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Christophe Beck rearranged the music for various uses in the 2006 reboot and its sequel, The Pink Panther 2—DJ Paul Oakenfold remixed the theme song for the 2006 film. Mancini is given a posthumous credit in the opening titles for the theme. The theme was featured in the film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). A rearranged guitar ...
"Meglio stasera" (known in English as "It Had Better Be Tonight") is a 1963 song in samba rhythm with music by Henry Mancini, Italian lyrics by Franco Migliacci and English lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was composed for the 1963 film The Pink Panther, in which it was performed by Fran Jeffries.
The music was composed and conducted by Henry Mancini. The album entered Billboard magazine's pop album chart on April 25, 1964, peaked at No. 8, and remained on the chart for 41 weeks. [1] The title song, "The Pink Panther Theme" was released as a single. It reached the Top 10 on the U.S. Billboard adult contemporary chart.
Henry Mancini was born Enrico Nicola Mancini in Maple Heights, Ohio, and raised in West Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. [4] [5] Both his parents were Italian immigrants.Originally from Scanno, Abruzzo, his father Quintiliano "Quinto" Mancini was a laborer at the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company and amateur musician who first came to the U.S. as a teenager around 1910.
Turner Classic Movies will honor Mancini’s birthday with a lineup of programming. The full 24-hour schedule, airing April 16, featured classics such as "The Pink Panther," "Breakfast at Tiffany ...
Plas John Johnson Jr. (/ p l æ z /) (born July 21, 1931) [1] is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most widely known as the tenor saxophone soloist on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme". He also performs on alto and baritone sax as well as various flutes and clarinets.
All tracks composed by Henry Mancini; except where noted. Side A: "The Pink Panther" – 3:14 "Meggie's Theme" – 3:18 (from The Thorn Birds) "Breakfast at Tiffany's" – 3:07
The Pink Panther: Nominated 1965: Best Instrumental Performance – Non-Jazz The Great Race: Nominated Best Performance by a Chorus Dear Heart and Other Songs about Love: Nominated 1966: Henry Mancini Presents the Academy Award Songs: Nominated Best Instrumental Theme "Arabesque" Nominated Best Instrumental Arrangement Nominated