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Laurie Johnson(I)

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  • Producer
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Laurie Johnson
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. The trademark Johnson sound is the unusual use of strings with interesting chord combinations in frequent use. Perhaps the most famous themes that Lauire Johnson is best known for is The Professionals (1977) (1977-83) and The Avengers (1961) and The New Avengers (1976) soundtracks. These works combined classical orchestration with the "funky" sound of the time, often using wah-wah guitar and "walking" funk bass lines with a full orchestra playing along. Since 1974, Laurie Johnson has also jointly-owned the production companies that produced these programmes, the most famous being "Avengers Mark One Productions Ltd", who produced the shows mentioned earlier. Still working hard into his Seventies, Laurie Johnson lives in Stanmore, Middlesex, England, UK.
BornFebruary 7, 1927
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Known for

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
8.4
  • Composer(music)
  • 1964
Christina Applegate, Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Paul Rudd in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
7.1
  • Soundtrack("The Avengers Theme")
  • 2004
The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers
8.3
TV Series
  • Music Department
Thriller (1973)
Thriller
7.8
TV Series
  • Music Department

Credits

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  • Dansk films bedste
    • music
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Clancy Brown, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Mr. Lawrence, and Jill Talley in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
    SpongeBob SquarePants
    • composer: additional music
    • TV Series
    • 1999–2002
  • Michael Aspel in This Is Your Life (1955)
    This Is Your Life
    • composer: title music
    • composer: theme music "Gala Performance"
    • TV Series
    • 1969–2000
  • CI5: The New Professionals (1998)
    CI5: The New Professionals
    • composer: theme music
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • The Lady and the Highwayman (1988)
    The Lady and the Highwayman
    • conductor (uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 1988
  • It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)
    It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
    • conductor
    • 1987
  • Kill and Kill Again (1981)
    Kill and Kill Again
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • It Lives Again (1978)
    It Lives Again
    • composer: additional music
    • conductor
    • musical adaptation (as Mr. Johnson, uncredited) ...
    • 1978
  • Obsession (1976)
    Obsession
    • conductor: finale (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1976)
    It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
    • conductor
    • 1976
  • Horst Janson and Caroline Munro in Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)
    Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
    • conductor (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Tom Owen, Wendy Padbury, and Adrian Wright in Freewheelers (1968)
    Freewheelers
    • composer: theme music
    • TV Series
    • 1968–1973
  • Thriller (1973)
    Thriller
    • music composed by
    • TV Series
    • 1973
  • Polly Bergen, Donna Mills, Paul Burke, Judy Carne, and Barbara Feldon in The Wide World of Mystery (1973)
    The Wide World of Mystery
    • music
    • TV Series
    • 1973
  • William Finley, Margot Kidder, and Jennifer Salt in Sisters (1972)
    Sisters
    • orchestra contractor (uncredited)
    • 1972

Composer

  • The Avengers: Wish You Were Here? - The Top Ten London Locations
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2011
  • Michael Aspel in This Is Your Life (1955)
    This Is Your Life
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • London Big Band in Concert at the Albert Hall
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Duel of Hearts (1991)
    Duel of Hearts
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1991
  • A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990)
    A Ghost in Monte Carlo
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1990
  • The Lady and the Highwayman (1988)
    The Lady and the Highwayman
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1988
  • A Hazard of Hearts (1987)
    A Hazard of Hearts
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1987
  • It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)
    It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • Lewis Collins, Gordon Jackson, and Martin Shaw in The Professionals (1977)
    The Professionals
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1977–1983
  • Marina Lindahl, Mats Olsson, and Per Oscarsson in Tvingad att leva (1980)
    Tvingad att leva
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, and Joanna Lumley in The New Avengers (1976)
    The New Avengers
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1976–1977
  • Thriller (1973)
    Thriller
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1973–1976
  • It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1976)
    It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
    • Composer
    • 1976
  • Glenda Jackson in Hedda (1975)
    Hedda
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • Polly Bergen, Donna Mills, Paul Burke, Judy Carne, and Barbara Feldon in The Wide World of Mystery (1973)
    The Wide World of Mystery
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1973–1975

Producer

  • Quattro Noza (2003)
    Quattro Noza
    • line producer
    • 2003
  • CI5: The New Professionals (1998)
    CI5: The New Professionals
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • London Big Band in Concert at the Albert Hall
    • executive producer
    • 1999
  • Duel of Hearts (1991)
    Duel of Hearts
    • associate producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1991
  • A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990)
    A Ghost in Monte Carlo
    • associate producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1990
  • Bernard Miles on the Halls
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1986

Personal details

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    • Mr. Johnson
  • Born
    • February 7, 1927
    • Hampstead, London, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Doris Georgina Morley1957 - present
  • Other works
    Lionel Bart and his musical, "Lock Up Your Daughters", was performed at the Mermaid Theatre in London, England with Stephanie Voss, Hy Hazell, Frederick Jaeger, Richard Wordsworth and Terence Cooper in the cast.

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    He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Music. He is a composer in London, England.

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