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| "Peter Gunn" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Henry Mancini | |
| from the album The Music from Peter Gunn | |
| B-side | "The Brothers Go to Mother's" |
| Released | Jan 1959[1] |
| Recorded | 1958 |
| Studio | Radio Recorders, Los Angeles |
| Genre | Instrumental theme music |
| Length | 2:04 |
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Composer(s) | Henry Mancini |
| Producer(s) | Simon Rady |
| Official audio | |
| "Peter Gunn" (1993 Remastered) on YouTube | |
"Peter Gunn" is the theme music composed by Henry Mancini for the television show of the same name.[2] The song was the opening track on the original soundtrack album, The Music from Peter Gunn, released by RCA Victor in 1959.[3] Mancini won an Emmy Award and two Grammys for Album of the Year and Best Arrangement.[4] In 2005, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[5]
- ^ "Two Smash Singles From This Album". Billboard. January 1, 1959. p. 32.
- ^ Henry Mancini: Sounds and Scores, Northridge Music, Inc. 1973, 1986
- ^ RCA Victor LPM/LSP-1956 liner notes
- ^ Did They Mention the Music?, Henry Mancini with Gene Lees, Contemporary Books, 1989, page 236
- ^ "GRAMMY Hall Of Fame | Hall of Fame Artists". Grammy.com.