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Henry Mancini : reinventing film music / John Caps.

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Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2012.

Mancini, Henry -- Criticism and interpretation.

Motion picture music -- United States -- History and criticism.

Electronic Resource

http://site.ebrary.com/id/10535711

9780252036736 (hardcover : alk. paper)

0252036735 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Music in American life.

278 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Introduction. Here was something fresh -- Allegheny River launch -- Not quite jazz -- The music factory -- Big screen, little screen -- Blake Edwards and the high times -- Career crescendos -- First cadence -- The break with Blake -- Off to see the world -- Back to television? -- The curse of the Pink Panther -- Maturity, the second cadence -- Frustration -- Stolen moments -- A closing door that wasn't there before -- Almost to Broadway -- Lookin back, looking on.

Examines the composer's influence on film music, discussing his collaborations with directors to create musical effects resonant with the plots of each film he worked on and his lasting impact on the subsequent role of music in film.

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