Born:
April 16, 1924
Birthplace:
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
Died:
June 14, 1994 in Beverly Hills, California due to pancreatic cancer.
Also Known As:
His full name was Enrico Nicola Mancini, an American composer, arranger and conductor especially noted for his television and film scores. His parents were Quinto and Anna Pece Mancini. He was married to singer Ginny O'Connor and had 3 children; a son (Christopher) and two daughters (Felice and Monica).
Type of Compositions:
He incorporated jazz into his television and film scores. In all he won 20 Grammys, 4 Academy Awards and 2 Emmys. Mancini wrote scores for over 80 films.
Influence:
His father played the flute and the young Mancini grew up watching him perform with a local band. Mancini played the piano and flute; he briefly attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology where he met Max Adkins, the conductor of the Stanley Theater band. Mancini studied orchestration with the encouragement of Adkins before transferring to Juilliard School of Music. His studies was cut short when he was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Force. It was there where he met Glenn Miller. After the war, Mancini became a member of Miller's band. In 1952, Mancini became a staff composer and arranger of Universal Studios.
Famous TV/Film Scores:
Academy Award Winning Scores:
Interesting Facts:
ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) named an award after Henry Mancini in 1995. The Henry Mancini Award is given each year for outstanding achievements and contributions in film and television music.
Music Video:
Listen to Henry Mancini's "Pink Panther Theme" performed by the Terry Gibbs Band courtesy of YouTube.
