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.
Dear Heart
Henry Mancini Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
My dear heart, it seems like a year since you've been out of my sight
A single room, a table for one
It's a lonesome town all right
But soon I'll kiss you hello at our front door
And dear heart, I want you to know
I'll leave your arms never more
(It's a lonesome town all right)
But soon I'll kiss you hello at our front door
And dear heart, I want you to know
I'll leave your arms never more
The song Dear Heart by Henry Mancini is a love ballad about missing someone dearly. The singer is addressing someone they deeply care about, expressing how much they miss their presence. The lyrics describe a lonely night in a single room with just a table for one, highlighting the singer's desire to be with their loved one. Despite being in a lonesome town, the singer is holding onto hope that they will soon be reunited with their beloved.
The bridge in the song is the most important feature as it reveals the true meaning and climax of the song. The singer states that they will soon be able to kiss their lover hello at their front door, expressing their excitement to finally be reunited. The closing verse of the song highlights the singer's unwavering love and dedication towards their lover, promising to never leave their arms again.
Overall, Dear Heart is a romantic and emotional song that captures the essence of a long-distance relationship. The lyrics reflect the pain and longing for someone who is far away and the hope and excitement for the future when they will be together again.
Line by Line Meaning
Dear heart, wish you were here to warm this night
My love, I wish you were beside me to make this cold night warm and beautiful
My dear heart, it seems like a year since you've been out of my sight
My beloved, it feels like forever since I last saw your lovely face
A single room, a table for one
I'm sitting alone in this room, with only a table for one person
It's a lonesome town all right
This town may be beautiful, but without you here, it's just a lonely place
But soon I'll kiss you hello at our front door
But I know that soon, I'll embrace you tightly as you enter our front door
And dear heart, I want you to know
My love, I need you to understand
I'll leave your arms never more
I'll never leave your loving arms again
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Henry N. Mancini, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@cupcake-vi5eb
Naoko deserves unconditional love and supports ❤❤❤. If she's still here I wish to cover her up with a comfortable, warm blanket, make her a cup of tea and listening to her emotional baggage 😭😭😭Peace🕊️🙏
Anyway Nagasawa sucks
@patrickstocks3576
Dear Heart ❤️ wish were here
To warm this night
My dear heart ❤️ it seems like a year
Since you’ve been out of my sight
A single room, a table for one ☝️
It’s a lonesome town all right
But soon I’ll kiss you hello 👋
At our front door 🚪
And dear heart ♥️ I want you to know
I’ll leave your arms never more
But soon I’ll kiss you hello 👋
At our front door 🚪
And dear heart ❤️ I want you to know
I’ll leave your arms never more
@vitoriacosta1041
Naoko's favorite song ♥
@user-gs3yb9ff7o
Nice to meet you. I like haruki murakami.(my English is bad.😉)
@Andy-zm8bq
I thought naokos favourite song is Norwegian wood? no?
@ellykusferawati736
@@Andy-zm8bq yea, but this song naoko's favorite song too
@busanprincejm2547
i just ended that book and after your comment i wanna cry so much
@COLEDULE
Yaaay
@arshiamh6114
The fact that every body is here for Norwegian wood makes the song even more beautiful
@GuyCovington
Lol, just read the page and had to look up the song.
@knaw35
@@GuyCovington
Me too BTW, I am reading second time. 😝
@chadoxmm
is it possible that everyone are here because of the novel?😅