Jonathan Philip Hodge (26 January 1941 – 7 July 2019) was a British composer who wrote more than 2,000 jingles for TV and radio, including the

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tune.

Life and career

Hodge was born in

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in 1941. Jonathan wrote the scores for ''

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'' (1971), featuring

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, and ''

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'' (1975), an Oscar-winning animated musical documentary about engineer

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directed by

Bob Godfrey Roland Frederick Godfrey MBE (27 May 1921 – 21 February 2013),Fiddley Foodle Bird ''The Fiddley Foodle Bird'' is a British children's animated musical series written by Jonathan Hodge, and narrated by Bruce Forsyth. Thirteen ten-minute episodes of the series were made in total, with one story continuing through the episodes. Th ...

'' (1992), a children’s animated series for the BBC narrated by

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, wrote pop music and had a No.3 hit in 1978 with "

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sung by

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and

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. The song sold millions worldwide. He died on 7 July 2019 at the age of 78 at the

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from multiple organ failure.

References

External links

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1941 births 2019 deaths 20th-century British composers 21st-century British composers Jingle composers Composers from London {{UK-composer-stub