The Music from Peter Gunn
The Music from Peter Gunn is a soundtrack album to the TV series Peter Gunn, composed and conducted by Henry Mancini, and released in January 1959 on RCA Victor. It was the first album ever to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1959. The album was followed by More Music from Peter Gunn, released on RCA Victor in July 1959. In 1998 the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[4]
The Music from Peter Gunn
Released Jan 1959
August 26, 31, and September 4, 29, 1958
Radio Recorders (Hollywood)[1]
39:52
Simon Rady
1959
RCA Music Center of the World (Hollywood)[1]
49:01
The opening theme music is notable for its combination of jazz orchestration with a straightforward rock 'n roll beat. In his autobiography Did They Mention the Music? Mancini stated:
The Music from Peter Gunn was selected by the Library of Congress as a 2010 addition to the National Recording Registry, which selects recordings annually that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[6]
Musicians vary from song to song, but include:[7]