The Pink Panther Theme The Pink Panther Theme "The Pink Panther Theme" is an instrumental composition by Henry Mancini written as the theme for the 1963 film "The Pink Panther" and subsequently nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 37th Academy Awards but lost to the Sherman Brothers for "Mary Poppins". The eponymous cartoon character created for the film's opening credits by David DePatie and Friz Freleng was animated in time to the tune. The tenor saxophone solo was played by Plas Johnson. The song was included on the film's soundtrack album and issued as a single (in the United
Marc Mancini York, Henry Mancini (no relation), Carpenter and Zemeckis. While in college and graduate school, Mancini had paid his tuition in part by working as a tour director, taking groups on multi-day, international tours. In the midst of a California budget crisis, West Los Angeles College (where Mancini had become a full-time professor) decided to cut back its costly cinema program. The college knew of his travel experience and asked Mancini if he would teach in its Travel and Tourism program. He agreed. Mancini soon went beyond his teaching to become a well-known travel speaker, writer, instructional theorist and consultant. The