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Overview

Date of Birth:
11 August 1922, Atherton, Queensland, Australia more
Date of Death:
21 February 1981, Cuckfield, Sussex, England, UK more
Mini Biography:
Ron Grainer was one of the outstanding composers of music for British television... more
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Awards:
2 nominations more
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Ron Grainer's groovy Omega Man soundtrack finally gets re-issued!
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Filmography

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Music Department:
  1. "Doctor Who" (composer: original theme music) (49 episodes, 2005-2009)
        - Planet of the Dead (2009) TV episode (composer: original theme music)
        - The Next Doctor (2008) TV episode (composer: original theme music)
        - Journey's End (2008) TV episode (composer: original theme music)
        - The Stolen Earth (2008) TV episode (composer: original theme music)
        - Turn Left (2008) TV episode (composer: original theme music)
          (44 more)
  2. Doctor Who at the Proms (2009) (TV) (composer: original theme music)
  3. Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres (2008) (TV) (composer: original theme music)
  4. "Family Guy" (composer: Doctor Who Theme) (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka "Padre de familia" (USA: Spanish title)
        - Blue Harvest (2007) TV episode (composer: Doctor Who Theme) (uncredited)
  5. The Fact of Fiction (2005) (V) (composer: theme music)
  6. Serial Thrillers (2003) (V) (composer: theme music)
  7. Osirian Gothic (2003) (V) (composer: show theme)
  8. "Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka" (2003) TV mini-series (composer: theme music)

  9. Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death (1999) (TV) (composer: theme music)
    ... aka Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death (UK: video box title)
  10. Doctor Who (1996) (TV) (composer: original theme music) (uncredited)
    ... aka Doctor Who: Enemy Within (UK: informal title)
    ... aka Doctor Who: The Movie (UK: DVD title)
  11. Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) (TV) (composer: theme music)
  12. 'Dr. Who': Daleks - The Early Years (1993) (V) (composer: original theme)

  13. "Doctor Who" (composer: title music) (453 episodes, 1963-1989) (composer: theme music) (45 episodes, 1964-1989) (composer: original theme music) (16 episodes, 1982) (composer: title sequence) (1 episode, 1976) (composer: tltle music) (1 episode, 1977)
        - Survival: Part 1 (1989) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Curse of Fenric: Part 4 (1989) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Curse of Fenric: Part 3 (1989) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Curse of Fenric: Part 2 (1989) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Curse of Fenric: Part 1 (1989) TV episode (composer: theme music)
          (511 more)
  14. "Tales of the Unexpected" (composer: theme music) (48 episodes, 1981-1988) (composer: title music) (12 episodes, 1979-1983)
    ... aka "Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected"
        - Mr. Know-All (1988) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - A Time to Die (1988) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Dead Don't Steal (1988) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Wink Three Times (1988) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Facts of Life (1988) TV episode (composer: theme music)
          (55 more)

  15. I Don't Want to Be Born (1975) (conductor)
    ... aka It Lives Within Her (UK: video title)
    ... aka It's Growing Inside Her (TV title)
    ... aka Sharon's Baby (USA)
    ... aka The Baby
    ... aka The Devil Within Her (USA)
    ... aka The Monster
  16. "Steptoe and Son" (composer: theme music) (41 episodes, 1964-1974) (composer: original theme) (2 episodes, 1974) (composer: incidental music) (1 episode, 1964)
        - A Perfect Christmas (1974) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs, Downstairs (1974) TV episode (composer: original theme)
        - Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard (1974) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Seven Steptoerai (1974) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Porn Yesterday (1974) TV episode (composer: theme music)
          (39 more)
  17. "Comedy Playhouse" (composer: incidental music) (7 episodes, 1961-1963) (composer: signature music) (4 episodes, 1966-1974) (composer: signature tune) (1 episode, 1974) (composer: theme music) (1 episode, 1963)
        - Pygmalion Smith (1974) TV episode (composer: signature music)
        - The Last Man on Earth (1974) TV episode (composer: signature music)
        - The Big Job (1974) TV episode (composer: signature tune)
        - The Old Campaigner (1967) TV episode (composer: signature music)
        - The Bishop Rides Again (1966) TV episode (composer: signature music)
          (8 more)
  18. Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973) (composer: "Steptoe" Theme)
    ... aka Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's Steptoe and Son Ride Again (UK: complete title)
  19. Yellow Dog (1973) (conductor)
  20. Steptoe and Son (1972) (composer: theme music)
  21. The Omega Man (1971) (conductor)
  22. "Paul Temple" (composer: theme music) (1 episode, 1971)
        - Ricochet (1971) TV episode (composer: theme music)

