Johnny Mandel (1925 - 2020) was the New York born, Juilliard trained Oscar and Grammy winning composer. He began his career playing in jazz bands and orchestras before creating orchestral arrangements for Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Barbara Streisand, Tony Bennett, and others before finding his way to scoring films. Johnny became a versatile composer crafting scores for POINT BLANK, HARPER, ESCAPE FROM WITCH MOUNTAIN, CADDYSHACK, BEING THERE, THE LAST DETAIL, and forever immortalized “Suicide is Painless” the theme song for M*A*S*H* with Robert Altman’s teenage son providing the lyrics. #RestInPictures #RIP #JohnnyMandel https://www.instagram.com/p/CCFCqXmF3Se/?igshid=3x7yotnwnbzp