Johnny Mandel

Johnny Mandel is the arranger and composer who may be best known for writing the theme to the movie and television series M*A*S*H*. As a songwriter he spent several years in the 1940s and 50s plugging his songs in the Brill Building in New York, the then hub for music publishing. He spent years working in Hollywood and for big bands as well as penning popular songs for artists such as Tony Bennett.