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Music fans will celebrate the centenary of Henry Mancini's birthday this year at events worldwide. If Mancini had lived to see his 100th birthday this Tuesday, the immensely successful composer - and Pride of West Aliquippa - likely would have wanted to celebrate in his favorite way. "He would want to go to the best Italian restaurant that he knew...

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“A movie without music is like an airplane without fuel, your music has lifted us up and sent us soaring, and everything we cannot say with words or show with action you have expressed for us.  You have done this with so much imagination, fun and beauty.” Internationally known for his musical scores Moon River, The Pink Panther, Peter Gunn, Itari (...

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From the cool, mischievous opening bars of the “Pink Panther” to the wistful strains of “Moon River,” to the driving beat of the theme from Peter Gunn, Henry Mancini gave the world some of the most memorable music ever written for films and television. This musical genius had roots in both Abruzzo and Molise. Enrico Nicola Mancini was born in the L...

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From the moving Moon River to the groovy Pink Panther, Henry Mancini mastered the emotional connections between the music and the audience to create an incomparable body of jazz-infused tunes. Henry was born on April 16, 1924, in Cleveland, Ohio, to a pair of Italian immigrants: Quinto and Anna Pece Mancini. When he was 4, the new family moved to A...

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IN THE MOOD IN OUR OWN WAY: a documentary written, produced, directed and narrated by LUCA MARTERA, edited by CARLA BRANDOLINI, linguistic consultant and additional voice narration FRANK PISATURO. A Sexual Radar Production, 2018 https://vimeo.com/296585302 From the ancient Italian tradition of the Great Opera Houses to the Neapolitan melodies of 20...

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