"Dedicated to the memory of Henry Mancini -
who gave, and gave, and gave."
(Listed at the end credits of "A Memory For Tino").
Henry Mancini, late 1980s.
Henry Mancini is someone who certainly needs no introduction to anyone familiar with his television and motion picture scores which he wrote year after year for five decades. Hank was simply one of the most prolific American composers, ever. As a small child, I grew up listening to his record albums being played in the home, which led me to start purchasing them for myself once I graduated from high school. I hope visitors to the site will take the time to read a story about this on the page entitled "My Favorite Composer". After starting work on a larger collection-based site, I decided instead to change direction and present as many works I could find of Henry's right here, as that is what some other Mancini fans wanted and expressed to me in email.
A special note of thanks to José Sanches
Perez and Mike Newcomb, who both went above and beyond the call of
duty with scanning in many album covers I did not own myself, as well
as giving other support and assistance for the site's completion.
Others who have generously done research and as a result, contributed
items for inclusion in this
site include Ezshwan Winding, William Kenlon, Dennis
Marcellino, Doug Payne, Peter Bay, Edgar Soberón Torchia, Arnaldo DeSouteiro, Ithamara Koorax, Eumir
Deodato, Jose Domingos Raffaelli, Sean Baker, Randy Kosht, Massimo
Milano, George Townsend, Fernando Gelbard, Alex Sanguinetti, Leonid
Bogdanov, Gregory Flores, Ted Strong, Dan Miles, Byron Caloz, Allan
Waterhouse, G.
Underhill, Manchester UK, Wally
Gerassimoff, Ivan Santiago, Wolfgang Weissbrodt, "Jazzcorner" Willie from Germany, David Schecter of
Monstrous Music &
Gary Corben of whatmusic.com as well as Nate.
Thank you to all.
Enjoy the site!
--B.J. (Barbara J.) Major
Introduction amended on 9/14/07.
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ALL-RECORDINGS INDEX--HERE Including LPs, CDs, 45 rpm, EP, Tape; Broadcast/Cable TV, LD, VHS, DVD, DVD-Audio |
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Concert Programs, Newspaper and Magazine Articles--HERE ADVERTISING and BOOKS: Miscellaneous Ads--HERE Mancini's "Sounds and Scores" Book/Audio Set--HERE The Thorn Birds - Case History Book/CD Set--HERE Autobiography ("Did They Mention The Music?")--HERE SHEET MUSIC and SONGBOOK COVERS: Individual Sheet Music Covers--HERE Mancini Songbooks--HERE POSTERS: Movie Posters--HERE |
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Or go directly to a specific interview: "People on Parade" Magazine Interview with Henry Mancini, Fernando Gelbard Interview |
| Henry Mancini's Music "In Concert" - as sung by Monica Mancini--HERE |
| Henry Mancini's Music Used in Foreign Films--HERE |
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A list of the most recent additions and updates to my discographies