- Eric Spear
Eric Spear (Born in
Croydon ,18 April 1908 – Died,Southampton ,3 November 1966 ) was an Englishcomposer of film music.Spear is best known for composing the original theme tune for the UK's longest running
soap opera , "Coronation Street " for which he was paid £6. The highly recognisable theme tune has only been slightly modified since the show began in 1960.He participated in the 1953 film "
Streets of Shadow ", which featured the German World War I spyElsbeth Schragmüller .Spear's theme for the 1954 movie, "Meet Mister Callaghan" was rendered as a best-selling record by
Les Paul .See also
*de:Elsbeth Schragmüller
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