R.I.P Neal Hefti

Nile_West

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Posted on Oct 15 2008 06:41 PM

Not really surf but he did write the theme to Batman. He did a lot more then I knew about too. Here's an article on him.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gYCoPnB_dhximtFOn_prwhxSObigD93QMNU80

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marquee6

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Posted on Oct 16 2008 10:27 PM

I think the Batman theme is one of the greatest themes for a TV show ever. Maybe we should all do a memorial Batusi dance.

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Rick_Volcano

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Posted on Oct 16 2008 10:43 PM

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bigtikidude

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Posted on Oct 16 2008 11:37 PM

who wrote the theme for the Munsters?

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Brian

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Posted on Oct 17 2008 09:18 AM

I love that Batman theme. It's great fun to play on the guitar. I heard a piece about Mr. Hefti on NPR, it was really interesting. Thanks for the music!

Great graphic Rick, ha-ha!

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Rick_Volcano

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Posted on Oct 17 2008 09:30 AM

bigtikidude
who wrote the theme for the Munsters?

That's a another great 60s TV theme. Written by Jack Marshall.

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IvanP

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Posted on Oct 17 2008 10:17 AM

Ritchie Blackmore has admitted in the past that he based ('borrowed'?) the guitar riff in the chorus of "Space Truckin'" on the Batman Theme.

RIP Neal Hefti. (I love the album he did with Sinatra, too, "Sinatra & Swingin' Brass", actually probably my favorite Sinatra album, as great as Nelson Riddle was. But this one was so full of verve and energy.)

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D22

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Posted on Oct 17 2008 11:10 AM

RIP

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Nile_West

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Posted on Oct 18 2008 01:24 AM

IvanP
(I love the album he did with Sinatra, too, "Sinatra & Swingin' Brass", actually probably my favorite Sinatra album, as great as Nelson Riddle was. But this one was so full of verve and energy.)

Speaking of which, I was really surprised to learn of all the people he worked with like - Woody Herman, Count Basie and Buddy Rich - in another article I read....knowledge is power..8^) Also how much time he expended on the Batman theme.

_He painstakingly composed the theme music for the " Batman" TV series shortly before the show's premiere in January 1966. After discarding many ideas, Mr. Hefti wrote the theme as a series of repeated two-note bursts, built on a framework of the 12-bar blues.

"Sure, you may say I could have written the theme itself in two minutes -- but it took weeks to work out the arrangement, which is inseparable from the melody," he told the Los Angeles Times in 1966. "It often takes time to write something that sounds like you just turned on a faucet and it flowed out."

Mr. Hefti also inserted a single lyric -- a repeated exclamatory "Batman!" -- which prompted him to joke that his composer's credit should read, "Word and Music by Neal Hefti." _

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/14/AR2008101403357.html

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Posted on Oct 18 2008 10:51 PM

What a loss to the music world. I've played a number of his tunes back in my Jazz days and always admired his stuff.

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ripitkyle77

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Posted on Jan 20 2009 04:10 PM

dang that sucks. that batman tune was pretty catchy/.

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Nile_West Joined: Jun 03, 2006 Posts: 32	Posted on Oct 15 2008 06:41 PM Not really surf but he did write the theme to Batman. He did a lot more then I knew about too. Here's an article on him. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gYCoPnB_dhximtFOn_prwhxSObigD93QMNU80 Top
marquee6 Joined: Feb 10, 2008 Posts: 109 West Los Angeles	Posted on Oct 16 2008 10:27 PM I think the Batman theme is one of the greatest themes for a TV show ever. Maybe we should all do a memorial Batusi dance. Top
Rick_Volcano Joined: Mar 05, 2006 Posts: 289 Detroit	Posted on Oct 16 2008 10:43 PM — The Volcanos Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25599 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Oct 16 2008 11:37 PM who wrote the theme for the Munsters? — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
Brian Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19304 Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Posted on Oct 17 2008 09:18 AM I love that Batman theme. It's great fun to play on the guitar. I heard a piece about Mr. Hefti on NPR, it was really interesting. Thanks for the music! Great graphic Rick, ha-ha! — Site dude - S3 Agent #202 Need help with the site? SG101 FAQ - Send me a private message - Email me "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea Last edited: Oct 17, 2008 09:57:01 Top
Rick_Volcano Joined: Mar 05, 2006 Posts: 289 Detroit	Posted on Oct 17 2008 09:30 AM bigtikidude who wrote the theme for the Munsters? That's a another great 60s TV theme. Written by Jack Marshall. — The Volcanos Top
IvanP Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan	Posted on Oct 17 2008 10:17 AM Ritchie Blackmore has admitted in the past that he based ('borrowed'?) the guitar riff in the chorus of "Space Truckin'" on the Batman Theme. RIP Neal Hefti. (I love the album he did with Sinatra, too, "Sinatra & Swingin' Brass", actually probably my favorite Sinatra album, as great as Nelson Riddle was. But this one was so full of verve and energy.) — Ivan Lords of Atlantis on Facebook The Madeira Official Website The Madeira on Facebook The Blair-Pongracic Band on Facebook The Space Cossacks on Facebook The Madeira Channel on YouTube Top
D22 Joined: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2054	Posted on Oct 17 2008 11:10 AM RIP — Top
Nile_West Joined: Jun 03, 2006 Posts: 32	Posted on Oct 18 2008 01:24 AM IvanP (I love the album he did with Sinatra, too, "Sinatra & Swingin' Brass", actually probably my favorite Sinatra album, as great as Nelson Riddle was. But this one was so full of verve and energy.) Speaking of which, I was really surprised to learn of all the people he worked with like - Woody Herman, Count Basie and Buddy Rich - in another article I read....knowledge is power..8^) Also how much time he expended on the Batman theme. _He painstakingly composed the theme music for the " Batman" TV series shortly before the show's premiere in January 1966. After discarding many ideas, Mr. Hefti wrote the theme as a series of repeated two-note bursts, built on a framework of the 12-bar blues. "Sure, you may say I could have written the theme itself in two minutes -- but it took weeks to work out the arrangement, which is inseparable from the melody," he told the Los Angeles Times in 1966. "It often takes time to write something that sounds like you just turned on a faucet and it flowed out." Mr. Hefti also inserted a single lyric -- a repeated exclamatory "Batman!" -- which prompted him to joke that his composer's credit should read, "Word and Music by Neal Hefti." _ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/14/AR2008101403357.html Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4463 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on Oct 18 2008 10:51 PM What a loss to the music world. I've played a number of his tunes back in my Jazz days and always admired his stuff. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top
ripitkyle77 Joined: Jan 16, 2009 Posts: 15	Posted on Jan 20 2009 04:10 PM dang that sucks. that batman tune was pretty catchy/. Top

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