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Henry Mancini
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Pianists · 1924–1994

Henry Mancini

American film composer (1924–1994)

Born
16 April 1924
Cleveland
Died
14 June 1994
Beverly Hills
Country
United States
Active
1946–1994
Record labels
RCA
Discography
132 albums

Biography

Henry Mancini was a jazz musician who played piano, flute and piccolo. Henry Mancini was born on 16 April 1924 in Cleveland and died on 14 June 1994 in Beverly Hills. The music is usually filed under easy listening, lounge music and stage and screen. Record labels: RCA. The discography here lists 132 albums, from “Touch of Evil” (1958) to “The Henry Mancini 100th Sessions: Henry Has Company” (2024). Honours include Grammy Award for Album of the Year (1959), Academy Award for Best Original Song (1962) and Grammy Award for Song of the Year (1962).

Henry Mancini ( 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.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Touch of Evil 1958
More Music From Peter Gunn 1959
The Music From Peter Gunn 1959
The Versatile Henry Mancini and His Orchestra 1959
Original Album Classics 1960
The Blues and the Beat 1960
The Mancini Touch 1960
Breakfast at Tiffany’s 1961
Combo! 1961
Mr. Lucky Goes Latin 1961
Experiment in Terror 1962
Hatari! 1962
Charade 1963
Mancini Marches 1963
Our Man in Hollywood 1963
The Pink Panther 1963
Uniquely Mancini 1963
The Concert Sound of Henry Mancini 1964
Dear Heart and Other Songs About Love 1965
The Great Race 1965
The Latin Sound of Henry Mancini 1965
A Merry Mancini Christmas 1966
Arabesque 1966
Music of Hawaii 1966
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? 1966
Encore! More of the Concert Sound of Henry Mancini 1967 · Live
Gunn ...Number One! 1967
Mancini ’67: The Big Band Sound of Henry Mancini 1967
Two for the Road 1967
The Big Latin Band of Henry Mancini 1968
The Party 1968
A Warm Shade of Ivory 1969
Gaily, Gaily 1969
Me, Natalie 1969
Six Hours Past Sunset 1969
Darling Lili 1970
Mancini Country 1970
Mancini Plays the Theme From Love Story 1970
The Molly Maguires 1970
Dream of You 1971
Never Give An Inch 1971
Brass on Ivory 1972
Mancini Salutes Sousa 1972
Music From the TV Series “The Mancini Generation” 1972
The Sounds & Voices of Henry Mancini 1972
Brass, Ivory & Strings 1973
The Thief Who Came to Dinner 1973
Visions of Eight 1973
Award Winning Hits Vol. 2 1974
Award Winning Hits, Volume 2 1974
Country Gentleman 1974
Hangin’ Out With Henry Mancini 1974
Symphonic Soul 1975
The Return of the Pink Panther 1975
Silver Streak 1976
The Pink Panther Strikes Again 1976
Mancini's Angels 1977
Revenge of the Pink Panther 1978
The Theme Scene 1978
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? 1978
“10” 1979
The Trail of the Pink Panther 1982
Victor/Victoria (1982 film cast) 1982
In the Pink 1984
Mamma 1984
Santa Claus: The Movie 1985
Mancini Plays Mancini and Other Composers 1987
The Glass Menagerie 1987
Henry Mancini Pure Gold 1988
Without a Clue 1988
Henry Mancini Plays Great Favorites of the ’60s & ’70s 1989
Mancini Rocks The Pops 1989
Mancini In Surround: Mostly Monsters, Murders & Mysteries 1990
Cinema Italiano: Music of Ennio Morricone & Nino Rota 1991
Lifeforce 1991
Mancini Goes to the Movies 1991
Sunflower 1991
Switch 1991
The Music of Henry Mancini 1991
As Time Goes By and Other Classic Movie Love Songs 1992
The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective 1992
Tom and Jerry: The Movie 1992
時のたつまま〜アンチェインド・メロディー 映画のなかのラヴ・ソングス 1992
Mancini in Hollywood 1993
Son of the Pink Panther 1993
Henry Mancini On The March 1995
Victor/Victoria (1995 original Broadway cast) 1995
The Masters 1997
High Time 1998
ベスト 1998
Uniquely Mancini - The Big Band Sound Of Henry Mancini 2000
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation 2003
Music from Mr Lucky and Mr Lucky Goes Latin 2003
The Best of Henry Mancini 2003
Oklahoma Crude 2004
The Thorn Birds 2004
Ultimate Mancini 2004
The Piano Men 2005
Victor/Victoria (2005 German cast) 2005
Wait Until Dark 2007
The Man Who Loved Women 2008
The Versatile Henry Mancini 2008
Nightwing 2009
99 44/100% Dead! 2010
Curse of the Pink Panther 2010
Married to It 2010
The Hawaiians 2010
Uniquely Manicini 2010
Harry & Son 2011
The Moneychangers 2011
Condorman 2012
Mommie Dearest 2012
Sunset 2012
Fear 2013
The Days of Wine and Roses 2013
The White Dawn 2013
Jacqueline Susann’s Once Is Not Enough 2014
The Great Waldo Pepper 2016
Sometimes a Great Notion 2017
The Prisoner of Zenda 2018
Bachelor in Paradise 2020
Frenzy 2022
Moment to Moment 2023
Henry Mancini Centennial 2024
The Henry Mancini 100th Sessions: Henry Has Company 2024
Award-Winning Hits of Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini A Genius in our Time
The Complete Peter Gunn
The Killers
The Remasters
ヘンリー・マンシーニ・アンソロジー
マンシーニ・イン・サラウンド〜SFホラー映画自曲選集

Standards written by Henry Mancini

TitleKeyFormGroove
Moon River C major AA · 38 Jazz waltz
Days Of Wine And Roses F major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
The Pink Panther E minor AB · 16 Medium swing
Dreamsville C major AABA · 32 Ballad
The Last Time I Saw Paris A♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Slow Hot Wind C major AABA · 32 Bossa nova
Two For The Road G major ABAD · 32 Ballad

Awards

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Henry Mancini play?

Henry Mancini is known for playing piano, flute and piccolo.

When and where was Henry Mancini born?

Henry Mancini was born 16 April 1924 in Cleveland.

What are Henry Mancini's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Touch of Evil (1958), More Music From Peter Gunn (1959), The Music From Peter Gunn (1959), The Versatile Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (1959) and Original Album Classics (1960).

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