Henry Mancini : (8)

" Oh, I’d been writing cartoonish music pretty much all along. " - Henry Mancini

" I very rarely write anything before what I see what I’m writing for. " - Henry Mancini

" I play citified Count Basie piano. As few notes as possible, my left hand in my pocket, that kind of stuff. " - Henry Mancini

" Getting out and being able to present a concert is invigorating. " - Henry Mancini

" I was always trying to be a quote, unquote, film composer. " - Henry Mancini

" I score everything by hand on manuscript paper and then make copies. " - Henry Mancini

" When someone asks me to do a score, I look at the picture two or three times. I never watch the rushes to pick up the mood as quickly as I can. If it’s something I want to do, just watching the film will start the wheels turning. " - Henry Mancini

" I used to be selected for the Pennsylvania all-state orchestra. It was a thrill to go from my home town of Aliquippa clear across the state to Lancaster for the concerts. No kid is immune to that kind of experience. " - Henry Mancini