Warren Barker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Warren Barker

American composer

Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1923

Place of Birth: Oakland, California, United States

Date of Death: 03-Aug-2006

Profession: composer, conductor, film score composer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Warren Barker (born in Oakland, California on April 16, 1923; died in Greenville, South Carolina August 3, 2006) was an American composer known for work in film, radio, and television.
He also worked in Las Vegas, Nevada clubs.
He was educated at the University of California, Los Angeles.
He worked on numerous commercial recording projects to include I'm Shooting High for Capitol Records. He is best known for composing the incidental music for the hit 1960s TV series Bewitched; some of his cues of which were used on other Screen Gems shows.
He also wrote a proposed theme for the second season of Lost In Space in 1966, but it was rejected.
He composed and arranged numerous pieces for concert bands, which are frequently performed today by school and community symphony bands.
Contrary to popular belief he did not write the theme to The Flying Nun; this tune was composed by Dominic Frontiere. The Warren Barker Orchestra published recordings.