Joe Harnell died this week.
You may not know who he is, but if you ever watched The Incredible Hulk you'll have heard him - he it was who wrote the powerful main theme, the underscores, and also played the wistful piano music that ended each episode as David Banner headed off to a new place in search of a cure. So memorable was it that it's been featured on Family Guy and singled out during BBC2's I Love The '70s; go on, just try and block it out if you remember it.
He also did the original V miniseries and other works for TV (like the pilot for Alien Nation, though not the series), but it's the Lonely Man theme that fans'll remember him for. I was pretty sorry to hear of his leaving; another one for the passing parade.
1924-2005. Visit www.joeharnell.com for more information.
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