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Eric Spear (18 April 1908 – 3 November 1966) was an English composer best known for his film scores and the theme of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
Eric Bertram Spear (Born Croydon 18th April 1908, died Southampton 3rd November 1966) was the composer of the Coronation Street theme music. His work was already known to Granada Television as he was the composer of the Biggles series on which Tony Warren was a reluctant and frustrated scriptwriter. He was given the commission to write the ...
The show's theme music, a cornet piece, accompanied by a brass band plus clarinet and double bass, reminiscent of northern band music, was written by Eric Spear. The original theme tune was called "Lancashire Blues" and Spear was paid a £6 commission in 1960 to write it.
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Feb 7, 2020 · Its composer, Eric Spear could never have known that his famous trumpet line would be playing in living rooms six decades on - but it is a little known fact that he wrote the piece in Guernsey...
Composer of film music most noted for writing the theme tune to the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. He was born in Croydon and died in Southampton. Spear participated in the 1953 film Streets of Shadow, which featured the German World War I spy Elsbeth Schragmüller.
Eric Spear was born on 18 April 1908 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Bronson (2008), Playgirl After Dark (1960) and Coronation Street (1960). He died on 3 November 1966 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK.
