Laurie Johnson
Laurie Johnson ( born February 7, 1927 as Lawrence Reginald Ward Johnson in Hampstead ) is an English film composer.
Life
Johnson gained greater fame through the theme music to the successful television series in Germany, The Avengers and The melon and professionals. Especially with The Avengers and melon Laurie Johnson composed countless adapted to the respective consequences, varying themes. His works include film scores for more than a hundred films and television series.
Johnson's trademark was the connection orchestral sounds, especially string instruments with modern instruments in the relevant time, such as the wah-wah guitar, which was especially popular in the 1970s. Under the title " Synthesis" he wrote a large-scale work for big band and symphony orchestra, which can be assigned to the Third Stream.
In addition to its main activity as a composer Laurie Johnson was also repeated active as a conductor or musical director. In the 1990s he also worked as a television producer for the new edition of the series The professionals worked.