Heinz Kiessling

German pianist, composer, conductor, arranger, producer and music publisher. Born on March 11th 1926 in Nuremberg, Germany, died on December 27th, 2003 in Starnberg, Germany. Started as a pianist and arranger for Kurt Edelhagen and worked for SWF in Baden-Baden. After arranging and conducting several albums with a southern flair for large string orchestra in the USA in the early 1960s, he co-founded Brillant-Musik in 1964, together with Werner Tautz and publisher Hans Gerig. Co-founded the undefined Library in the early 1970s, together with his future wife and former singer Monika Grimm. Famous especially for his instrumental works and his compositions for television, for instance for the shows with Peter Alexander and television producer Michael Pfleghar. His composition Temptation Sensation (aka Haute Couture) is the theme tune for the live action sitcom It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.