Henry Mancini, "Pink Panther Theme"

Kick off the weekend with a special performance of “Theme from Peter Gunn” by Hank himself! Today at 12pm ET / 6pm CEST you can watch the premiere of Henry's performance from BEST OF BOTH WORLDS ‘64. Tune in to the official Henry Mancini Youtube channel to watch: https://found.ee/ThemeFromPeterGunnPremiere | Henry Mancini

“Among the most iconic and popular scores from legendary composer Henry Mancini was THE MUSIC FROM PETER GUNN album, theme music for the TV series ‘Peter Gunn.’ Mancini later claimed the jazzy score provided him with his big break.” -94.3 THE POINT This week in 1959, Mancini won both Album of the Year and Best Instrumental Arrangement at the first ever GRAMMY awards for THE MUSIC FROM PETER GUNN! The theme from Peter Gunn, as well as the whole soundtrack, changed the course of TV music forever.

“Henry Mancini’s opening theme for the 1958-1961 network TV detective series PETER GUNN is a hard-driving, horns-heavy jazz cacophony that has proved to be memorable, has stood the test of time and has completely transcended its origin.” - National Recording Preservation Board PETER GUNN’s FIRST episode premiered this month in 1958! The Henry Mancini and Blake Edwards project started a lifelong friendship and partnership between the composer and director. Give Hank’s unforgettable PETER GUNN sco