Alan Hawkshaw

Alan Hawkshaw (1937-2021) was an English composer, keyboardist and session musician, born in Leeds. He wrote and recorded a large amount of library music, much of it for KPM, and he is best known for British television themes such as the Countdown clock music and the Grange Hill theme. Hawkshaw played with Emile Ford and the Checkmates, recorded as The Mohawks and played with The Shadows. His KPM track "Chicken Man" later became the Grange Hill theme, and "Best Endeavours" was used by Channel 4 News from 1982. With Love De-Luxe he recorded the 1979 disco single "Here Comes That Sound Again".