  23. "The Wednesday Play" (composer: incidental music) (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Fabulous Frump (1969) TV episode (composer: incidental music)
  24. "The Root of All Evil?" (composer: theme music) (1 episode, 1968)
        - Money for Change (1968) TV episode (composer: theme music)
  25. "The Jazz Age" (composer: title music) (1 episode, 1968)
        - Majesty (1968) TV episode (composer: title music)
  26. "Man in a Suitcase" (composer: theme music) (27 episodes, 1967-1968) (composer: title music) (1 episode, 1967)
        - Castle in the Clouds (1968) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Three Blinks of the Eyes (1968) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Who's Mad Now? (1968) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Revolutionaries (1968) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Property of a Gentleman (1968) TV episode (composer: theme music)
          (23 more)
  27. "The Prisoner" (composer: theme music) (5 episodes, 1967-1968) (composer: theme) (4 episodes, 1967)
        - Fall Out (1968) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Once Upon a Time (1968) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Checkmate (1967) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Dance of the Dead (1967) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Many Happy Returns (1967) TV episode (composer: theme music)
          (4 more)
  28. "The Old Campaigner" (1967) TV series (composer: signature music) (unknown episodes)
  29. "All Gas and Gaiters" (composer: theme music) (1 episode, 1966)
        - Pilot: The Bishop Rides Again (1966) TV episode (composer: theme music)
  30. The Moon-Spinners (1964) (conductor)
  31. Night Must Fall (1964) (conductor)
  32. "That Was the Week That Was" (composer: theme music) (37 episodes, 1962-1963)
    ... aka "TW3"
        - Episode #2.14 (1963) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Episode #2.13 (1963) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Episode #2.12 (1963) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Episode #2.11 (1963) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Episode #2.10 (1963) TV episode (composer: theme music)
          (32 more)
  33. The Running Man (1963) (composer: title music)
    ... aka Carol Reed's The Running Man
    ... aka The Ballad of the Running Man (International: English title)
  34. "It's a Square World" (composer: incidental music) (1 episode, 1962)
        - Episode #4.6 (1962) TV episode (composer: incidental music)
  35. The Dock Brief (1962) (musical director)
    ... aka Trial and Error (USA)
  36. A Kind of Loving (1962) (conductor)
  37. Terminus (1961) (conductor)
Composer:
  1. Cybermen: The Early Years (1992) (V)
  2. 'Doctor Who': The Tom Baker Years (1991) (V)

