Composer, Harvey R. Cohen dies at 55

Musician scored a number of animated TV shows

January 15, 2007

By JON BURLINGAME

 Harvey R. Cohen, two-time Emmy-winning composer, arranger and big-band leader, died Sunday after suffering a heart attack at his home in Agoura Hills, Calif. He was 55.

Cohen's two Emmys were for music for animated series: "Disney's Aladdin" in 1995 and "The Adventures of Batman and Robin" in 1996. He received four other Emmy nominations, including three for animated series (two for "Casper," one for "Batman: The Animated Series") and one for music direction on a Patti LaBelle PBS special.

Cohen scored dozens of episodes of other animated shows throughout the '90s, including "Superman," "Tiny Toon Adventures" and "Taz-Mania" for Warner Bros. and "Little Mermaid," "Gargoyles," "Goof Troop" and "Bonkers" for Disney.

He scored "Santa vs. The Snowman," the first IMAX 3-D animated feature, in 2002, and composed the music for the direct-to-video "Beauty and the Beast" sequel "Belle's Magical World" in 1998.