Did They Mention the Music?: The Autobiography of Henry Mancini

by Henry Mancini, Gene Lees (With)

Overview

Best known for the "dead-ant" theme to the Pink Panther films, Henry Mancini also composed the music to Peter Gunn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Orson Welles' Touch of Evil, and the Academy Award winning soundtracks to Victor/Victoria and The Days of Wine and Roses. In a career that lasted over thirty years, Mancini amassed twenty Grammy awards and more nominations than any other composer. In his memoir, written with jazz expert Lees, Mancini discusses his close friendships with Blake Edwards, Julie Andrews, and Paul Newman, his professional collaborations with Johnny Mercer, Luciano Pavarotti, and James Galway, and his achievements as a husband, father, and grandfather. A great memoir loaded with equal parts Hollywood glitz and Italian gusto.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461732112
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	12/17/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	312
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Gene Lees is the author of Oscar Peterson: The Will to Swing and Waiting for Dizzy, both published by Cooper Square Press. He lives in Ojai, CA.

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
	Preface	xix
1	Beaver Valley	1
2	Max	20
3	What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?	27
4	Ginny	38
5	Two for the Road	50
6	Universal Studios	62
7	The Salt Mine	69
8	Peter Gunn	83
9	Moon River	94
10	Days of Wine and Roses	104
11	Freddie and Bud	114
12	Hollywood-on-Thames	128
13	The Pink Panther	137
14	The Crazy Italians	150
15	Blake and Julie	167
16	The Process	178
17	The Perks	186
18	Changes	201
19	Mr. Lucky	212
	Afterword	223
	Postscript	235
Appendix	Awards, Accomplishments, Discography	238
	Index	247

Editorial Reviews

This book is a neat chronological recollection of personal and professional life, with some insights into the film industry and scores of names dropped along the way.--Library Journal

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