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Neal Paul Hefti (October 29, 1922 – October 11, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. He wrote music for The Odd Couple movie and TV series and for the Batman TV series. He began arranging professionally in his teens, when he wrote charts for Nat Towles.
Oct 16, 2008 · Neal Hefti, whose renown as a forward-looking composer and arranger for Woody Herman and Count Basie was probably overwhelmed forever after he went to Hollywood and wrote the theme for the 1960’s...
Neal Hefti was a composer, conductor, arranger and trumpeter who wrote the iconic Batman theme song and other popular tunes. He also worked on TV shows, movies and video games, and died in 2008 at age 85.
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One of the top jazz arranger/composers of the 1950s, Neal Hefti first wrote charts in the late '30s for Nat Towles. He contributed arrangements to the Earl Hines big band; played trumpet with Charlie Barnet, Horace Heidt, and Charlie Spivak (1942-1943); and toured with Woody Herman's First Herd (1944-1946), marrying Herman 's singer Francis Wayne.
Oct 15, 2008 · Neal Hefti reached a wide audience through the theme songs he composed for TV's Batman and The Odd Couple. But he was also a talented jazz arranger who got his start with the Charlie Barnett and...
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The “Batman Theme” has been covered by countless artists, including The Kinks, 50 Cent and Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Prince, R.E.M., The Ventures and The Who. For more information on “Batman Theme”, click here . Legend of jazz, television and film - listen to his music.
Neal Paul Hefti. Mini Bio. Composer ("'Batman' Theme), conductor, arrager and trumpeter, educated in high school and through private music study. He was a trumpeter and arranger with dance orchestras including those of Harry James, Woody Herman, and Charlie Spivak between 1941 and 1951.
