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How would you classify Henry Mancini?
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mhardy6647
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One of the greatest pop composers of all. Moon River, Days of Wine and Roses, Baby Elephant Walk, Peter Gunn theme, Pink Panther theme. Stellar stuff.
Saratoga48
I need that radio
Much like Andre Previn , a little of everything and did it all well.
drknstrmyknight
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drknstrmyknight
Addicted Member
Four Oscars out of 18 nominations.
20 Grammys out of 72 nominations.
There's a golden globe in the basement and two Emmy nominations.
"Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet" Charted #1 in 1968.
The Peter Gunn record dates from 1956 and was covered by the Police remix
Every Breath You Take / Theme From Peter Gunn (Mr. Ruggerio's Remix) w/ The Police & Henry Mancini and featured on the Sopranos TV show, which incidentally I think had one of the best mixes of music in many years.
Go get you some!
20 Grammys out of 72 nominations.
There's a golden globe in the basement and two Emmy nominations.
"Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet" Charted #1 in 1968.
The Peter Gunn record dates from 1956 and was covered by the Police remix
Every Breath You Take / Theme From Peter Gunn (Mr. Ruggerio's Remix) w/ The Police & Henry Mancini and featured on the Sopranos TV show, which incidentally I think had one of the best mixes of music in many years.
Go get you some!
clydeselsor
Lunatic Member
Absolutely!
Some consider Henry Mancini, Peter Nero, Esquivel and the like to be "space age pop".
spideyjack
Addicted Member
ohhh, that explains "Huckleberry friend"
seriously i echo Mr. Summers comment: "Pop/jazz genius"
Pop. More specifically Space Age Pop.:tresbon:
grillebilly
Empty Head
Ho-Dad also wrote Banzai Pipeline.
he wrote a bunch of swingin' instrumental tunes
he wrote a bunch of swingin' instrumental tunes
Henry Mancini was one of the best composer of soundtracks. I have a few of his soundtrack albums.
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Orchestral pop.
I have some of his stuff and stuff in the same genre by others.
Enjoy,
Rich P
I have some of his stuff and stuff in the same genre by others.
Enjoy,
Rich P
Brilliant composer, flutist (although he specialized in piccolo), pianist, conductor. My very first LP was his soundtrack to "Hatari" featuring "Baby Elephant Walk". The man had more facets than a fine diamond. He could and did compose in every musical format available to him except classical symphonic. A shame, too. I think his mind could have grasped the complex form factor of symphonic music. Imagine: Mancini: Symphony No. 1. Maybe it'll be found in a desk drawer someday.
