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Earle Hagen (1919–2008)


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After recovering from a near fatal illness, Hagen worked as a staff trombonist for CBS, until his enlistment in the Army Air Corps in 1942 (stationed in Santa Ana with the Radio Production Unit). During the 1940's and early 50's, Hagen worked as arranger and conductor for 20th Century Fox under the auspices of Alfred Newman... See more trivia »

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2010 BBC Proms (TV series) (orchestrator - 1 episode)
Prom 49: A Celebration of Rodgers and Hammerstein (2010) (orchestrator - "Carousel")
 
1993 Andy Griffith Show Reunion (TV special) (composer: original theme)
 
1984-1987 The New Mike Hammer (TV series) (composer: theme "Harlem Nocturne" - 46 episodes)
A Face in the Night (1987) (composer: theme "Harlem Nocturne")
Green Lipstick (1987) (composer: theme "Harlem Nocturne")
A Blinding Fear (1987) (composer: theme "Harlem Nocturne")
Mike Gets Married (1987) (composer: theme "Harlem Nocturne")
Lady Killer (1987) (composer: theme "Harlem Nocturne")
 
1982 Kangaroos in the Kitchen (TV movie) (composer: theme music)
 
1981 Wendy Hooper, U.S. Army (TV movie) (composer: theme music)
 
1981 Ghost of a Chance (TV short) (composer: theme music)
 
1981 Stand by Your Man (TV movie) (music director)
 
1980 Alex and the Doberman Gang (TV movie) (composer: theme music)
 
1979 Concrete Cowboys (TV series) (musical director - 1 episode)
Concrete Cowboys (1979) (musical director)
 
1979 Ebony, Ivory and Jade (TV movie) (conductor)
 
1979 The Country Western Murders (TV movie) (musical director - as Earle Hagan)
 
1977 Young Dan'l Boone (TV series) (composer: theme music - 2 episodes)
The Game (1977) (composer: theme music)
The Trail Blazer (1977) (composer: theme music)
 
1976 Having Babies (TV movie) (conductor)
 
1968-1973 Mod Squad (TV series) (composer: theme music - 123 episodes)
And Once for My Baby (1973) (composer: theme music)
Cry Uncle (1973) (composer: theme music)
The Night Holds Terror (1973) (composer: theme music)
Scion of Death (1973) (composer: theme music)
Put Out the Welcome Mat for Death (1973) (composer: theme music)
 
1972 The Dirt Gang (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1966-1971 That Girl (TV series) (composer: theme music - 136 episodes)
The Elevated Woman (1971) (composer: theme music)
Soot Yourself (1971) (composer: theme music)
Two for the Money (1971) (composer: theme music)
Stag Party (1971) (composer: theme music)
That King (1971) (composer: theme music)
 
1969 The Monk (TV movie) (musical director)
 
1967-1969 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series) (composer: theme music - 50 episodes)
Three Stand Together (1969) (composer: theme music)
The Man Who Killed Jim Sonnett (1969) (composer: theme music)
The Sodbuster (1969) (composer: theme music)
One Angry Juror (1969) (composer: theme music)
The Trial (1969) (composer: theme music)
 
1969 My Friend Tony (TV series) (composer: theme music - 1 episode)
Computer Murder (1969) (composer: theme music)
 
1964-1969 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series) (composer: theme music - 150 episodes)
Goodbye Camp Henderson, Hello Sergeant Carter (1969) (composer: theme music)
My Fair Sister (1969) (composer: theme music)
Showtime with Sgt. Carol (1969) (composer: theme music)
Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow (1969) (composer: theme music)
Flower Power (1969) (composer: theme music)
 
1965-1968 I Spy (TV series) (composer: theme music - 82 episodes)
Pinwheel (1968) (composer: theme music)
Carmelita Is One of Us (1968) (composer: theme music)
The Spy Business (1968) (composer: theme music)
Suitable for Framing (1968) (composer: theme music)
The Name of the Game (1968) (composer: theme music)
 
1967 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV series) (musical director - 1 episode)
The Royal Follies of 1933 (1967) (musical director)
 
1967 Rango (TV series) (composer: theme music - 17 episodes)
The Rustlers (1967) (composer: theme music)
You Can't Scalp a Bald Indian (1967) (composer: theme music)
If You Can't Take It with You, Don't Go (1967) (composer: theme music)
In a Little Mexican Town (1967) (composer: theme music)
Shootout at Mesa Flats (1967) (composer: theme music)
 
The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series) (composer: theme music - 157 episodes, 1961-1966) (composer: additional music / theme music - 1 episode, 1963)
The Last Chapter (1966) (composer: theme music)
The Gunslinger (1966) (composer: theme music)
Long Night's Journey Into Day (1966) (composer: theme music)
Love Thy Other Neighbor (1966) (composer: theme music)
You Ought to Be in Pictures (1966) (composer: theme music)
 
