One of the film and television industry's most revered composers, Earl Hagen died this week. Hagen worked under contract as a composer as Fox during his early years, creating scores for feature films such as Kiss of Death and Cry of the City. He received an Oscar nomination for co-writing the musical score for Marilyn Monroe's Let's Make Love. However, it was on television that Hagen truly thrived. He created the legendary theme song for The Andy Griffith Show - and whistled it, too! He also composed the classic jazz theme song and score for I Spy. His acclaimed efforts for that series earned him an Emmy. Other TV themes include The Dukes of Hazard and The Mod Squad. Hagen was 88 years old.
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