109 Quotes by Henry Mancini

I don't have a trunk of manuscripts.

I used to be selected for the Pennsylvania all-state orchestra. It was a thrill to go from my home town of Aliquippa clear across the state to Lancaster for the concerts. No kid is immune to that kind of experience.

Amplification of guitars revolutionized the popular music scene. Youngsters look for quick fame and big money with amplified guitars and working with rock groups.

My kids will come to me and ask me to listen to a 'new sound' they think they've discovered. One time it was the Beatles' 'Yesterday,' and the new sound was four strings. All of a sudden the new generation discovers the string quartet!

I'm usually the last man on the totem pole. Except for the sound effects and the final sound mix, the score is the last element to be added to a picture.

I wanted to write picture music ever since I was a kid.

I wanted to be up there with all those names like Max Steiner.

Technique is superficial. The method used in applying technique is what gives music its character.

I don't pretend to want to write the Great American Symphony.