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Congrats Henry! That must be quite a few! Yavar
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Congratulations! I have been going the same way too, but experience shows that something new pops up every now and then - and not just in terms of new releases, but also some things you were not aware of before.
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I love Henry Mancini! I just acquired BLIND DATE and now have all of his soundtracks. I started. I have 8.
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Nov 28, 2021 - 8:10 AM
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Laurent78
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I have just over 100 CD's by Hank but less scores than Henry since my collection includes various compilations and a host of his albums as an arranger / conductor as rereleased by RCA Spain, Dutton Vocalion, etc. No doubt he was a unique composer characterized by a very elegant style. My favourite themes are the ones from PETER GUNN, EXPERIMENT IN TERROR, HATARI!, CHARADE, THE PINK PANTHER, ARABESQUE, WAIT UNTIL DARK, THE THIEF WHO CAME TO DINNER, SILVER STREAK, etc but there are so many of them. NIGHTWING belongs to the scores I didn't find yet.
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I have a lot of Mancini, a lot, including that massive box with, what, 16 or so of his soundtrack albums. Most of the 60s stuff, missing some things from later in his career. What i love most are those slow melodies with an active rhythm--themes from Hatari, Arabesque, Experiment in Terror, and especially Charade and Moon River, perhaps my favorite movie song. Peter Gunn is classic detective music. My favorite scores are The White Dawn, Molly Maguires, The Glass Menagerie, and Lifeforce. I would like to hear more of his darker scores--like the ones mentioned on this thread. I would love to hear his entire Frenzy score. What I don't care for is his tendency to write really cute music. He did it very well and very often. I don't criticize the music; it's just not what I gravitate towards. All the source music from the 60s is hit or miss for me. I recently played both Charade albums--score and re-recording and just didn't enjoy most of the source cues, but all those variations of the main theme were incredible. So, I'll probably never own all of them, but I continue to explore what I don't have and add to my collection as budget allows.
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