Harry Percy South (7 September 1929 – 12 March 1990) was an English jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, who moved into work for film and television.
[2][3] In the mid-1960s, he began working with British rhythm & blues singer and organist Georgie Fame,[1] recording the album Sound Venture.
At that time he was also composing and arranging for Humphrey Lyttelton, Buddy Rich, Sarah Vaughan, and Jimmy Witherspoon.
[4] He branched out into session work, writing themes for television and music libraries, including the themes for The Sweeney,[5] The Chinese Detective, the BBC comedy series Give Us a Break starring Robert Lindsay and Paul McGann, and the 1984 TV miniseries Charlie starring David Warner.
In 2001, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra released an album in his honour entitled Portraits: The Music of Harry South.