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Neal Hefti, dies at 85, composer of the iconic Batman theme
Posted: 17 Oct 2008 12:44 pm
by Ron Whitfield
His son say's the Batman theme was his most difficult, and took over a month to assimilate.
"It got down to the blues with a funny guitar hook, the lowest common denominator and a fun groove".
They sure don't make em' like that any more!
Posted: 17 Oct 2008 12:51 pm
by John Steele
I'm sorry to hear that. A true icon.
Mr. Hefti was also the composer of "L'il Darlin'"
a hit for the Count Basie Orchestra as well as an instrumental made beloved to steel players by Buddy Emmons (as well as alot of other music).
-John
Posted: 17 Oct 2008 3:24 pm
by Skip Edwards
Too bad...such a gifted arranger.
Check out his arrangement on Sinatra's cut of
"They Can't Take That Away From Me".
Posted: 17 Oct 2008 3:25 pm
by Greg Cutshaw
My favorite Neal Hefti tune is "Cute". Here's my little rendition of it (the tab for this is out on my web site):
Cute!
makes me wonder if any of his other songs would work on steel.
Greg
Posted: 18 Oct 2008 6:40 am
by robert kramer
Posted: 18 Oct 2008 9:00 am
by Barry Blackwood
I always thought his rendition of "Love for Sale" was the best ever. I can't imagine "Batman" being difficult for him in any way. Needless to say, my least liked song by him, by a wide margin.
Posted: 20 Oct 2008 4:38 pm
by Burr Oxley
Reading some biographical info about Neal Hefti, I was delighted to see that he was the arranger for one of my all-time favorite Big Band songs, Charlie Barnet's "Skyliner!"