He composed the theme music which was used for the Olympics, "Olympic
Fanfare." In 1958, conductor Felix Slatkin commissioned him to compose
a piece for Slatkin's 1958 album, "Charge!" As a result of this
commission, he composed "The Charge Suite," which includes "Bugler's
Dream." In 1968, representatives from ABC heard "Bugler's Dream," and
they wanted to use this piece for the ABC TV coverage of the Olympics.
The composer and music publisher agreed, and ABC - and later - NBC
network broadcasts of the Olympics have used the piece ever since.
Consequently, this piece has been known by its original name ("Bugler's
Dream") and its nickname ("Olympic Fanfare").