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Composer whose TV theme tunes included music for well-loved shows such as The Avengers, Animal Magic and This Is Your Life

As part of a flood of tributes to the famed musician, former BBC DJ Danny Baker has hailed the late ‘Avengers’ composer Laurie Johnson a “brave maestro”.

As part of a flood of tributes to the famed musician, former BBC DJ Danny Baker has hailed the late ‘Avengers’ composer Laurie Johnson a “brave maestro”.

Former BBC DJ Danny Baker has hailed the late Avengers composer Laurie Johnson a brave maestro.

Laurie Johnson, who has died aged 96, was a prolific composer of classic television themes, including the punchy introduction to The Avengers, the expansive music for This is Your Life and the bouncy number for Animal Magic; he also wrote the catchy tunes for Lionel Bart’s 1959 stage version of Lock Up Your Daughters and the futuristic sounds that heralded the 1970s detective television series The Professionals.

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