Meglio stasera Meglio stasera "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" where it was performed by Fran Jeffries. In addition to the vocal performance, instrumental portions of the song appear in the film's underscore, sometimes as an introduction to the main "Pink Panther Theme". The beginning of the song, in the original Italian, is here followed by a literal translation and the first two lines
Charade (1963 song) Charade (1963 song) "Charade" is a sad lonely Parisian waltz with music by Henry Mancini and lyrics by Johnny Mercer performed in the 1963 film of the same name starring by Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. It was nominated that year for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Stanley Donen had heard and been charmed by Henry Mancini's song "Baby Elephant Walk" from the film "Hatari!", Henry Mancini had become a friend of Audrey Hepburn while scoring "Breakfast at Tiffany's", and he composed the song for "Charade": "Our next film together was "Charade" in 1963. Stanley Donen directed Peter