Okay, this is deep, music theory kind of stuff, so skip it if you're not into it. I'm still reading from Music, The Brain, and Ecstasy, and this is what I've learned about Mancini's "The Pink Panther." But first, go to the website below and listen to several versions of the tune. Now, according to Robert Jourdain, this tune is a good example of how music works. He goes into a good bit of det...
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“Lujon” is a hypnotic spell binder. Once one hears it with strings and a slow rhythm, it stays with the mind for a long time. The melodic line is seductively steamy with a mellow trombone playing in the distance followed by a Johnny Hodges type alto sax joining in for good measure. An acoustic guitar adds to the romance of this classic piece. A good measure of this work’s durability is that
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Henry Mancini’s big break came in 1954 when he arranged and composed music for the 1954 Universal biographical film “The Glenn Miller Story” starring James Stewart and June Allyson. Although music long associated with Miller was heard throughout the film, the most memorable music was The Love Theme which later had words set to the music. Known as “Too Little Time,” it’s played here in
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“The Sounds Of Hatari!” is a show stopper in its use of every percussion instrument imaginable. The work increases in intensity as pounding rhythms describe the sheer physicality of the chasing down of a rhino in all of its brutal savagery.
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It’s easy to criticize Mancini for having written this piece and use it as an example of a lack of skill in writing a movie score. Yet this particular piece is supposed to be light and frothy. The inspiration for this work came from the basic walk of the little pachyderms which matched perfectly a boogie woogie beat (eight to the bar). To make this even more funny is the inclusion of a calliope.
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Always a gifted musician, Henry Mancini (1924 - 1994) wrote music with great speed, yet his music always sounded natural without any effort-it just poured out of his very soul. To this day, much of what he wrote has a depth combined with an eternally youthful feeling of discovery and wonderment.From his first job with NBC Radio as a composer/arranger/musical director stemming from his being an ...
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