The Present Day Composer #68
Neal Hefti Dead at 85
Neal Hefti (1922-2008)
Words, as usual, fail me utterly; so I'll leave the task to one of the very few news sources that saw fit to mark this passing: The UK Telegraph
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4 comments so far:
After having played his arrangements in a big band, I was quite surprised to learn that he wrote the theme to Batman.
He clearly knew how to please both the audience and those in the know.
A huge talent. He’d be remembered for the BATMAN and ODD COUPLE themes alone, but his work with Basie was positively monumental.
I can see some Elvis in this bloke.
I enjoyed his film scores, particularly his score for Duel at Diablo.
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