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Henry Mancini (April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994), was a noted American composer and arranger. He is remembered particularly for being a composer of film and television scores, and won a record number of Grammy awards (including a "Lifetime Achievement" award in 1995).

He was born Enrico Nicola Mancini in Cleveland, Ohio, and grew up in the Pittsburgh suburb of West Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.

Although he was drafted into the Army during World War Two, Mancini was able to get a transfer from the infantry to the band. The compositions for which he is best known include "Moon River" (the theme song from the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's), and the theme music for the 1963 films The Pink Panther and Charade. He is often credited with composing the music for the Peanuts movies, the well-known theme Linus and Lucy in particular. However, these songs were composed and performed by another esteemed jazz pianist, Vince Guaraldi. Although much of Mancini's work can be classified as easy listening, he was capable of writing powerful and rousing scores such as that for Lifeforce.

Two of his earliest scores were for the TV shows, Peter Gunn (1958) and Mr. Lucky (1959). A notable addition later in his career was the theme song to the sitcom Newhart (1982).

He died at age 70 in Beverly Hills, California of pancreatic cancer.

Selected Songs

From Peter Gunn (lyrics by Ray Evans
and Jay Livingston
)
*"Peter Gunn Theme"
*"Bye Bye"
*"The Brothers Go to Mother's"
*"Dreamsville"
*"Blues for Mother's"
*"Sorta Blue"
*"Slow and Easy"
From The Richard Boone Show (lyrics by Al Stillman)
*"How Soon"
"Man's Favorite Sport" (1963) (lyrics by Johnny Mercer
)
"I Love You and Don't You Forget It" (1963) (lyrics by Al Stillman)
Remington Steele Theme
"Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet"/"The Windmills of Your Mind" (1969)

Selected Movies

Touch of Evil (1958) (starring Charlton Heston
, Janet Leigh, and Orson Welles)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) (starring Audrey Hepburn
)
* "Moon River
" (lyrics by Johnny Mercer
)
Charade (1963) (starring Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn
)
* "Charade"
Soldier in the Rain (1963)
The Pink Panther (1964) (starring Peter Sellers)
* Theme
* "It Had Better Be Tonight" (lyrics by Johnny Mercer
)
Dear Heart (1964)
* "Dear Heart"
A Shot in the Dark (1964) (starring Peter Sellers)
Moment to Moment (1965)
* "Moment to Moment" (lyrics by Johnny Mercer
)
The Great Race (1966)
Arabesque (1966)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
* "In the Arms of Love" (lyrics by Jay Livingston
and Ray Evans
)
Two for the Road (1967)
* "Two for the Road"
Wait Until Dark (1967)
* "Wait Until Dark"
The Party (1968) (starring Peter Sellers)
* "Nothing to Lose" (sung by Claudine Longet)
Me, Natalie
Gaily, Gaily
The Molly Maguires
Sunflower (1970)
* "Loss of Love" (lyrics by Bob Merrill)
Darling Lili (lyrics by Johnny Mercer
)
*"I'll Give You Three Guesses"
*"Darling Lili"
The Hawaiians
The Night Visitor
Hatari!
* "Baby Elephant Walk"
Experiment in Terror
Days of Wine and Roses
* "Days of Wine and Roses
"
High Time
Bachelor in Paradise
The Great Impostor
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Peanuts theme - often ascribed to Mancini, but actually composed by Vince Guaraldi.

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