The Bill Dana Show (TV series) (composer: theme music - 2 episodes, 1963-1964) (composer: theme - 1 episode, 1964)
Danny Thomas, I Love You (1964) (composer: theme)
Blood from Two Turnips (1964) (composer: theme music)
You Gotta Have Heart (1963) (composer: theme music)
 
1960-1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV series) (composer: theme music - 36 episodes)
A Man's Game (1961) (composer: theme music)
Big Jake (1961) (composer: theme music)
The Hitch-Hiker (1961) (composer: theme music)
Triple C (1961) (composer: theme music)
The Assassin (1961) (composer: theme music)
 
Make Room for Daddy (TV series) (music by - 8 episodes, 1961) (music - 4 episodes, 1953-1961)
The Scoutmaster (1961) (music by)
Rusty's Punishment (1961) (music by)
Danny and the Hoodlums (1961) (music by)
Old Man Danny (1961) (music by)
Everything Happens to Me (1961) (music by)
 
1960 Let's Make Love (music associate)
 
1960 My Sister Eileen (TV series) (composer: theme music)
 
1960 Mister Magoo (TV series) (composer: stock music - 2 episodes)
Bar-B-Q Magoo (1960) (composer: stock music - uncredited)
Magoo Meets Frankenstein (1960) (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1959 Hound-Dog Man (orchestrator)
 
1959 The Best of Everything (orchestrator)
 
1959 The Man Who Understood Women (orchestrator)
 
1959 The Blue Angel (orchestrator)
 
1959 A Private's Affair (orchestrator)
 
1959 Holiday for Lovers (orchestrator)
 
1959 Say One for Me (orchestrator)
 
1959 Woman Obsessed (orchestrator)
 
1959 These Thousand Hills (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1959 Compulsion (orchestrator)
 
1959 The Diary of Anne Frank (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1959 Never Steal Anything Small (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1958 Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1958 Mardi Gras (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1958 The Young Lions (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1958 The Gift of Love (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1957 Spring Reunion (conductor)
 
1956-1957 Hey, Jeannie! (TV series) (music supervisor - 24 episodes)
Jeannie Plays Cupid (1957) (music supervisor - as M.S. Spencer-Hagen)
Jeannie the Policewoman (1957) (music supervisor - as M.S. Spencer-Hagen)
Jeannie the Hostage (1957) (music supervisor - as M.S. Spencer-Hagen)
Jeannie the WAC (1957) (music supervisor - as M.S. Spencer-Hagen)
Jeannie's Income Tax (1957) (music supervisor - as M.S. Spencer-Hagen)
 
1956 Love Me Tender (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1956 The Best Things in Life Are Free (orchestrator)
 
1956 Carousel (orchestrator)
 
1955 Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (music supervisor, orchestrator)
 
1955 Daddy Long Legs (orchestrator)
 
1954 Where's Raymond? (TV series) (music by - 1 episode)
Redecorate the Coffeshop (1954) (music by)
 
1953 City of Bad Men (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1953 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (orchestrator)
 
1953 The Farmer Takes a Wife (orchestrator)
 
1953 The Girl Next Door (orchestrator)
 
1953 Man on a Tightrope (orchestrator)
 
1953 Call Me Madam (orchestrator)
 
1953 Down Among the Sheltering Palms (orchestrator)
 
1953 The I Don't Care Girl (orchestrator)
 
1952 Bloodhounds of Broadway (orchestrator)
 
1952 My Wife's Best Friend (orchestrator)
 
1952 Monkey Business (composer: additional music - uncredited, orchestrator)
 
1952 Don't Bother to Knock (orchestrator)
 
1952 With a Song in My Heart (orchestrator)
 
1952 Red Skies of Montana (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1951 Golden Girl (orchestrator)
 
1951 Meet Me After the Show (orchestrator)
 
1951 The Secret of Convict Lake (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1951 The Frogmen (orchestrator)
 
1951 On the Riviera (orchestrator)
 
1951 I Can Get It for You Wholesale (orchestrator)
 
1951 Call Me Mister (orchestrator)
 
1950 The Jackpot (orchestrator)
 
1950 Two Flags West (orchestrator)
 
1950 I'll Get By (orchestrator)
 
1950 My Blue Heaven (orchestrator)
 
1950 Love That Brute (orchestrator)
 
1950 A Ticket to Tomahawk (orchestrator)
 
1950 Wabash Avenue (orchestrator)
 
1950 Under My Skin (orchestrator)
 
1950 Mother Didn't Tell Me (orchestrator)
 
1949 Dancing in the Dark (orchestrator)
 
1949 Oh, You Beautiful Doll (composer: incidental music)
 
1949 Thieves' Highway (orchestrator)
 
1949 House of Strangers (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1949 You're My Everything (music arranger: orchestral music)
 
