Hitchcock Chronology: Henry Mancini

Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to Henry Mancini...

1971

November

• 5th - Composer Henry Mancini is sent a copy of the Frenzy script and he begins working on his score for the film.
• 11th - Hitchcock begins work with editor John Jympson to create a work print of Frenzy that can be sent to composer Henry Mancini. Whilst overseeing the editing, Hitchcock begins conducts several interviews with journalists and film critics.
• 29th - Editor John Jympson flies out to London with the film to prepare for the recording sessions with Henry Mancini. Hitchcock has supplied him with copious notes on further refinements to both the film and it's soundtrack.

December

• 12th - Henry Mancini's score for Frenzy is recorded in London over four days.
• 14th - Hitchcock arrives in London, accompanied by Alma, to attend the remainder of Henry Mancini's Frenzy recording sessions. After hearing the completed score, Hitchcock decides to reject it and subsequently hires Ron Goodwin to compose a new one. As usual, Hitchcock, who hated confrontations of any kind, asks a studio executive to convey the news to Mancini.
• 18th - Henry Mancini flies back to Los Angeles.

1975

November

• Universal's music executive Harry Garfield recommends composer John Williams to Hitchcock after the director rejects the studios suggestion of Henry Mancini, who had written the rejected score to Frenzy (1972). Williams first seeks approval from his friend Bernard Herrman and then spends several weeks meeting with Hitchcock over lunch to discuss the score and classical music in general.