Robert "Bob" Cobert (born October 26, 1924; died February 19, 2020) was an American musical composer who has written for television and movies. Cobert is known for his work, as the composer, for the Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. A favorite of Dark Shadows creator, Dan Curtis, Cobert also scored his cult classic horror films, Trilogy of Terror and Burnt Offerings, among others. Cobert also composed the score for the pilots for the TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker, and the mini-series Winds ...
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Robert "Bob" Cobert (born October 26, 1924; died February 19, 2020) was an American musical composer who has written for television and movies. Cobert is known for his work, as the composer, for the Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. A favorite of Dark Shadows creator, Dan Curtis, Cobert also scored his cult classic horror films, Trilogy of Terror and Burnt Offerings, among others. Cobert also composed the score for the pilots for the TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker, and the mini-series Winds of War and its sequel, War and Remembernce. Aside from his film work, Cobert also composed many game show themes, in particular those produced by Goodson-Todman Productions and Bob Stewart Productions. His most notable themes in that genre include the original themes for To Tell The Truth (2nd theme), Password (2nd theme), Blockbusters, The $25,000 Pyramid (1982 update) and Chain Reaction (itself a remake of the theme from Supertrain).
