p2pnet - rss feed: Theme master Earle Hagen dies
p2pnet news | Music:- You may not know his name, but you know his songs, says AM, Then FM, going on:
“Earle Hagen composed some of the most recognizable instrumentals of the 20th century.”
He composed the Andy Griffith show tune, the themes for The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Danny Thomas Show, I Spy, That Girl, The Mod Squad and Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer, says his web site.
Long before that, he played trombone with the Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman big bands, and while with the Ray Noble Orchestra, composed one of the greatest standards of them all, Harlem Nocturne,” it says, adding:
“When one considers the vast range Earle Hagen’s career has covered, and just where he was at each stage in his life - playing trombone in the big bands during the 30s, writing arrangements for Frank Sinatra, working at 20th Century Fox during the reign of Alfred Newman, creating TV themes and scores for Sheldon Leonard shows, not to mention teaching brilliant young composers the art of scoring, and publishing the top texts in his field - it can truly be said that he has lived through the best times in each of these world.”
He was 88.
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AM, Then FM - The man behind the theme, May 28, 2008
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