Alan Hawkshaw dead: TV composer behind Grange Hill and Countdown theme tunes dies

Alan Hawkshaw, who was the musical brains behind a few of the most iconic TV theme tunes in British historical past, has died

Tributes have been paid to legendary tv composer Alan Hawkshaw who has died on the age of 84

Alan was behind a few of British TV theme tunes together with Countdown, Grange Hill and Channel four Information.

The information was shared by expertise company DNYA Music Restricted.

“The proud Leeds born composer, musician and performer Alan Hawkshaw has tragically left us,” they mentioned in a press release.

“He was behind such unimaginable theme tunes comparable to Grange Hill, Channel four Information, Countdown, Dave Allen at Giant, Arthur C Clarke’s Mysterious World to call a couple of.”

Tributes have been shared on Twitter from admirers of Alan’s work through the years.

“Goodbye Alan Hawkshaw. He wrote The Champ. He performed on Melody Nelson. He was within the Shadows. He wrote the themes for Grange Hill, and Countdown, and Channel four Information. Can’t be many days in my life the place I haven’t heard a minimum of one in all them.,” mentioned one.

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