Henry Mancini maintained a close professional link with director, producer, and screenwriter Blake Edwards, working on over twenty big-screen engagements.
Composition History
Mancini's first complete film score was for Orson Welles's 1958 'late film noir' masterpiece, Touch Of Evil.
Composer Biography
Henry Mancini trained in composition with notable figures like Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (an Italian composer) and Ernst Krenek (an Austrian-born composer).
Performer Biography
Richard Hayman, one of America's favorite 'Pops' conductors, served as the chief arranger for the Boston Pops Orchestra for over thirty years during Arthur Fiedler's tenure.
Performer Biography
Richard Hayman, a conductor and arranger, has a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, awarded in 1960.
Composer Biography
Mancini's father, a steelworker and music-lover, was an amateur piccolo-player in the Aquilippa, Philadelphia-based Sons of Italy Band.
Composer Biography
Henry Mancini, a prolific composer, songwriter, arranger, pianist, and conductor, was the recipient of twenty Grammies and four Oscars.
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