Anywhere the heart goes henry mancini biography
Anywhere the heart goes henry mancini biography
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Born April 16, 1924, in Cleveland, OH; died June 14, 1994, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Quinto and Anna Mancini; married Virginia O'Connor, 1947; children: Christopher, Monica, Felice; three grandchildren.
Education: Carnegie Institute of Technology School of Music, Pittsburgh, PA; Juilliard School of Music, New York, NY. Military/Wartime Service: U.S. Army Air Corps and Infantry, 1943~45. Memberships: U.S. Army Air Corps and Infantry, 1943~45.
Henry Mancini composed some of the most popular songs ever to be showcased in film, among them "Moon River," "Days of Wine and Roses," and his theme for the Pink Panther movies.
His music was heard in nearly 250 films during his long career and was nominated for 70 Grammy Awards, winning 20. He also recorded 85 record albums, whose combined sales topped 30 million copies.
Richard Severo of the New York Times called Mancini "a pioneer in a new approach to film scores," adding that his music "moved away from the heavy symphonic treatments