  3. "Tales of the Unexpected" (30 episodes, 1979-1982)
    ... aka "Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected"
        - Decoy (1982) TV episode
        - Hijack (1981) TV episode
        - Never Speak Ill of the Dead (1981) TV episode
        - The Sound Machine (1981) TV episode
        - Shatterproof (1981) TV episode
          (25 more)
  4. "Shelley" (26 episodes, 1979-1982)
        - Slaughterhouse Sling (1982) TV episode
        - Mortal Coils (1982) TV episode
        - Credit Where Credit's Due (1982) TV episode
        - No News Is Good... (1982) TV episode
        - A Drop of the Pink Stuff (1982) TV episode
          (21 more)
  5. "Saturday Night Thriller" (1982) TV series (unknown episodes)
  6. "It Takes a Worried Man" (1981) TV series (unknown episodes)
  7. Never Never Land (1980)
  8. "A Question of Guilt" (11 episodes, 1980)
        - Adelaide Bartlett: Part 7 (1980) TV episode
        - Adelaide Bartlett: Part 5 (1980) TV episode
        - Adelaide Bartlett: Part 2 (1980) TV episode
        - Adelaide Bartlett: Part 1 (1980) TV episode
        - Mary Blandy: Part 5 (1980) TV episode
          (6 more)
  9. "ITV Playhouse" (3 episodes, 1980)
        - The Gate of Eden: Part 3 - Peter (1980) TV episode
        - The Gate of Eden: Part 2 - Sue (1980) TV episode
        - The Gate of Eden: Part 1 - Mr. Falconer (1980) TV episode

  10. "Malice Aforethought" (4 episodes, 1979)
    ... aka "Mystery!: Malice Aforethought" (USA)
        - Episode #1.4 (1979) TV episode
        - Episode #1.3 (1979) TV episode
        - Episode #1.2 (1979) TV episode
        - Episode #1.1 (1979) TV episode
  11. Rebecca (1979) (TV)
  12. "Edward & Mrs. Simpson" (7 episodes, 1978)
        - The Abdication (1978) TV episode
        - Proposals (1978) TV episode
        - The Decision (1978) TV episode
        - The Divorce (1978) TV episode
        - The New King (1978) TV episode
          (2 more)
  13. "Armchair Thriller" (4 episodes, 1978)
        - Rachel in Danger: Part 4 (1978) TV episode
        - Rachel in Danger: Part 3 (1978) TV episode
        - Rachel in Danger: Part 2 (1978) TV episode
        - Rachel in Danger: Part 1 (1978) TV episode
  14. "Born and Bred" (1978) TV series (unknown episodes)
  15. "Romance" (3 episodes, 1977)
        - Emily (1977) TV episode
        - House of Men (1977) TV episode
        - The Black Knight (1977) TV episode
  16. The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976)
  17. One Away (1976)
  18. "Kim & Co." (1975) TV series
  19. I Don't Want to Be Born (1975)
    ... aka It Lives Within Her (UK: video title)
    ... aka It's Growing Inside Her (TV title)
    ... aka Sharon's Baby (USA)
    ... aka The Baby
    ... aka The Devil Within Her (USA)
    ... aka The Monster
  20. "South Riding" (1974) TV series (unknown episodes)
  21. "Comedy Playhouse" (4 episodes, 1963-1974)
        - A Girl's Best Friend (1974) TV episode
        - The Mascot (1964) TV episode
        - The Mate Market (1964) TV episode
        - Impasse (1963) TV episode
  22. Mousey (1974) (TV)
    ... aka Cat and Mouse (UK)
  23. "The Train Now Standing" (10 episodes, 1972-1973)
        - The Long Goodbye (1973) TV episode
        - Old Glory (1973) TV episode
        - A Night to Remember (1973) TV episode
        - Brief Encounter (1973) TV episode
        - It Never Rains (1972) TV episode
          (5 more)
  24. And No One Could Save Her (1973) (TV)
  25. Yellow Dog (1973)
  26. Mutiny on the Buses (1972)
  27. "For the Love of Ada" (9 episodes, 1970-1971)
        - Special: Christmas with Ada (1971) TV episode
        - The Christening (1971) TV episode
        - Insomnia (1971) TV episode
        - The Admirer (1971) TV episode
        - Birth (1971) TV episode
          (4 more)
  28. Thief (1971) (TV)
    ... aka A Day in the Life of a Burglar
  29. The Omega Man (1971)
  30. "The Trouble with Lilian" (1971) TV series (unknown episodes)
  31. Hoffman (1970)
  32. In Search of Oregon (1970)

