Browsing Archive: September, 2011

Ronnie Hazelhurst: The Master of the TV theme

Posted by Gary Craig on Monday, September 5, 2011, In : Composer 


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Ronnie Hazlehurst started  to make a living as a trumpet player, and after some session work for the BBC in London, in 1961 he joined the corporation, later he was made the  BBC’s Light entertainment music director.

Responsible for themes for sitcoms such as, 'Some Mothers Do Have ’Em', ‘Are you being Served’,
‘Sorry’, ‘To the Manor Born’, ‘Yes Minister’, ‘Last of the summer wine’, and ‘The Two Ronnies’.
He also penned the music to Game  shows , 'Odd One Out', 'Blanke...

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Standby for Barry Gray

Posted by Gary Craig on Monday, September 5, 2011, In : Composer 
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Famous for composing the unforgettable themes for Supercar, Thunderbirds , Captain Scarlett and the like, Barry Gray also penned dozens of jingles, themes and mood music, for radio, television and cinema from the late 1950’s through to the end of the 1960’s. Some of this work has now been released on the album, ‘Standby for Adverts’. It is unashamedly, Kitsch, Camp and extremely British, but completely undiluted nostalgia.  From the catchy jingle to Quaker’s Banana Mellows and the f...
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The Avengers OST Howard Blake

Posted by Gary Craig on Sunday, September 4, 2011, In : General Chat 
The Avengers Howard Blake CD Front Cover

Silver Screen records have released a double CD which is indispensable listening for any ardent Avengers fan.
This compilation contains an assortment of instantly recognisable music scores from the Tara King (Linda Thorson 1968) series, composed by Howard Blake, who later became famous for scoring the music for the award winning animation ‘The Snowman’
Together with Johnny Dankworth and Laurie Johnson, Howard Blake was the third, but equally important member of  The Avengers TV series music...

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