Mancini (April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor and arranger, 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 Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, and twenty Grammy Awards, plus a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. His best known works…
Known for
- Henry Mancini: More Than Music — Archive Footage2009
- Parkinson — Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)2004
- Son of the Pink Panther — Self (uncredited)1993
- Audrey Hepburn: Remembered — Self1993
- Frasier — Al (voice)1993
- You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca' — Self - Composer1992
- Hits für Hollywood - Music by Henry Mancini — Self (archive footage)1992
- Seriously... Phil Collins — Self1990
- Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie — Self1985
- I Love Quincy — Self1984
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- human
- Family name
- Mancini
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cleveland
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Educated at
- Juilliard School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Pink Panther Theme
- Field of work
- film score
- Genre
- easy listening
- Instrument
- flute
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Official website
- www.henrymancini.com
- Image
- Henry Mancini.jpg
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- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
- date of birth
- 1924-04-16
- date of death
- 1994-06-14
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- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
- end of work period
- 1994-00-00
- birth name
- Enrico Nicola Mancini
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- Henry Mancini
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- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
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- Category:Films scored by Henry Mancini
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Encyclopedic overview
Henry Mancini (/mænˈsiːni/ man-SEE-nee; born Enrico Nicola Mancini; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flutist, best known as a composer of film and television scores. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, and twenty Grammy Awards, plus a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.
His best-known works include the theme and soundtrack for the television series Peter Gunn, as well as the music for The Pink Panther film series ("The Pink Panther Theme") and the song "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's. The Music from Peter Gunn won the inaugural Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1958. "Moon River" and the title song from Days of Wine and Roses, both cowritten with lyricist Johnny Mercer, won the Grammy Awards for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1961 and 1963 respectively. Mancini enjoyed a long collaboration in composing for film director Blake Edwards. Mancini also scored a No. 1 single on the Hot 100 in 1969 with his arrangement and recording of the "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet".
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