  33. In Search of Gregory (1969)
    ... aka Alla ricerca di Gregory (Italy)
  34. Destiny of a Spy (1969) (TV)
    ... aka The Gaunt Woman
  35. Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969)
  36. Before Winter Comes (1969)
  37. The Assassination Bureau (1969)
    ... aka The Assassination Bureau Limited
  38. "BBC Play of the Month" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Maigret at Bay (1969) TV episode
  39. "The Jazz Age" (9 episodes, 1968)
        - Lonely Road (1968) TV episode
        - The Princess (1968) TV episode
        - The Outstation (1968) TV episode
        - Black Exchange (1968) TV episode
        - The Youngest Comrade (1968) TV episode
          (4 more)
  40. Only When I Larf (1968)
  41. "The Wednesday Play" (1 episode, 1967)
        - Death of a Private (1967) TV episode
  42. Long After Summer (1967) (TV)
    ... aka Boy Meets Girl: Long After Summer (UK: series title)
  43. "Boy Meets Girl" (4 episodes, 1967)
        - Long After Summer (1967) TV episode
        - Lucinda (1967) TV episode
        - Love with a Few Hairs (1967) TV episode
        - The Raging Moon (1967) TV episode
  44. "Danger Island" (6 episodes, 1967)
        - All at Sea (1967) TV episode
        - The Assassin (1967) TV episode
        - Captured (1967) TV episode
        - Help Wanted (1967) TV episode
        - The Holiday Continues (1967) TV episode
          (1 more)
  45. To Sir, with Love (1967)
  46. "The Reluctant Romeo" (1967) TV series (unknown episodes)
  47. "Blandings Castle" (5 episodes, 1967)
        - Lord Emsworth and Company for Gertrude (1967) TV episode
        - Pig Hoo-oo-ey! (1967) TV episode
        - Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best (1967) TV episode
        - The Great Pumpkin Crisis (1967) TV episode
        - Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend (1967) TV episode
  48. "Uncle Charles" (6 episodes, 1967)
        - Mrs Sludge (1967) TV episode (music composed by)
        - The Forgetful Man (1967) TV episode (music composed by)
        - Bars of the Cage (1967) TV episode (music composed by)
        - Mrs Philipe Is Hurt (1967) TV episode (music composed by)
        - Gentle Counsels (1967) TV episode (music composed by)
          (1 more)
  49. "Disneyland" (2 episodes, 1966)
    ... aka "Disney's Wonderful World" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Disney Sunday Movie" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Magical World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Wonderful World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney Presents" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (USA: new title)
        - The Legend of Young Dick Turpin: Part 2 (1966) TV episode
        - The Legend of Young Dick Turpin: Part 1 (1966) TV episode
  50. "The Flying Swan" (1 episode, 1965)
        - Lady in Waiting (1965) TV episode
  51. "Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life" (1964) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "Not So Much a Programme..." (UK: short title)
  52. The Finest Hours (1964)
  53. The Moon-Spinners (1964)
  54. Night Must Fall (1964)
  55. Nothing But the Best (1964)
  56. The Caretaker (1963)
    ... aka The Guest (USA)
  57. The Home-Made Car (1963)
  58. The King's Breakfast (1963)
  59. The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
  60. "The Old Curiosity Shop" (13 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - Episode #1.13 (1963) TV episode
        - Episode #1.12 (1963) TV episode
        - Episode #1.11 (1963) TV episode
        - Episode #1.10 (1963) TV episode
        - Episode #1.9 (1963) TV episode
          (8 more)
  61. "Steptoe and Son" (13 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - Is That Your Horse Outside (1963) TV episode
        - Full House (1963) TV episode
        - A Musical Evening (1963) TV episode
        - Sixty-Five Today (1963) TV episode
        - The Stepmother (1963) TV episode
          (8 more)
  62. "Benny Hill" (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Vanishing Man (1963) TV episode
  63. Station Six-Sahara (1962)
    ... aka Endstation 13 Sahara (West Germany)
  64. "The Net" (6 episodes, 1962)
        - Not Wanted on Voyage (1962) TV episode
        - The Weekend Fliers (1962) TV episode
        - Dover Relief (1962) TV episode
        - Not for Peanuts (1962) TV episode
        - A Date with Janie (1962) TV episode
          (1 more)
  65. Live Now - Pay Later (1962)
  66. The Dock Brief (1962)
    ... aka Trial and Error (USA)
  67. Some People (1962)
  68. "The Six Proud Walkers" (13 episodes, 1962)
        - The Mulberry Accelerator (1962) TV episode
        - All in the Family (1962) TV episode
        - Two Into One (1962) TV episode
        - ... Now You Don't (1962) TV episode
        - Now You See Him... (1962) TV episode
          (8 more)
  69. A Kind of Loving (1962)
  70. "Oliver Twist" (13 episodes, 1962)
        - Episode #1.13 (1962) TV episode
        - Episode #1.12 (1962) TV episode
        - Episode #1.11 (1962) TV episode
        - Episode #1.10 (1962) TV episode
        - Episode #1.9 (1962) TV episode
          (8 more)
  71. We Joined the Navy (1962)
    ... aka We Are in the Navy Now (USA: TV title)
  72. "Maigret" (13 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - The Children's Party (1961) TV episode
        - The Cactus (1961) TV episode
        - The Experts (1961) TV episode
        - On Holiday (1961) TV episode
        - The Mistake (1960) TV episode
          (8 more)
  73. Terminus (1961)
  74. "No Wreath for the General" (1 episode, 1960)
        - Episode #1.3 (1960) TV episode
  75. "It's a Square World" (1960) TV series (unknown episodes)
  76. "ITV Television Playhouse" (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - Night School (1960) TV episode
        - Before the Sun Goes Down (1959) TV episode
  77. "ITV Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Play of the Week" (UK: short title)
        - A Woman of No Importance (1960) TV episode

