Claim: Edwin Astley wrote the orchestral and "opera" score for The Phantom Of The Opera as well as two arrangements of his own theme for The Saint.
Evidence: Astley also wrote the orchestral and "opera" score for the Hammer Films version of The Phantom Of The Opera (1962). Astley wrote two arrangements of his own theme for The Saint, a slow version used in the black and white episodes and a more up-tempo arrangement of the same theme for the colour episodes.