Composers

His eerie music set the tone for the hit TV series.

Clausen’s work spanned nearly 600 episodes of the show and covered all genres of music.

Strouse also co-wrote the “All in the Family” theme song, “Those Were the Days.”

Finn also had a big hit with “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.”

Ayers is best known for his band’s 1976 album, “Everybody Loves the Sunshine.”

He produced Bob Dylan’s cover of “People Get Ready,” among many other notable works.

Golson helped pioneer hard bop jazz and composed many pieces that are now standards.

He won an Academy Award in 2005 for his score for “Finding Neverland.”

He was the sole creative force behind the modern dark wave act.

He was also a traditional composer, earning a Grammy nomination for “Oh! Calcutta!”