Johnny Mandel, Composer of 'The Shadow of Your Smile' and 'Suicide Is Painless,' Dies at 94

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Johnny Mandel, the famed composer and arranger behind the Oscar-winning song 'The Shadow of Your Smile' and 'Suicide Is Painless,' the theme from the M*A*S*H movie and television series, has died

In the early years of his career, Mandel arranged for and/or played with the likes of Jimmy Dorsey, Woody Herman, Artie Shaw, Alvino Rey, Buddy Rich, Boyd Raeburn and Count Basie, and one of his best-known compositions, "Straight Life," was a big hit for Basie in 1953.

Mandel and Webster received another best original song Oscar nom the following year for "A Time for Love" fromBefore one frame was shot, Mandel was commissioned by director Robert Altman to compose a song he wanted to be called "Suicide Is Painless" for the 1970 movie. It was to go with the scene in which Capt. Walter "Painless Pole" Waldowski climbs into a casket after a depressing episode of failed love-making with a nurse.

When he was 11, a cousin who was a drummer in a traveling jazz band described his lifestyle to Mandel. After that, "I wanted to become a musician, too," he said. "It sounded like they had a blast."

 

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paulross R.I.P. YNWA ✌️

I still have the Mash theme song in my subconscious. major loss.

Rest in peace king

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