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Ron Grainer (1922–1981)
Ron Grainer was one of the outstanding composers of music for British television. He was born in a small mining town called Atherton, Queensland, Australia on 11th August 1922, where his father owned the local milk bar. His mother played piano and Ron was on the keyboard from the age of two and considered a child genius, playing concerts for the ...
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Born:in Atherton, Queensland, AustraliaDied:(age 58) in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, UK |
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Music department (75 credits)
Music department (75 credits)
2005-2017
Doctor Who
(TV Series) (composer - 111 episodes)
- The Doctor Falls
(2017)
... (composer: original theme music)
- Smile
(2017)
... (composer: original theme music)
- The Pilot
(2017)
... (composer: original theme music)
- The Husbands of River Song
(2015)
... (composer: original theme music)
- The Zygon Inversion
(2015)
... (composer: original theme music)
Doctor Who Online Adventures
(TV Series short) (composer - 127 episodes, 2009 - 2017) (original theme music - 1 episode, 2016)
- Dark Shadow: Part 2
(2017)
... (composer: theme music)
- Dark Shadow: Part 1
(2016)
... (composer: theme music)
- Nightmare on the Boulevard: Part 2
(2016)
... (composer: theme music)
- Nightmare on the Boulevard: Part 1
(2016)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Silent Doll: Part 2
(2016)
... (composer: theme music)
2015
TFI Friday
(TV Series) (title music - 2 episodes)
- Episode dated 16 October 2015
(2015)
... (title music - as Ron Granger)
- 19th Anniversary Special
(2015)
... (title music - as Ron Granger)
2013
BBC Proms
(TV Series) (composer - 1 episode)
- Prom 2: Doctor Who at the Proms
(2013)
... (composer: doctor who theme)
2010
BBC Proms
(TV Series) (composer - 1 episode)
- Prom 10: Doctor Who at the Proms
(2010)
... (composer: original title music)
2010
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - Blood of the Cybermen
(Video Game) (composer: original theme music)
2010
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - City of the Daleks
(Video Game) (composer: original theme music)
2009
Doctor Who: Dreamland
(TV Mini-Series) (composer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.1
(2009)
... (composer: original theme music)
2007
Family Guy
(TV Series) (composer - 1 episode)
- Blue Harvest
(2007)
... (composer: Doctor Who Theme - uncredited)
1963-1989
Doctor Who
(TV Series) (composer - 690 episodes)
- Survival: Part Three
(1989)
... (composer: theme music)
- Survival: Part Two
(1989)
... (composer: theme music)
- Survival: Part One
(1989)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Curse of Fenric: Part Four
(1989)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Curse of Fenric: Part Three
(1989)
... (composer: theme music)
Tales of the Unexpected
(TV Series) (composer - 77 episodes, 1979 - 1988) (music - 2 episodes, 1985) (theme music - 1 episode, 1983)
- Mr. Know-All
(1988)
... (composer: theme music)
- A Time to Die
(1988)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Finger of Suspicion
(1988)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Dead Don't Steal
(1988)
... (composer: theme music)
- Wink Three Times
(1988)
... (composer: theme music)
1981-1983
It Takes a Worried Man
(TV Series) (composer - 19 episodes)
- Three Cheers
(1983)
... (composer: theme music)
- Annually, Once a Year
(1983)
... (composer: theme music)
- Do Me a Favour
(1983)
... (composer: theme music)
- Getaway
(1983)
... (composer: theme music)
- Naughty But Nice
(1983)
... (composer: theme music)
1982
Saturday Night Thriller
(TV Series) (composer - 6 episodes)
- Grass
(1982)
... (composer: theme music)
- Broken Glass
(1982)
... (composer: theme music)
- Where Is Betty Buchus?
(1982)
... (composer: theme music)
- A Gift of Tongues
(1982)
... (composer: theme music)
- Strangled
(1982)
... (composer: theme music)
1975
Kim & Co.
(TV Series) (composer - 10 episodes)
- The Switch
(1975)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Sunshine Gang
(1975)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Genesis Stones
(1975)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Forever Box
(1975)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Disco Kid
(1975)
... (composer: theme music)
1964-1974
Steptoe and Son
(TV Series) (composer - 44 episodes)
- A Perfect Christmas
(1974)
... (composer: theme music)
- Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs, Downstairs
(1974)
... (composer: original theme)
- Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard
(1974)
... (composer: original theme)
- The Seven Steptoerai
(1974)
... (composer: original theme)
- Porn Yesterday
(1974)
... (composer: original theme)
1961-1974
Comedy Playhouse
(TV Series) (composer - 42 episodes)
- Pygmalion Smith
(1974)
... (composer: signature music)
- The Last Man on Earth
(1974)
... (composer: signature music)
- The Big Job
(1974)
... (composer: signature tune)
- The Old Campaigner
(1967)
... (composer: signature music)
- The Mallard Imaginaire
(1966)
... (composer: signature music)
1970-1971
Man in the News
(TV Series) (composer - 6 episodes)
- Brian Faulkner
(1971)
... (composer: theme music)
- Richard Neville
(1971)
... (composer: theme music)
- Stephen Murphy
(1971)
... (composer: theme music)
- William Whitelaw
(1971)
... (composer: theme music)
- Lord Longford
(1970)
... (composer: theme music)
1971
Paul Temple
(TV Series) (composer - 3 episodes)
- Ricochet
(1971)
... (composer: theme music)
- Death of Fasching
(1971)
... (composer: theme music)
- Corrida
(1971)
... (composer: theme music)
1969
The Wednesday Play
(TV Series) (composer - 1 episode)
- The Fabulous Frump
(1969)
... (composer: incidental music)
1968
The Root of All Evil?
