Harry Manfredini

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Harry Manfredini
Born (1943-08-25) August 25, 1943 (age 80)
Chicago, Illinois

Harry Manfredini (born August 25, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American composer and jazz soloist, who has scored more than one hundred films, including most of the Friday the 13th series. He has had years of classical training, as well as twenty years in the popular music scene. In conversation with Russian journalist and composer Tony Vilgotsky, Harry Manfredini said that his musical tastes and style were influenced by such composers as Giacomo Puccini, Igor Stravinsky, Maurice Ravel and others. [1]

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References

  1. Vilgotsky, Tony (November 2012). "Maestro of the 13th note". Mir Fantastiki. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-06-01.