Peter Clarence "Pete" Carpenter (1 April 1914–18 October 1987), was an American

United States

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 jazz

Jazz

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 trombonist

Trombone

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, musical arranger

Arrangement

The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...

, and a veteran of television

Television

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 theme song

Theme music

Theme music is a piece that is often written specifically for a radio program, television program, video game or movie, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits...

 scoring

Sheet music

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.

Carpenter started writing the music for television on shows like Bewitched

Bewitched

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(1964), Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

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(1964), and The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

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(1966–1967).
His collaboration with Mike Post

Mike Post

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, which began in 1968, lasted until Carpenter's death. The two saw some success when they wrote the theme for producer Stephen J. Cannell

Stephen J. Cannell

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's first show, the police detective drama Toma

Toma (TV series)

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in 1973.