Henry Mancini Henry Mancini Enrico Nicola "Henry" Mancini (; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor and arranger, who is best remembered for his film and television scores. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, and twenty Grammy Awards, plus a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. His best known works include the theme and soundtrack for the "Peter Gunn" television series as well as the music for "The Pink Panther" film series ("The Pink Panther Theme") and "Moon River" from "Breakfast
Ron Goodwin military bands in the UK. He wrote the scores for "Of Human Bondage" (1964), "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines" (1965), Alfred Hitchcock's "Frenzy" (1972, replacing Henry Mancini), two movies featuring Morecambe and Wise, and the Norman Wisdom film, "The Early Bird" (1965). Goodwin's score for the 1966 film "The Trap" is now used by the BBC as the theme to the London Marathon coverage. A 30-second variation of his 1969 composition for the film "Monte Carlo or Bust" is used as the intro for the BBC Radio Four panel game "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue". Goodwin wrote