"In the 2021 documentary The Music of Hanna-Barbera's TV Years - In the Groove, documentarian Cade Utterback described Nichols' Scooby-Doo underscores as 'what I consider to be a near perfect set of music for a cartoon. It's perfect for the show it was in. You can't tell me it doesn't help set the mood.'"
"Nichols' career with Hanna-Barbera began in 1963, after he was introduced to H-B co-founder William Hanna by a choir member while serving as minister of music at Glendora, California's Church of the Open Door."
"He worked alongside Hoyt Curtin, another legendary cartoon composer, with the pair co-writing the score for the original version of Jonny Quest."
"Born Theodore Nicholas Sflotsos on October 2nd, 1928 in Missoula, Montana, he and his parents, Nicholas and Josephine, moved to Spokane, Washington when he was 10 years old."
Ted Nichols, a prominent composer known for his work on Hanna-Barbera cartoons, died at the age of 97. His daughter confirmed that he passed away on January 9th in hospice care after battling Alzheimer's. Nichols is best remembered for composing music for shows like Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, and Josie and the Pussycats. He began his career with Hanna-Barbera in 1963 and served as the musical director for nearly eight years. Born in 1928, he had a significant impact on animated television music.
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