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Laurie Johnson (born February 17, 1927, in Hampstead, England) is a British film and television composer, and bandleader.

His most famous TV music includes the theme used on This Is Your Life (entitled Gala Performance) (1952), The Avengers (from 1965), Animal Magic (1962), Jason King (1971), The New Avengers (1976) and The Professionals (1977). Among his film scores are Tiger Bay (1959), Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), First Men in the Moon (1964), And Soon the Darkness (1970) and Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974).

He was one of the founders (with Albert Fennell and Brian Clemens) of 'Mark One Productions', the television production company responsible for The New Avengers and The Professionals.

Johnson made several recordings on the Unicorn-Kanchana label. These included his own Symphony: Synthesis for jazz orchestra, music from The Avengers, New Avengers and Professionals and a re-recording of Bernard Herrmann's suite for North By Northwest.

Since 1997 Johnson has toured with the band he formed, The London Big Band.

External Link

• Personal Website

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