I bet you didn’t know that the composer of the original Batman TV series theme, Neal Hefti, was a former big band trumpeter, arranger and composer and worked with Count Basie and Woody Herman! He wrote the scores for many movies and other television shows!
Among his credits as a film composer are “Sex and the Single Girl,” “Harlow” (one of his most famous tunes, “Girl Talk,” came out of the score), “How to Murder Your Wife,” “Boeing Boeing,” “Duel at Diablo,” “Barefoot in the Park,” “A New Leaf,” “Last of the Red Hot Lovers” and “The Odd Couple,” whose theme he reprised for the 1970s TV series.
Hefti also gained wide notice for composing the energetic title theme for “Batman,” the over-the-top 1966-68 superhero series that became an overnight sensation.
Rest in Peace Mr. Hefti.
