`FLINTSTONES,' `JETSONS' THEME MUSIC COMPOSER DIES.Byline: Holly Andres Staff Writer Hoyt Curtin Hoyt S. Curtin (September 9 1922 – December 3 2000) was an American composer and music producer, the main musical director for the Hanna-Barbera animation studio from its beginnings with The Ruff & Reddy Show in 1957 until his retirement in 1986. , composer of theme songs for such cartoons as ``The Flintstones,'' died on Sunday. He was 78. His well-known work also includes ``The Jetsons,'' ``Huckleberry Hound Huckleberry "Huck" Hound is a fictional cartoon character created by Hanna-Barbera, and the star of the late 1950s animated series The Huckleberry Hound Show, Hanna-Barbera's second series made for television after The Ruff & Reddy Show. ,'' ``Josie & the Pussycats,'' ``Jonny Quest “Race Bannon” redirects here. For other uses, see Race Bannon (disambiguation). Jonny Quest (often referred to as The Adventures of Jonny Quest ,'' ``Quick Draw McGraw "El Kabong" redirects here. El Kabong is also a professional wrestling move.. Quick Draw McGraw is the anthropomorphic cartoon horse starring in The Quick Draw McGraw Show, the third cartoon television production created by Hanna-Barbera following their success with ,'' ``Top Cat,'' ``Wally Gator'' and ``Yogi Bear Yogi Bear character with insatiable appetite; always stealing picnic baskets from visitors to Jellystone Park. [Am. Comics: Misc.; TV: Terrace, II, 448–449] See : Gluttony .'' His last project for Sherman Oaks-based Hanna-Barbera Studios was for ``The Smurfs.'' Curtin had a long association with animators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, whom he first met in 1957 when Curtin was recording music he had written for a national commercial Hanna and Barbera were producing. Curtin's first cartoon collaboration was for ``Ruff and Reddy.'' Hanna and Barbera wrote the lyrics for the theme song, and Curtin composed the music. Their collaboration on theme songs worked in this way for three decades. ``Hoyt never failed to create a distinctive musical theme, perfectly capturing the feeling of every show he worked on,'' said Jean MacCurdy, president of Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Animation is the animation division of Warner Bros., a subsidiary of Time Warner. One of the most successful animation studios in American media history, Warner Bros. . ``He helped set the standard for all musicians working in animation, and his contributions to the field will be remembered and enjoyed by people . . . for many years to come.'' Curtin was born Sept. 9, 1922, in Downey. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and Danielle; and three grandchildren. A memorial service has been scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Valley Oaks Memorial Park, 5600 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village. |
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