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Neal Hefti Passes....
Earlier this morning Tina and I were watching the cable news. The passing of Neal Hefti was mentioned, and of course the 'Batman Theme' from the 1960's TV Show was played in the background. Neal was hired to write that theme. He really struggled to finish the tune. "Hardest piece I ever wrote," he later commented. "I agonized over it for six weeks." "I couldn't get inspired (to do the song)," he says. "I'd watched two hours of film footage and thought, 'This is the campiest thing I've ever seen.' But then I felt what I was writing was not as good as the show. I never had a moment of 'Eureka!'". Neal doesn't get as much credit today because Nelson Riddle and others actually scored the individual television episodes. So Neal's name kind of flashes by in the credits of the show... Neal was born October 29th, 1922 in Hastings, Nebraska. He started playing in bands back in 1940. He was in and out of Charlie Barnet's, Muggsy Spanier's, Earl Hines', Bobby Byrne's, and Charlie Spivak's bands learning and playing his craft. In 1953 he quit touring with his own band and started studio work. He worked with Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, and then in the 1960's started writing for film and television work. Besides being well known for the 'Batman Theme', his theme for 'The Odd Couple' Film was used for the TV series! Neal's music will live on... our condolences for his family and friends. Thanks for reading this blog post today, honoring Neal Hefti, and please join us again. ~ Michael
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