  78. "The Men from Room 13" (6 episodes, 1959)
        - The Man Who Sold Romances: Part 2 (1959) TV episode
        - The Man Who Sold Romances: Part 1 (1959) TV episode
        - The Man Who Made Keys: Part 2 (1959) TV episode
        - The Man Who Made Keys: Part 1 (1959) TV episode
        - The Man Who Stole Cameos: Part 2 (1959) TV episode
          (1 more)
Soundtrack:
  1. "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka "American Idol 2" (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka "American Idol 3" (USA)
    ... aka "American Idol 4" (USA: fourth season title)
    ... aka "American Idol" (USA: new title)
        - Top 11 Results Show (2007) TV episode ("To Sir, With Love")
  2. He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001) (writer: "Dr. Who (Theme)" (The Pound System 2000 remix))
    ... aka E morì con un felafel in mano (Italy)

  3. Get Real (1998) (writer: "Dr. Who Theme")

  4. Hoffman (1970) (music: "If There Ever Is a Next Time")

  5. "The Prisoner" (1967) TV series (unknown episodes)
  6. "Man in a Suitcase" (1967) TV series (unknown episodes)
  7. Nothing But the Best (1964) (music: "Nothing But The Best")
  8. "That Was the Week That Was" (1962) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "TW3"
  9. Some People (1962) (writer: "Johnny's Tune", "Yes You Did", "Too Late", "Bristol Express")
  10. "Steptoe and Son" (1962) TV series (unknown episodes)
  11. "Comedy Playhouse" (1961) TV series (unknown episodes)
  12. "Maigret" (1960) TV series (unknown episodes)
Sound Department:
  1. The Caretaker (1963) (sound effects)
    ... aka The Guest (USA)
Archive Footage:
  1. Doctor Who: Origins (2006) (V) .... Himself

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