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Henry MacLeod Robertson was born in Elgin, Scotland, on 19 November 1932. He began his professional music career in 1957 as a composer and conductor for TV programs like Six-Five Special and Oh Boy! In 1958, when applying for membership in the Performing Right Society, he registered the pseudonyms Henry MacLeod, Harry Robertson, and Harry Robinson, with the latter becoming his primary credit. He also worked with record labels EMI and Decca and served as musical director for artists including Craig Douglas. Robinson's own hit single, "Hoots Mon," performed by Lord Rockingham's XI (which was actually Robinson and the studio band), topped the charts for three weeks in 1958. For the West End stage, Robinson arranged and conducted Lionel Bart's musicals Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'be (1960) and Maggie May (1964), and produced television specials featuring Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, and The Beatles. His film music career started in 1966 with a series of features and serials for the Children's Film Foundation, but he is best known for his Hammer horror scores such as The Vampire Lovers (1970), Countess Dracula (1971), and Twins of Evil (1971). Occasionally, he used his alternate pseudonym Harry Robertson for film credits, notably for Hawk the Slayer (1980). He also composed music for commercials, including Barclaycard. Robinson died prematurely at age 63 in Wandsworth, London, on 17 January 1996, with the death registered under his birth name, Henry MacLeod Robertson.
