Sad to hear that Jonathan Whitehead, responsible for theme toons for many much loved TV comedies, has passed away recently. The music was such an integral part of series such as Nathan Barley, Brass Eye, Smack the Pony, Peep Show and particularly the manic Green Wing.
He often composed under the name ‘Trellis’ and will be forever remembered by me for the theme to the perennial favourite, Black Books, (with more than just a slight nod to Tom Waits’ Jockey Full of Bourbon). I couldn’t find a clip of the opening credits online, but did find this charming rendition on Ukelele.
Perhaps this link will work:
Sorry man. Just not resonating.
Radio 4 Last Word carried a piece.
Here’s the clip.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08gsh19
That’s so sad. I met him several times in the 90s working on various telly things and socially, and he was, as Chris Morris puts it so well in that clip, so talented and so easy to get along with.