Henry Mancini (April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994), was a noted American composer and arranger. He is remembered particularly for existence the composer of music for TV and films and won the record total of Grammy awards (including a "Lifetime Achievement" award within 1995).

He was innate Enrico Nicola Mancini in Cleveland, Ohio, and grew up in the Pittsburgh surburb of West Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.

Although he was drafted into a Army in the period of World War Two, Mancini was able make their way a transport from either the foot to the band. A compositions for which he is better known include "Moon River" (a theme song from either the 1961 film ''Breakfast at Tiffany's), and the theme music for the 1963 films The Pink Panther and Charade. He is typically credited by having composing a music for the Peanuts movies, the easily-known theme Linus & Lucy'' in particular. Still, these songs were composed & performed by an additional prestigious jazz piano player, Vince Guaraldi. Although great deal of Mancini's operate may be classified when easy listening, he was capable of writing powerful & rousing scores like that for Lifeforce.

2 his earliest scores were for the TV shows, Peter Gunn (1958) and Mr. Lucky (1959). a notable addition afterwards within his career was the theme song to the situation comedy Newhart (1982).

He died at age Seventy around Beverly Hills, California of pancreatic cancer.

Selected Songs
From either Peter Gunn (lyrics by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston) "Peter Gunn Theme" "Bye Bye" "The Brothers Go to Mother's" "Dreamsville" "Blues for Mother's" "Sorta Blue" "Slow and Easy" From either A Richard Boone Show (lyrics by Al Stillman) "How Soon" "Man's Favorite Sport" (1963) (lyrics by Johnny Mercer) "I Love You and Don't You Forget It" (1963) (lyrics by Al Stillman) Remington Steele Theme

Selected Movies
''Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) (starring Audrey Hepburn) "Moon River" (lyrics by Johnny Mercer) Charade (1963) (starring Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn) "Charade" Soldier in the Rain (1963) The Pink Panther (1964) (starring Peter Sellers) Theme "It Had Better Be Tonight" (lyrics by Johnny Mercer) Dear Heart (1964) "Dear Heart" A Shot in the Dark (1964) (starring Peter Sellers) Moment to Moment (1965) "Moment to Moment" (lyrics by Johnny Mercer) The Great Race (1966) Arabesque (1966) What Did Busy people Neutralise the War, Dad? (1966) "In the Arms of Love" (lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans) Two for the Road (1967) "Two for the Road" Wait Until Dark (1967) "Wait Until Dark" The Party (1968) (starring Peter Sellers) "Nothing to Lose" (sung by Claudine Longet) Maine, Natalie Gaily, Gaily The Molly Maguires Helianthus (1970) "Loss of Love" (lyrics by Bob Merrill) Darling Lili'' (lyrics by Johnny Mercer) "I'll Give You Three Guesses" "Darling Lili" A Hawaiians A Nighttime Visitor Hatari! "Baby Elephant Walk" Experiment inside Terror Days of Wine and Roses "Days of Wine and Roses" High Time Bachelor within Paradise The Great Impostor Mr. Hobbs Will require the Vacation Peanuts theme - often ascribed to Mancini, however actually composed by Vince Guaraldi.