Henry Mancini Blog Project
- Lukas Kendall
- Jan 9, 2024
- 1 min read
A plug today for a friend of a friend, Chris Mich, who is celebrating the 100th birthday of the great Henry Mancini with an extended series of articles on his blog, which is otherwise called “Digging Star Wars” and centered on Star Wars and the films that inspired George Lucas.
Here’s the first Mancini article, Top 100 Henry Mancini Films, The System & Honorable Mentions.
Check it out!
Aliquippa is a famed township/"suburb" of Pittsburgh. The locale served as the basis for the town in the early Tom Cruise movie ALL THE RIGHT MOVES and has produced an astonishing number (per capita) of remarkable Americans. The book PLAYING THROUGH THE WHISTLE is all about Aliquippa -- and includes prominent reference to Mancini (who was born in Ohio but spent his formative years in Western Pennsylvania).