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Mancini's Long Career Making Music for Movies and T.V.

Composer Henry Mancini. His compositions include the theme to "The Pink Panther" series, the songs "Moon River" and "The Days of Wine and Roses," and the themes for the television programs "Peter Gunn" and "Mr. Lucky." His most recent score was for the film "The Glass Menagerie." (Rebroadcast. Original broadcast November 11, 1987.)

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Mancini's Long Career Making Music for Movies and T.V.

Henry Mancini, who's had a long career writing scores for movies and TV. He has composed some classic songs, such as "The Pink Panther," "Moon River," "The Days of Wine and Roses," and the themes for "Peter Gunn" and "Mr. Lucky." He had just done the music for the new film version of "The Glass Menagerie."

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