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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Kevin Rawlinson

TV score composer and Betjeman collaborator Jim Parker dies aged 88

Jim Parker rehearsing in 1981 for a performance at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Jim Parker rehearsing in 1981 for a performance at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Photograph: Suzie E Maeder

The celebrated composer Jim Parker, who won four Baftas during a 60-year music career, has died aged 88 after a long illness, his family have said.

Parker was behind some of television’s most recognisable theme music, including the BBC’s Tom Jones period drama, as well as the intros to Ground Force, Changing Rooms and ITV’s Midsomer Murders, among others.

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