HENRY MANCINI (1924-1994)
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Mr. Mancini was born in Ohio but raised in Pennsylvania.  As a boy, he learned how to play the flute and piccolo.  Later, he  studied piano and composition at the Julliard School of Music in New York City.  This talented man went on to work at Universal studios from 1952-1958, learning every aspect of film-making that a composer would need to know.  He has collaborated on, or composed for, more than 200 films.  He is equally gifted in many styles, marches, pops, jazz, etc.
    Many people associate Mr. Mancini with the ever popular Pink Panther.  This movie, written in 1964, is about a detective who tries to track down the stolen diamond called the pink panther.  (When you peer into the diamond, supposedly you can see the cartoon character within it.  That's how the diamond got the name.)
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Click to hear a sound clip of the theme song.

Other significant movie themes are:

Other musical works:
Let's fly on out of here (back to the homepage).
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  All titles listed and all excerpts are from the Telarc recording Mancini's Greatest Hitswith Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops.