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
The Killers (1964 film) in his career. According to Kirk Douglas' autobiography "The Ragman's Son", Reagan regretted doing the movie, particularly because of a scene in which he slaps Dickinson. The main title and closing music, originally composed by Henry Mancini for the 1958 Orson Welles film "Touch of Evil", was drawn from the Universal Pictures music library and re-edited for use in this film. The song "Too Little Time", which was composed by Mancini with lyrics by Don Raye as the love theme from "The Glenn Miller Story", was sung in a new arrangement by Nancy Wilson. "The Killers" holds a rating of