1949 Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (orchestral arranger - uncredited)
 
1949 Mother Is a Freshman (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1948 That Wonderful Urge (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1948 When My Baby Smiles at Me (orchestrator)
 
1948 Apartment for Peggy (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1948 Cry of the City (orchestral arranger)
 
1948 Road House (orchestral arranger)
 
1948 Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (orchestrator)
 
1948 Sitting Pretty (composer: additional music - uncredited, orchestral arranger - uncredited)
 
1948 You Were Meant for Me (orchestral arranger)
 
1947 Nightmare Alley (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1947 Mother Wore Tights (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1947 Kiss of Death (orchestral arranger)
 
1947 The Homestretch (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
Show ShowComposer (63 titles)
1986 Return to Mayberry (TV movie)
 
1985 North Beach and Rawhide (TV movie)
 
1984-1985 The New Mike Hammer (TV series)
Deadly Reunion (1985)
Firestorm (1985)
Dead Man's Run (1984)
A Bullet for Benny (1984)
Cold Target (1984)
 
1984 More Than Murder (TV movie)
 
1983 Murder Me, Murder You (TV movie)
 
1983 I Take These Men (TV movie)
 
1982 Muggable Mary, Street Cop (TV movie)
 
1981 Stand by Your Man (TV movie)
 
1980 The Hustler of Muscle Beach (TV movie)
 
1980 Alex and the Doberman Gang (TV movie) (as Earle Hagen)
 
1979 Ebony, Ivory and Jade (TV movie)
 
1979 Featherstone's Nest (TV movie)
 
1978 True Grit (TV movie)
 
1977 Killer on Board (TV movie)
 
1977 Young Dan'l Boone (TV series)
The Trail Blazer (1977)
 
1976 Having Babies (TV movie)
 
1976 The Cheerleaders (TV movie)
 
1975-1976 Movin' On (TV series)
Full Fathom Five (1976)
No More Sad Songs (1976)
Living It Up! (1976)
 
1976 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV series)
 
1975 Big Eddie (TV series)
 
1975 The Runaways (TV movie)
 
1974 Planet of the Apes (TV series)
Tomorrow's Tide (1974)
The Legacy (1974)
 
1974 Aces Up (TV movie)
 
1973 Doc Elliot (TV series)
A Man of Importance (1973)
 
1973 M*A*S*H (TV series)
 
1968-1972 Mod Squad (TV series)
Kristie (1972)
A Gift for Jenny (1972)
The Connection (1972)
 
1972 The Don Rickles Show (TV series)
 
1966-1971 That Girl (TV series)
The Elevated Woman (1971)
Soot Yourself (1971)
Two for the Money (1971)
Stag Party (1971)
That King (1971)
 
1968-1971 Mayberry R.F.D. (TV series)
Mike's Car (1971)
All for Charity (1970)
The New Well (1970)
Palm Springs Cowboy (1969)
 
1970-1971 Make Room for Granddaddy (TV series)
Lucy and the Lecher (1971)
 
1971 The New Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
 
1969 The Monk (TV movie)
 
1969 The New People (TV series)
Episode #1.0 (1969)
 
1965-1968 I Spy (TV series)
Pinwheel (1968)
Shana (1968)
 
1960-1968 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)
A Girl for Goober (1968)
Opie and Mike (1968)
The Wedding (1968)
 
1967 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV series)
 
1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
 
1963-1965 The Bill Dana Show (TV series)
The Court Jester (1965)
Jose, the Old Man (1965)
Glick the Strongman (1964)
Tonsils for Two (1964)
 
1964 The New Interns
 
1963 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
 
1962 It's a Man's World (TV series)
 
1962 Medicine Man (TV movie)
 
1953-1960 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Danny Meets Andy Griffith (1960) (as Spencer-Hagen)
Danny's Big Fan (1959)
Jack Benny Takes Danny's Job (1958) (as Spencer-Hagen)
 
1960 Guestward Ho! (TV series)
 
1960 Let's Make Love (uncredited)
 
1959 Love and Marriage (TV series)
 
1959 Say One for Me (uncredited)
 
1957 The Real McCoys (TV series)
 
1957 Spring Reunion
 
1956 Hey, Jeannie! (TV series)
 
1955 The Girl Rush (as M.S. Spencer-Hagen)
 
1955 It's Always Jan (TV series)
 
1953 Where's Raymond? (TV series)
Christmas (1953)
Find Tremont (1953) (as M.S. Spencer-Hagen)
Firing Molly (1953) (as M.S. Spencer-Hagen)
Late to Work (1953) (as M.S. Spencer-Hagen)
 
