When you think of Henry Mancini, you inevitably think of either "Peter Gunn" or "Moon River". (Well, maybe "The Pink Panther"--but that became a cartoon show, so it doesn't count!) Breakfast at Tiffany's gave the world the latter tune, and that beautiful melody recurs throughout this soundtrack LP. The soundtrack doesn't include Andy Williams's hit single of "Moon River", but then neither ...
Though probably best remembered for his work on The Pink Panther, Mancini worked on the music for hundreds of television shows and films, from Abbot and Costello Lost in Alaska (his first major commission) to Breakfast at Tiffany's (for which he and Johnny Mercer won the Best Oscar, for "Moon River"). Now thought of as "easy listening", Mancini's scores work well as background ...