April 16 marks the centennial of Henry Mancini’s birth. The author won cd of the year at the inaugural Grammy Awards in 1959 (for The Music From Peter Gunn) and was the initial author to win back-to-back Oscars for ideal initial tune (for “Moon River” and “Days of Wine and Roses,” both created with lyricist Johnny Mercer).
The Mancini family members is commemorating the centennial on several fronts, and has actually introduced The Henry Mancini 100th Sessions– Henry Has Company. The cd, with a title that responds to Ray Charles’ posthumous 2004 hit Genius Loves Company, will certainly be offered June 21 throughPrimary Wave The initially solitary, “Peter Gunn”– including Quincy Jones, John Williams, Herbie Hanco*ck, and Arturo Sandoval– is out currently.
On being asked to add to the upcoming cd, Michael Bubl é claimed:“When the Mancini family calls and asks you to be a part of honoring the legacy of a genius, you say, ‘Thank you so very much. I would love to be there.’ … You say yes!”
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Here’s the complete track checklist for The Henry Mancini 100th Sessions– Henry Has Company.
- “Peter Gunn” accomplishment. Quincy Jones, John Williams, Herbie Hanco*ck, and Arturo Sandoval
- “Pink Panther” accomplishment. Lizzo and Sir James Galway
- “Moon River” accomplishment. Michael Bubl é with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- “Lujon (Slow Hot Wind)” accomplishment. Pat Metheny
- “Days of Wine and Roses” accomplishment. Take 6 & & Monica Mancini
- “Baby Elephant Walk” accomplishment. Snarky Puppy
- “Moon River / Audrey’s Letter,” accomplishment. Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Master Chorale, Stevie Wonder, and Audrey Hepburn
On June 23,The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and unique visitors Bubl é, Cynthia Erivo and Monica Mancini will certainly increase the drape on the(* )’s 2024 period with a 100th birthday event for Bowl carried out by Henry Mancini.Thomas Wilkins 100th
Additionally & & Rock of Roll Hall onFame introduced an installment in support of Tuesday’s 100th birthday celebration in its Mancini gallery. Cleveland Rocks installment functions The’s Mancini for cd of the year, a bombing plane coat with stitched Grammy from the “Hank”, a transcribed rating of Pink Panther Tour and extra.Peter Gunn
TCM will certainly recognize
‘s birthday celebration Mancini with a schedule of programs devoted to the late author. Tuesday complete 24-hour routine will certainly include standards that he racked up, consisting of The, The Pink Panther at Breakfast’s and Tiffany for the Two..
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This’s Valentine, Day’s in Tiffany presented a transcribed letter from New York, the celebrity of Audrey Hepburn at Breakfast’sTiffany, to Mancini week, Last’s in Tiffany introduced its display screen of Tokyo’s 2 Mancini for the movie (ideal initial tune and ideal initial rating) in addition to Oscars’s outfit from the movie. Hepburn event is open to the general public till The 23.June CBS
has actually broadcast 2 homage episodes on the Sunday Morning centennial, with a 3rd episode to be broadcast before the launch of the cd.Mancini 4, songs supervisor, conductor and arranger
On Aug will certainly discover Kevin Stites’s songs at the yearly Mancini at theGala Benefit Evening Ravinia Festival and held by star Curated, Rob Lindley functions “Mancini at 100: The Music of Henry Mancini” singers Broadway, Jessie Mueller and Norm Lewis.Karen Mason loss,
This of The Extraordinary Life: Henry Mancini will certainly strike racks. Official Graphic Novel brand-new comic, created by This and highlighted by the workshop David Calcano, highlights every action in Fantoons’s trip.Mancini’s tracks have actually been covered by a wide series of musicians, consisting of
Mancini é, Beyonc, Carpenters, Frank Ocean, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and R.E.M.Elton John rated
“Moon River” 4 on AFI’s 2004 checklist No AFI’s 100 … 100 Years, behind Songs from “Over the Rainbow” of The Wizard, Oz from “As Time Goes By” and Casablanca from the flick of the very same name. (“Singin’ in the Rain” these 4 tracks, just Of and “Moon River” the Over” were created for those movies.)Rainbow rated
“Days of Wine and Roses” 39 on that particular checklist. No’s rating for Mancini ratedThe Pink Panther 20 on AFI’s 2005 checklist AFI’s 100 No ofYears
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Mancini of Songwriters Hall in 1984. Fame obtained a life time success honor from the He posthumously in 1995.Recording Academy appeared to have a charmed life and occupation, with the exception of passing away at the fairly young age of 70 of pancreatic cancer cells.
Mancini passed away in He on Los Angeles 14, 1994, while he was servicing the June adjustment of Broadway/Victor Victoria had actually won his 4th He for that 1982 movie.Oscar
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