(TV Series) (composer - 1 episode)
- Money for Change
(1968)
... (composer: theme music)
1967-1968
Man in a Suitcase
(TV Series) (composer - 29 episodes)
- Castle in the Clouds
(1968)
... (composer: theme music)
- Three Blinks of the Eyes
(1968)
... (composer: theme music)
- Who's Mad Now?
(1968)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Revolutionaries
(1968)
... (composer: theme music)
- Property of a Gentleman
(1968)
... (composer: theme music)
1967-1968
The Prisoner
(TV Series) (composer - 16 episodes)
- Fall Out
(1968)
... (composer: theme music)
- Once Upon a Time
(1968)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Girl Who Was Death
(1968)
... (composer: theme)
- Living in Harmony
(1968)
... (composer: theme)
- Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
(1968)
... (composer: theme)
1966
All Gas and Gaiters
(TV Series) (composer - 1 episode)
- Pilot: The Bishop Rides Again
(1966)
... (composer: theme music)
1962-1963
That Was the Week That Was
(TV Series) (composer - 37 episodes)
- That Was the Year That Was
(1963)
... (composer: theme music)
- Dick Whittington and His Fascist Hyena
(1963)
... (composer: theme music)
- Episode #2.12
(1963)
... (composer: theme music)
- Episode #2.11
(1963)
... (composer: theme music)
- Episode #2.10
(1963)
... (composer: theme music)
1963
Maigret
(TV Series) (composer - 1 episode)
- Maigret's Little Joke
(1963)
... (composer: theme music)
1962-1963
Benny Hill
(TV Series) (composer - 18 episodes)
- The Taxidermist
(1963)
... (composer: incidental music)
- The Dresser
(1963)
... (composer: incidental music)
- The Trouble Maker
(1963)
... (composer: incidental music)
- Mr. Jolly
(1963)
... (composer: incidental music)
- The Visitor
(1963)
... (composer: incidental music)
It's a Square World
(TV Series) (musical director - 19 episodes, 1961 - 1962) (composer - 14 episodes, 1962 - 1963) (orchestrations - 1 episode, 1963)
- Montreux Entry Special
(1963)
... (composer: incidental music) / (orchestrations)
- Episode #4.6
(1962)
... (composer: incidental music)
- Episode #4.5
(1962)
... (composer: incidental music)
- Episode #4.4
(1962)
... (composer: incidental music)
- Episode #4.3
(1962)
... (composer: incidental music)
1962
The Titans
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (musical director - 1 episode)
- The United States
(1962)
... (musical director)
1961
The Men from Room 13
(TV Series) (music played by - 13 episodes)
- The Man Who Made Trouble: Part 3
(1961)
... (music played by - as The Ron Grainer Sextet)
- The Man Who Made Trouble: Part 2
(1961)
... (music played by - as The Ron Grainer Sextet)
- The Man Who Made Trouble: Part 1
(1961)
... (music played by - as The Ron Grainer Sextet)
- The Man Who Made Things Go: Part 2
(1961)
... (music played by - as The Ron Grainer Sextet)
- The Man Who Made Things Go: Part 1
(1961)
... (music played by - as The Ron Grainer Sextet)
1960
BBC Sunday-Night Play
(TV Mini-Series) (music played by - 1 episode)
- Looking for Garrow
(1960)
... (music played by - as The Ron Grainer Sextet)
Charlie Drake
(TV Series) (orchestra director - 2 episodes, 1960) (musical arrangements by - 1 episode, 1960)
- Quiet, Please
(1960)
... (orchestra director - as Ronald Grainer)
- It's Up to You
(1960)
... (musical arrangements by - as Ronald Grainer) / (orchestra director - as Ronald Grainer)
1960
Saturday Playhouse
(TV Series) (musical director - 1 episode)
- On the Edge
(1960)
... (musical director)
1959
The Julie Andrews Show
(TV Mini-Series) (musical arrangements - 2 episodes)
- Episode #1.3
(1959)
... (musical arrangements - as Ronald Grainer)
- Episode #1.2
(1959)
... (musical arrangements - as Ronald Grainer)
1959
Trinder Box
(TV Series) (musical associate - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.10
(1959)
... (musical associate - as Ronald Grainer)
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(1982-1983 Season) Ronald Millar and his musical, "Robert & Elizabeth," was performed at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Leigh Beery, Mark Jacoby and Ron Randall in the cast. Robert Johanson was choreographer and director. Jim Coleman was musical director. Paul Wonsek was scenic designer. Nananne Porcher ... See more »Alternate Names:
Ronald Grainer | Ronnie Grainer | Ron Grainger | Ron Granger | Ron Grainer Quartet | The Ron Grainer SextetContribute to This Page
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