Amoeba Music

By J Poet

Henry Mancini was a musician’s musician, well versed in pop, jazz, and classical music. He made hundreds of album as a bandleader, but is best known for his work as a composer of soundtrack music for television and movies. Unlike many composers of background music, Mancini’s compositions stood on their own as quality compositions, due to his use of jazz voicings and innate melodic sense. His first major success was the jazzy music he composed for Peter Gunn and early TV detective series. Music from Peter Gunn (1959 RCA) won him his first two Grammys - Album of the Year and Best Musical Arrangement for the “Peter Gunn Theme.” He went on to win 19 more Grammys, including a Lifetime Achievement... Read More

City Of Origin:

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Genre:

Easy Listening, Pop Instrumental, Soundtracks

Birthdate:

04/16/1924

Death date:

06/14/1994