Mike Altman (born 1955) is the son of film directorRobert Altman. He is best known for writing the lyrics to Suicide is Painless, the theme song for his father's 1970 movie, M*A*S*H. He wrote the song at the age of 14 and got his own guitar as exchange. He may never write another hit song, but he received more money through royalties for writing the song for the film than his father received for directing it, partly due to the fact an instumental version of the song was used as the title song for the TV version . 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Robert Altman Robert Bernard Altman (born February 20, 1925) is an American film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a somewhat skewed perspective. ... Lyrics are the written words in a song. ... Suicide Is Painless is a song by Johnny Mandel (music) and Mike Altman (lyrics), which is mostly known for being featured in both the movie and TV series M*A*S*H. In addition to being sung by Johnny Mandel over the opening credits, the movie also features a scene... The theme music of a radio or television program is a melody closely associated with the show, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... M*A*S*H is a 1970 satirical American dark comedy film directed by Robert Altman, based extremely loosely on the novel written by Richard Hooker. ... M*A*S*H at the Internet Movie Database M*A*S*H Timeline Encyclopedia of Television Finest Kind - Fan Site w/ News, Episode Guides, Video Clips U.K. Fan Site w/ Interviews, Episode Guides Best Care Anywhere - Fan Site w/ Episode Guides, Memorable Moments TV Tome Yahoo Groups M...
For MikeAltman and Stephen Galgas, communication was the key as well as friendship and mutual respect for one another’s craft.
Mike would come back with some animation that wasn‘t quite yet as finished as I‘d like, and I‘d send him kicking and screaming back to the lab.
The program that Mike and I were in teaches a wide variety of tools and techniques, which was great for me. Mike just was a little more focused when he went there.
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