Dreamsville: Henry Mancini, Peter Gunn & Music for TV Noir

Jon Burlingame

Marking the centennial of composer Henry Mancini, journalist Jon Burlingame delves into the backstory of TV’s “Peter Gunn” and how its chart-topping modern-jazz score launched Mancini’s remarkable career — as well as his long professional relationship with filmmaker Blake Edwards (“Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “The Pink Panther”).