High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 — May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for movies and television. He is remembered for co-writing and whistling "The Fishin` Hole", the melody of the main theme to The Andy Griffith Show, the instrumental classic "Harlem Nocturne" used as the theme to television`s Mickey Spillane`s Mike Hammer, and co-wrote the theme song to Tim Conway`s Western comedy Rango.