Henry Mancini

Joyful Noise: A Conversation With Mervyn Warren, Plus Chatting With Mark Wayne Glasmire and Julian Velard

Mike Ragogna | Posted 03.14.2012

Mike Ragogna

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Breakfast at Tiffany's Celebrates 50th Anniversary at Academy

Jay Weston | Posted 10.01.2011

Jay Weston

After the filming of Breakfast at Tiffany's ended, they previewed the movie in San Francisco and a top executive at Paramount barked at the assembled filmmakers, "That f--king song, 'Moon River,' has got to go."

Sing It Loud: Chatting with k.d. lang, JD Souther and Bobby Long, Plus a Beginners Audio Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.24.2011

Mike Ragogna

One of my favorite tracks on k.d. lang's new album is the opener, "I Confess," which sounds like Brill Building meets country, meets...okay, I'll shut up now, k.d. lang has the rest.

Off the C(H)uff: Sam Wasson Channels Audrey Hepburn

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Patricia Zohn

2010-07-16-outside.jpg Wasson's small-sized but big-hearted and original book tells how they captured the magic of the new woman in Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Finding Fabulous Fun and Freedom on Fifth Avenue at 5 A.M.

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 05.25.2011

Nina Sankovitch

Reading Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. is a magical ride through Hollywood deal-making, star-making, and movie-making.

The Best Original Movie Scores By Farr

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

John Farr

Surveying the historical span of filmmaking, the use of original music appears more prevalent from the dawn of sound through the 1970s -- or perhaps it's just that the scores themselves were more memorable over this period.