Let your mind travel back to the days of Hanna-Barbera's line of "super adventure" series in the mid-60's. Space Ghost. Frankenstein, Jr. & The Impossibles. Birdman. Shazzan. The Fantastic Four. The Herculoids. The Adventures of Gulliver. Moby Dick & Mightor. Sinbad, Jr..
Ted Nichols had taken over as H-B's musical director while Hoyt Curtin left to pursue other opportunities. The above named adventure series, plus comedies like Space Kidettes and Wacky Races, all bore Nichols' signature sound.
Only now are we just learning that Nichols, 97, passed away in January after a lengthy bout with Alzheimer's disease. Nichols left Hanna-Barbera in 1972 to become the musical director for Campus Crusade for Christ. Nichols, like Curtin, had served in the military, and joined the Air Force ROTC during the Korean War in the 50's.
Rest in peace.
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