Henry Mancini
USA
Born: 16 April 1924
Died: 14 June 1994
Genres: Easy Listening, Stage & Screen, Jazz
Styles: Orchestral Pop, Easy Listening, Instrumental Pop, TV Soundtracks, Soundtracks, Television Music, TV Music, Mood Music, Film Music, Lounge, Exotica/Lounge, Original Score, Movie Themes, Spy Music
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If the recognition of one's peers is the true measure of success, then few men are as successful as composer, arranger, and conductor Henry Mancini. In a career that spanned 40 years, writing for film and television, Mancini won four Oscars and twenty Grammys, the all-time record for a pop artist. For 1961's Breakfast at Tiffany's alone, Mancini won five Grammys and two Oscars. Breakfast at Tiffany's includes the classic "Moon River" (lyrics by Johnny Mercer), arguably one of the finest pop songs of the last 50 years. At last count, there were ...
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