TY - BOOK AU - Caps,John ED - Project Muse. TI - Henry Mancini: reinventing film music T2 - Music in American life SN - 9780252093845 AV - ML410.M2715 C36 2012 U1 - 781.5/42092 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Urbana PB - University of Illinois Press KW - Mancini, Henry KW - Motion picture music KW - United States KW - History and criticism KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-261) and index; 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780252093845/ ER -