▁the ▁C uck o os ", ▁was ▁composed ▁by ▁Ro ach ▁musical ▁director ▁Mar vin ▁Hat ley ▁as ▁the ▁on - the - hour ▁ch ime ▁for ▁the ▁Ro ach ▁studio ▁radio ▁station . ▁La ure l ▁heard ▁the ▁t une ▁on ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁asked ▁Hat ley ▁if ▁they ▁could ▁use ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁La ure l ▁and ▁Hard y ▁theme ▁song . ▁The ▁original ▁theme , ▁recorded ▁by ▁two ▁clar in ets ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁was ▁recorded ▁again ▁with ▁a ▁full ▁or chestra ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁L ero y ▁Sh ield ▁composed ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁La ure l ▁and ▁Hard y ▁short ▁sound ▁films . ▁A ▁compilation ▁of ▁songs ▁from ▁their ▁films , ▁titled ▁Tra il ▁of ▁the ▁L ones ome ▁P ine , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁The ▁title ▁track ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁reached ▁# 2 ▁in ▁the ▁charts . ▁ ▁In flu ence ▁and ▁legacy ▁▁ ▁La ure l ▁and ▁Hard y ' s ▁influence ▁over ▁a ▁very ▁broad ▁range ▁of ▁comedy ▁and ▁other ▁gen res ▁has ▁been ▁considerable . ▁Lou ▁Cost ello ▁of ▁the ▁f amed ▁du o ▁of ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁Cost ello , ▁stated ▁" They ▁were ▁the ▁fun ni est ▁comedy ▁du o ▁of ▁all ▁time ", ▁adding ▁" M ost ▁critics ▁and ▁film ▁sch ol ars ▁throughout ▁the ▁years ▁have ▁agreed ▁with ▁this ▁assess ment ." ▁Writ ers , ▁artists