<Tr> <Th> Associated acts </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Charlie Barnet </Li> <Li> Count Basie </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Charlie Barnet </Li> <Li> Count Basie </Li> </Ul> <P> Neal Paul Hefti (October 29, 1922--October 11, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger . He wrote music for The Odd Couple movie and TV series and for the Batman TV series . </P> <P> He began arranging professionally in his teens, when he wrote charts for Nat Towles . He became a prominent composer and arranger while playing trumpet for Woody Herman; while working for Herman he provided new arrangements for "Woodchopper's Ball" and "Blowin' Up a Storm" and composed "The Good Earth" and "Wild Root". After leaving Herman's band in 1946, Hefti concentrated on arranging and composing, although he occasionally led his own bands . He is especially known for his charts for Count Basie such as "Li'l Darlin"' and "Cute". </P>

Who wrote the theme to the odd couple