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“I've never gone to a singer with a song and said 'why don't you try this?' or tried to get a record like that. My head just wasn't there.”

Henry Mancini

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When I play 'Newhart' in concert, it always gets a hand, right from the very beginning. To me, 'Newhart' is a hit.

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Music forced into the air you breathe is an invasion of privacy!

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Sometimes memorable music doesn't necessarily have to be a hit.

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I've done entire scores for I don't know how many films and series. I never kept track; I suppose it's up in the hundreds.

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I equate composing with orchestrating. I think my music in terms of an orchestra.

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I just love what I do.

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