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Joseph Harnell (1924–2005)

Composer | Music Department | Soundtrack

Composer/songwriter who wrote the United Artists logo music for film/TV. Educated at the University of Miami and Trinity College, he studied with Aaron Copland, Darius Milhaud, Ernst Toch, and Leonard Bernstein, played piano in dance bands, and was music director for Harry Richman, Jane Froman, Peggy Lee... See full bio »

Born:

in The Bronx, New York, USA

Died:

(age 80) in Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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2002 Adolph Eichmann: The Secret Memoirs (documentary)
 
1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
– Josef Mengele: Medical Madman of Auschwitz (1996)
 
1994 L'Hidato Shel Adolf Eichmann (documentary)
 
1989 Alien Nation (TV series)
– Alien Nation (1989)
 
1988 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
– The Family Secret (1988) (as Joe Harnell)
– Don't Look Back: Part 1 (1988) (as Joe Harnell)
– Don't Look Back: Part 2 (1988) (as Joe Harnell)
 
1987 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
– The Liberators (1987)
 
1984-1986 Santa Barbara (TV series)
– Episode #1.489 (1986) (as Joe Harnell)
– Episode #1.454 (1986) (as Joe Harnell)
– Episode #1.376 (1986)
– Episode #1.209 (1985)
– Episode #1.208 (1985)
See all 31 episodes »
 
1985 Shadow Chasers (TV series)
 
1984 Hot Pursuit (TV series)
– Pilot (1984)
 
1984 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
– Victimless Crime (1984)
 
1983 V (TV movie) (as Joe Harnell)
 
1977-1982 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
– Slaves (1982)
– A Minor Problem (1982)
– Triangle (1981)
– Sanctuary (1981)
– Veteran (1981)
See all 73 episodes »
 
1981 Senior Trip (TV movie)
 
1981 The Seal (TV movie)
 
1980 Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die (TV movie) (as Joe Harnell)
 
1979 Stop Susan Williams (TV series)
 
1979 The Curse of Dracula (TV series)
 
1976-1978 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
– Long Live the King (1978) (as Joe Harnell)
– The Martians Are Coming, the Martians Are Coming (1978) (as Joe Harnell)
– Over the Hill Spy (1977) (as Joe Harnell)
– Fembots in Las Vegas: Part 2 (1977) (as Joe Harnell)
– Fembots in Las Vegas (1977) (as Joe Harnell)
See all 30 episodes »
 
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1993 Celebration of a Life: Steven J. Ross Chairman of Time Warner (TV documentary) (musical director - as Joe Harnell)
 
1990 The Death of the Incredible Hulk (TV movie) (composer: original theme music)
 
1988-1989 Santa Barbara (TV series) (composer: theme music - 2 episodes)
– Episode #1.1211 (1989) (composer: theme music - as Joe Harnell)
– Episode #1.1055 (1988) (composer: theme music - as Joe Harnell)
 
1989 The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (TV movie) (composer: original theme music)
 
1988 The Incredible Hulk Returns (TV movie) (theme music)
 
1978-1979 The Incredible Hulk (TV series) (composer: theme music - 8 episodes)
– The Quiet Room (1979) (composer: theme music)
– No Escape (1979) (composer: theme music)
– Mystery Man: Part II (1979) (composer: theme music)
– Mystery Man (1979) (composer: theme music)
– Haunted (1979) (composer: theme music)
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1979 The Secret Empire (TV series) (composer: theme music - 4 episodes)
– Mandibles of Death (1979) (composer: theme music - as Joe Harnell)
– Seeds of Revolt (1979) (composer: theme music - as Joe Harnell)
– The Mind Twisters (1979) (composer: theme music - as Joe Harnell)
– Prisoner of the Empire (1979) (composer: theme music - as Joe Harnell)
 
1978 The Bionic Woman (TV series) (composer: additional music - 2 episodes)
– Rancho Outcast (1978) (composer: additional music - uncredited)
– Which One Is Jaime? (1978) (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1969 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series) (music director - 1 episode)
– Episode dated 30 December 1969 (1969) (music director - as Joe Harnell)
 
1969 The Mike Douglas Christmas Special (TV movie) (band leader)
 
1966 Gene Kelly in New York, New York (TV movie) (band leader)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (6 titles)
2012 Community (TV series)
– Contemporary Impressionists (2012) (writer: "The Lonely Man Theme" - uncredited)
 
2012 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (TV series)
– Putting Your Hoof Down (2012) (music: "The Lonely Man")
 
2008 The Incredible Hulk (writer: "Bruce Goes Home" - uncredited)
 
2006 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series (TV series)
– Cliffhanger (2006) (writer: "The Lonely Man" - uncredited / performer: "The Lonely Man" - uncredited)
 
2003 The Story of Marie and Julien (performer: "Our Day Will Come" / as Joe Harnell)
 
2000 Family Guy (TV series)
– Wasted Talent (2000) (music: "The Lonely Man" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2004 Comic Book: The Movie (video) (special thanks - as Joe Harnell)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1977 Name That Tune (TV series)
The $100,000 Pianist
 
1969-1972 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself - Band Leader / Himself / Himself (as Joe Harnell Sextet)
– Episode dated 24 October 1972 (1972) … Himself (as Joe Harnell)
– Episode dated 19 September 1972 (1972) … Himself - Band Leader
– Episode dated 8 May 1972 (1972) … Himself (as Joe Harnell Sextet)
– Episode dated 15 February 1972 (1972) (as Joe Harnell and The Band)
– Episode dated 30 December 1969 (1969) … Himself - Band Leader (as Joe Harnell and The Band)
 

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Personal Details

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In 2004 he completed a large-scale reworking of his award-nominated music from 'V' with British composer/orchestrator Leigh Phillips. The music was transformed into a lavish three-movement suite for chorus & orchestra that contained existing and specially written material. Following... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Joe Harnell and The Band | Joe Harnell
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Trivia:

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the pianist, conductor and composer worked with Peggy Lee in concerts and on several of her albums. Harnell conducted the orchestra on Lee's albums "Anything Goes: Cole Porter" and "Peggy Lee and the George Shearing Quintet," and played piano on another of her albums... See more »

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