Classic TV Theme: Man of the World (Mancini)

After 'Peter Gunn', Craig Stevens crossed the ocean to England to make this 1962 series about a globe-trotting photojournalist. It might have fared better if a strike hadn't interrupted production for six months, and if it had been filmed in color as originally planned. At least Stevens got a theme from the composer who had done so well with 'Peter Gunn': Henry Mancini. We have corrected the pitch of the audio (to compensate for 'PAL speedup'). Some years later Shirley MacLaine would also cross the ocean to make a series about a globe-trotting photojournalist, but that's another story -    • Classic TV Theme: Shirley's World (pitch c...