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10 Henry Mancini Videos

No one in Hollywood was more successful in capturing the cool sexiness of young adults in the 1960s and '70s

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Marc Myers
Jan 23, 2026
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Henry Mancini was the most successful American film composer and arranger of the post-war period. Other movie-music maestros were significant, of course, but none became a household name nor did they produce Mancini’s vast number of catchy hit tunes. [Photo above of Henry Mancini courtesy of the Henry Mancini Estate]

But Mancini was much more than an art…

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