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Laurence Reginald Ward Johnson MBE (7 February 1927 – 16 January 2024) was an English composer and bandleader who wrote scores for dozens of film and television series, described as "one of the most highly regarded arrangers of big-band swing and pop music" in England.
Prolific British composer who has written scores for over four hundred film and television series. Very much of the old school of film composers, he studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London and his scores reflect this classical training in their complexity.
Jan 22, 2024 · Composer Laurie Johnson, who provided some of Britain's best loved television themes and film music, has died at the age of 96. Johnson's memorable themes include The Avengers, The...
Jan 22, 2024 · British composer Laurie Johnson, whose theme for “The Avengers” was among the most famous of 1960s spy-show signatures, died in his sleep on Tuesday, Jan. 16, in North London, according to a ...
Jan 22, 2024 · Beloved British composer Laurie Johnson, who provided some of the most memorable theme songs for film and television, has died aged 96. Johnson was perhaps best known for creating unforgettable...
Jan 22, 2024 · Laurie Johnson, an esteemed composer best known for his work on The Avengers, had died at the age of 96. News of Johnson’s death was confirmed on January 22 with a music publisher confirming...
Jan 23, 2024 · Composer Laurie Johnson MBE has died at the age of 96, it has been confirmed. The English composer and bandleader has created some of the most loved and well-known TV theme tunes and film music...
Jan 22, 2024 · The composer of The Avengers theme tune, Laurie Johnson, has died. He died "peacefully in his sleep" on Tuesday at the age of 96. Johnson also created music for the 1960s satire film Dr ...
Jan 22, 2024 · Laurie Johnson, who has died aged 96, was a prolific composer of classic television themes, including the punchy introduction to The Avengers, the expansive music for This is Your Life and the...
A British composer, who created music for both film and television. Among Laurie Johnson’s compositions were the title themes to Animal Magic (1962-1984), The Avengers (1965-1969), This is Your Life (1969-2000), Jason King (1971-1972) and The Professionals (1976-1983).
