Joseph Harnell(1924-2005)

Music Department
Composer
Soundtrack

Composer/songwriter who wrote the United Artists logo music for film/TV. Educated at the University of Miami and Trinity College, he studied with Aaron Copland, Darius Milhaud, Ernst Toch, and Leonard Bernstein, played piano in dance bands, and was music director for Harry Richman, Jane Froman, Peggy Lee, Carol Lawrence, Robert Goulet, and Marlene Dietrich, and made many recordings. Joining ASCAP in 1959, his popular-song compositions include "Cinderella Twist" and "Funny Bunny".

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 1 win & 6 nominations total

Known for

The Incredible Hulk

6.6

Soundtrack("The Lonely Man", "Bruce Goes Home" (uncredited))

2008

Thor: Ragnarok

7.9

Soundtrack("The Lonely Man")

2017

Furious 7

7.1

Soundtrack(as Joe Harnell, "Hulk and Huge Rock")

2015

The Incredible Hulk

7.0

TV Series

Music Department(theme music)

Credits

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Celebration of a Life: Steven J. Ross Chairman of Time Warner
TV Movie
- musical director (as Joe Harnell)
- 1993
Santa Barbara
5.7
TV Series
- composer: theme music
- 1984–1993
The Death of the Incredible Hulk
5.7
TV Movie
- composer: original theme music
- 1990
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
5.8
TV Movie
- composer: original theme music
- 1989
The Incredible Hulk Returns
5.7
TV Movie
- theme music
- 1988
Hot Pursuit
7.0
TV Series
- songs: music by
- 1984
Stop Susan Williams
7.2
TV Series
- composer: theme music
- 1979
The Incredible Hulk
7.0
TV Series
- composer: theme music
- 1978–1979
The Secret Empire
7.3
TV Series
- composer: theme music
- 1979
The Curse of Dracula
7.3
TV Series
- composer: theme music (as Joe Harnell)
- 1979
The Bionic Woman
6.7
TV Series
- composer: additional music (uncredited)
- 1978
The Mike Douglas Show
7.1
TV Series
- music director (as Joe Harnell)
- 1969
The Mike Douglas Christmas Special
TV Special
- band leader
- 1969
Gene Kelly in New York, New York
5.0
TV Special
- composer: dance numbers
- 1966
Play Your Hunch
6.9
TV Series
- musical director
- 1958–1963

Composer

Adolf Eichmann - The Secret Memoirs
7.1
- Composer
- 2002
Biography
7.7
TV Series
- Composer
- 1996
Mengele: The Final Account
7.4
- Composer (as Joe Harnell)
- 1995
Angels of Vengeance
- Composer (as Joe Harnel)
- 1995
The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann
6.9
- Composer
- 1994
Alien Nation
6.9
TV Series
- Composer (as Joe Harnell)
- 1989
Alien Nation
6.9
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1989
In the Heat of the Night
7.6
TV Series
- Composer (as Joe Harnell)
- 1988
Santa Barbara
5.7
TV Series
- Composer
- 1984–1987
The Magical World of Disney
8.4
TV Series
- Composer
- 1987
Shadow Chasers
7.6
TV Series
- Composer (as Joe Harnell)
- 1985–1986
Hot Pursuit
7.0
TV Series
- Composer (as Joe Harnell)
- 1984–1985
Cagney & Lacey
6.9
TV Series
- Composer
- 1984
V
7.8
TV Mini Series
- Composer (as Joe Harnell)
- 1983
Scared Silly
6.6
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1982

Soundtrack

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
5.2
TV Mini Series
- performer: "The Incredible Hulk (Theme)"
- writer: "The Incredible Hulk (Theme)"
- 2022
Britain's Got More Talent
5.1
TV Series
- writer: "The Lonely Man" (uncredited)
- 2019
In for a Penny
6.4
TV Series
- writer: "The Lonely Man" (uncredited)
- 2019
Diminishing Returns
3.9
Podcast Series
- writer: "Bruce Goes Home" ("The Lonely Man")
- 2019
Thor: Ragnarok
7.9
- writer: "The Lonely Man"
- 2017
Lego Marvel's Avengers
7.8
Video Game
- writer: "The Lonely Man Theme"
- 2016
Furious 7
7.1
- performer: "Hulk and Huge Rock"
- writer: "Hulk and Huge Rock" (as Joe Harnell)
- 2015
Atop the Fourth Wall
7.1
TV Series
- writer: "The Lonely Man Theme"
- 2014
Community
8.5
TV Series
- writer: "The Lonely Man Theme" (uncredited)
- 2012
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
7.7
TV Series
- music: "The Lonely Man"
- 2012
The Incredible Hulk
6.6
- writer: "The Lonely Man", "Bruce Goes Home" (uncredited)
- 2008
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series
8.6
TV Series
- performer: "The Lonely Man"
- writer: "The Lonely Man" (uncredited)
- 2006
The Story of Marie and Julien
6.8
- performer: "Our Day Will Come" (as Joe Harnell)
- 2003
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
7.1
TV Series
- writer: "The Lonely Man" (uncredited)
- 2003
Family Guy
8.1
TV Series
- music: "The Lonely Man" (uncredited)
- 2000

Personal details

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Official site
- Official Site
Alternative names
- Joe Harnell and The Band
Born
- August 2, 1924
- The Bronx, New York, USA
Died
- July 14, 2005
- Sherman Oaks, California, USA(heart failure)
Spouse
- Alice Harnell? - July 14, 2005 (his death, 4 children)
Children
- Jess Harnell
Other works
Sang the 1963 hit "Fly Me to the Moon--Bossa Nova"
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography

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Trivia
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the pianist, conductor and composer worked with Peggy Lee in concerts and on several of her albums. Harnell conducted the orchestra on Lee's albums "Anything Goes: Cole Porter" and "Peggy Lee and the George Shearing Quintet," and played piano on another of her albums, "Things Are Swingin.'" He also worked with singers like Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne and Pearl Bailey.