1951 On the Riviera (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (33 titles)
2011 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Episode #19.25 (2011) (writer: "Harlem Nocturne")
 
2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Episode #19.144 (2011) (writer: "Theme from 'The Dick Van Dyke Show'" - uncredited)
 
2010 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series (TV series)
Joey Wheeler Ace Attorney (2010) (writer: "The Fishin' Hole" - uncredited / performer: "The Fishin' Hole" - uncredited)
 
2010 Jeopardy! (TV series)
Episode #26.88 (2010) (writer: "Fishin' Hole Theme" - uncredited)
 
1997-2008 The Simpsons (TV series)
All About Lisa (2008) (writer: "The Fishin' Hole" - uncredited)
Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala-Annoyed-Grunt-cious (1997) (music: "The Fishin' Hole")
 
2003 History Detectives (TV series documentary)
Mexican Currency/Pirate Spyglass/Railroad Station (2003) (music: "The Fishin' Hole" - uncredited)
 
2003 The Singing Detective (writer: "Harlem Nocturne")
 
2001 61* (TV movie) (writer: Theme from "The Andy Griffith Show" / as Earl Hagen)
 
2000 Ready to Rumble (writer: "Harlem Nocturne")
 
1999 Runaway Bride ("The Andy Griffith Show Theme")
 
1997 Friends (TV series)
The One with Joey's New Girlfriend (1997) (writer: "The Mod Squad" - uncredited / performer: "The Mod Squad" - uncredited)
 
1997 Still Breathing (writer: "Harlem Nocturne")
 
1992-1997 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV series)
The Mole People (1997) (writer: "That Girl Theme" - uncredited)
Escape 2000 (1996) (music: "The Fishin' Hole")
Space Travellers (1992) (writer: "The Dick Van Dyke Show Theme")
 
1996 The Cable Guy (writer: "Mod Squad Theme")
 
1995 Four Rooms (writer: "Harlem Nocturne")
 
1994 North ("THEME FROM THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW")
 
1990-1991 Get a Life (TV series)
Prisoner of Love (1991) (writer: "Theme from tt0062589)
Bored Straight (1990) (writer: "Theme from tt0062589)
 
1991 Parker Lewis Can't Lose (TV series)
Father Knows Less (1991) (writer: "The Dick Van Dyke Show Theme" - uncredited)
 
1989 Tango & Cash (writer: "Harlem Nocturne" / as Earle Hagan)
 
1989 Last Exit to Brooklyn (writer: "Harlem Nocturne")
 
1988 Earth Girls Are Easy (writer: "ANDY GRIFFITH THEME", "The Andy Griffith Show Theme")
 
1987 The Big Town (writer: "HARLEM NOCTURNE")
 
1983 Get Crazy (writer: "Harlem Nocturne")
 
1977 Young Dan'l Boone (TV series)
 
1976 Having Babies (TV movie) (music: "Paper Bridges")
 
1968 Get Smart (TV series)
Die, Spy (1968) (writer: "I Spy theme")
 
1966-1967 I Spy (TV series)
Laya (1967) (music: "The Voice In The Wind")
Always Say Goodbye (1966) (music: "Harlem Nocturne" - uncredited)
 
1967 Accidental Family (TV series)
 
1967 Rango (TV series)
 
1962 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Aunt Bee the Warden (1962) (writer: "The Fishin' Hole" - uncredited)
 
1960 Mister Magoo (TV series)
Yachtsman Magoo (1960) (music: "Navy Grog" - uncredited)
 
1957 Spring Reunion (music: "Carson High")
 
1953 Man on a Tightrope (arranger: "The Moldau" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1957-1962 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Earle - Danny's Bandleader / Danny's Bandleader
The Smart Aleck (1962) … Earle - Danny's Bandleader (uncredited)
Kathy, the Pro (1962) … Earle - Danny's Bandleader (uncredited)
Jose's Protege (1962) … Earle - Danny's Bandleader (uncredited)
Danny and Durante (1961) … Danny's Bandleader (uncredited)
The Trumpet Player (1961) … Danny's Bandleader (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1947 Down to Earth (production arranger)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2005 TV Land's Top Ten (TV series documentary)
Himself
Holiday Moments (2005) … Himself
 
2004 The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2002 Inside TV Land: 40 Greatest Theme Songs (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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It was hard work with long hours and endless deadlines; but being able to write something one day and hear it a few days later appealed to me. (on composing for television) See more »

Trivia:

After recovering from a near fatal illness, Hagen worked as a staff trombonist for CBS, until his enlistment in the Army Air Corps in 1942 (stationed in Santa Ana with the Radio Production Unit). During the 1940's and early 50's, Hagen worked as arranger and conductor for 20th Century Fox under the auspices of Alfred Newman... See more »

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