Mancini was born Enrico Nicola Mancini in the Little Italy neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, and grew up near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the steel town of West Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. His parents emigrated from the Abruzzo region of Italy. Mancini's father, Quinto, was a steelworker, who made his only child begin flute lessons at the age of eight. When Mancini was 12 years old, he began piano lessons. Quinto and Henry played flute together in the Aliquippa Italian immigrant band, "Sons of Italy". After high school, Mancini attended the renowned Juilliard School of Music in New York. In 1943, after roughly one year at Juilliard, his studies were interrupted when he was drafted into the army. In 1945, he participated in the liberation of a South German concentration camp.
Mancini recorded over 90 albums, in styles ranging from big band to classical to pop. Eight of these albums were certified gold by The Recording Industry Association of America. He had a 20 year contract with RCA Records, resulting in 60 commercial record albums that made him a household name composer of easy listening music.
Mancini's range also extended to orchestral and ethnic scores (Lifeforce, The Great Mouse Detective, Sunflower, "Tom and Jerry: The Movie", Molly Maguires, The Hawaiians), and darker themes ("Experiment In Terror," "The White Dawn," "Wait Until Dark," "The Night Visitor").
Mancini was also a concert performer, conducting over fifty engagements per year, resulting in over 600 symphony performances during his lifetime. Among the symphony orchestras he conducted are the London Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic, the Boston Pops, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He appeared in 1966, 1980 and 1984 in command performances for the British Royal Family. He also toured several times with Johnny Mathis and with Andy Williams, who had sung many of Mancini's songs.[citation needed]
Mancini had experience with acting and voice roles. In 1994 he made a one-off cameo appearance in the first season of the sitcom series Frasier, as a call-in patient to Dr. Frasier Crane's radio show. Mancini voiced the character Al, who speaks with a melancholy drawl and hates the sound of his own voice, in the episode "Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast?" Mancini also had an uncredited performance as a pianist in the 1967 movie Gunn, the movie version of the series Peter Gunn, the score of which was originally composed by Mancini himself.
Mancini was nominated for an unprecedented 72 Grammys, winning 20 Additionally he was nominated for 18 Academy Awards, winning four. He also won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for two Emmys.
Mancini won a total of four Oscars for his music in the course of his career.
Mancini died at the age of 70 in Beverly Hills/Los Angeles, California of pancreatic cancer. He was working at the time on the Broadway stage version of Victor/Victoria. At the time of his death, Mancini was married to singer Virginia "Ginny" O´Connor, with whom he had three children. Ginny Mancini went on to found the Society of Singers a non profit organization which benefits the health and welfare of professional singers worldwide. Additionally the Society awards scholarships to students pursuing an education in the vocal arts and holds the annual Ella Awards.
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers(ASCAP) Foundation "Henry Mancini Music Scholarship" has been awarded annually since 2001.
All the Way
Henry Mancini Lyrics
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It's no good unless he loves you, all the way
Happy to be near you
When you need someone to cheer you, all the way
Taller than the tallest tree is
That's how it's got to feel
Deeper than the deep blue see is
When somebody needs you
It's no good unless he needs you, all the way
Through the good or lean years
And for all the in between years, come what may
Who know where the road will lead us
Only a fool would say
But if you'll let me love you
It's for sure I'm gonna love you, all the way
All the way
The lyrics of Henry Mancini's song All the Way describe the all-encompassing nature of true love. The song begins by stating that it's not enough for someone to love you partially or halfway, it must be all or nothing at all. The singer suggests that only when someone loves you completely can they truly be happy being near you and supporting you when you need it most. The second verse goes on to describe the depth of true love, comparing it to the tallest tree and the deep blue sea. The singer insists that if the love is real, it will be even deeper than those natural wonders.
The theme of the song is cemented in the chorus when the singer insists that it's not enough for someone to simply want to be with you or need you. They must do so all the way, through the good times and the bad, for all the time in between, no matter what may come. The final verse suggests that the future is uncertain, and no one knows what lies ahead of them. But if the person being addressed in the song allows the singer to love them, it will be with all of their heart, all their energy, and all the way.
In summary, the song All the Way by Henry Mancini is a testament to the fact that true love is complete, all-consuming, and unending. It's not enough to love someone partially or halfway - it has to be all or nothing at all.
Line by Line Meaning
When somebody loves you
When there is someone who loves you
It's no good unless he loves you, all the way
Their love is not enough unless it is wholehearted
Happy to be near you
Being near you makes me happy
When you need someone to cheer you, all the way
I'll be there to cheer you up with my love entirely
Taller than the tallest tree is
The love I have goes higher than the tallest tree
That's how it's got to feel
That's what true love is supposed to feel like
Deeper than the deep blue see is
The love is as deep as the deepest of oceans
That's how deep it goes, if its real
If the love is genuine, it should be that deep
When somebody needs you
When there is someone who needs you
It's no good unless he needs you, all the way
Their need for you should be all-encompassing to be worthwhile
Through the good or lean years
During the happy or difficult times
And for all the in between years, come what may
And during all the other times, whatever may happen
Who know where the road will lead us
Nobody knows where our journey will lead us
Only a fool would say
Only a foolish person would claim to know
But if you'll let me love you
If you allow me to love you
It's for sure I'm gonna love you, all the way
I promise to love you completely
All the way
Absolutely and entirely
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Marco Antonio Reyes
Hermosa interpretación..!
Renetta Yorka
I used to sing this a loooooong time ago. Thanks for the memory. 😌
Kush kung Vivo
Send me goosebumps such beautiful sng
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Matt Garcia
This song should be in fallout
Matt Garcia
@NANCYFLORESSANTOS the developers always put alot of old timey songs similar to this one in the game
NANCYFLORESSANTOS
Greetings to you Mateo. Why this should be in "fallout"?