Johnny Hawksworth is a British musician and composer, who has lived and worked in Australia since 1984. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Hawksworth initially trained as a pianist, but also played double bass for the Ted Heath Band during the early 1950s and through the 1960s. However, he is probably best known for his short but memorable compositions for television. These include Salute to Thames (the famous identity tune for Thames Television) and also the theme tunes for the 1970s series Roobarb, George and Mildred and Man About the House. He also contributed some of the incidental music used in the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon. (Although originating from the USA, Spider-Man had most of its incidental music supplied by British composers, including Phil Coulter, Syd Dale, Alan Hawkshaw, David Lindup, Bill Martin and Johnny Pearson.) Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French bow. ... Ted Heath (30 March 1900–18 November 1969) was Britains most famous bandleader. ... Thames Television was an British television production company, and between 1968 and 1992, it was the weekday ITV company serving London. ... Roobarb was an animated television show for children, shown on BBC ONE just before the evening news. ... George and Mildred was a British sitcom of the 1970s produced by Thames Television. ... Man About the House was a British sitcom, made by Thames Television for ITV. It ran for six series, between August 1973 and April 1976. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Phil Coulter (born February 19, 1942) is a songwriter, performer and music producer from Derry, the second city of Northern Ireland. ... Syd Dale (courtesy of Amphonic Music) Syd Dale (May 20, 1924 – August 15, 1994) was born in York, England. ... Alan Hawkshaw is a composer and performer, particularly of themes for movies and television programmes. ... Bill Martin, born William Wylie Macpherson (b. ... Johnny Pearson (born June 18, 1925) is a British composer and pianist. ...

Hawksworth has also written many pieces of stock music for the De Wolfe library. Production music is background music used for many media sources, such as television and radio advertisements. ...