Bernard Hoffer (born 14 October 1934) is an American composer who was born in Zurich, Switzerland and conductor who has created original music for a number of different films, television series, and commercials. He has also conducted several musical shows, such as the ballets A Boston Cinderella! and Ma Goose. He is probably best known amongst the general public for his work on American cartoons such as ThunderCats and Silverhawks. The music he developed for The McNeil-Lehrer Report, still used on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, was nominated for an Emmy Award, and he has won six Clio Awards for his work on commercials. In his early years he received musical training at the Dalcroze School in New York, then later studied composition at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester. He worked as the arranger for the U.S. Army Field Band of Washington, D.C., for a time, and then eventually became a freelance musician. Filmography 1975 The MacNeil-Lehrer Report 1980 Circle of Two 1980 The Ivory Ape 1983 The Coneheads (TV special) 1983 The Sins of Dorian Gray (1983) 1985 The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus 1985 ThunderCats 1986 Silverhawks 1987 The Comic Strip 1992 Noel Official Homepage: http://www.bernardhoffer.com/ Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.