Most of Henry Mancini's movie scores are easy on the ear and many have this 1960s relaxed, melancholy optimism that was so much a part of the feel back then. His soundtracks inhale and exhale uniformly and build a mood with jazzy pearls-and-champagne grace that was unmatched in Hollywood scoring. Much of this luster and sparkle came from Mancini's under…
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