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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... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2005-2011 Doctor Who (TV series) (composer: original theme music - 88 episodes)
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (2011) (composer: original theme music)
The Wedding of River Song (2011) (composer: original theme music)
Closing Time (2011) (composer: original theme music)
The God Complex (2011) (composer: original theme music)
The Girl Who Waited (2011) (composer: original theme music)
 
2010 BBC Proms (TV series) (composer: original title music - 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: original theme music - 1 episode)
Episode #1.1 (2009) (composer: original theme music)
 
2009 Doctor Who at the Proms (TV movie) (composer: original theme music)
 
2008 Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres (TV short) (composer: original theme music)
 
2007 Family Guy (TV series) (composer: Doctor Who Theme - 1 episode)
Blue Harvest (2007) (composer: Doctor Who Theme - uncredited)
 
2005 The Fact of Fiction (video documentary short) (composer: theme music)
 
2003 Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (TV mini-series) (composer: theme music)
 
2003 Serial Thrillers (video documentary short) (composer: theme music)
 
2003 Osirian Gothic (video documentary short) (composer: show theme)
 
1999 Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death (TV movie) (composer: theme music)
 
1996 Doctor Who (TV movie) (composer: original theme music - uncredited)
 
1993 Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (TV short) (composer: theme music)
 
1993 'Doctor Who': Daleks - The Early Years (video documentary) (composer: original theme)
 
1992 Doctor Who: Shada (video) (composer: theme music)
 
Doctor Who (TV series) (composer: title music - 621 episodes, 1963-1989) (composer: theme music - 30 episodes, 1965-1989) (composer: title sequence - 1 episode, 1976)
Survival: Part 1 (1989) (composer: theme music)
The Curse of Fenric: Part 4 (1989) (composer: theme music)
The Curse of Fenric: Part 3 (1989) (composer: theme music)
The Curse of Fenric: Part 2 (1989) (composer: theme music)
The Curse of Fenric: Part 1 (1989) (composer: theme music)
 
Tales of the Unexpected (TV series) (composer: theme music - 48 episodes, 1981-1988) (composer: title music - 12 episodes, 1979-1983) (theme music - 1 episode, 1983)
Mr. Know-All (1988) (composer: theme music)
A Time to Die (1988) (composer: theme music)
The Dead Don't Steal (1988) (composer: theme music)
Wink Three Times (1988) (composer: theme music)
The Facts of Life (1988) (composer: theme music)
 
1982 Saturday Night Thriller (TV series) (composer: theme music - 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)
 
1976 Yellow Dog (conductor)
 
1975 Sharon's Baby (conductor)
 
Steptoe and Son (TV series) (composer: theme music - 23 episodes, 1964-1974) (composer: original theme - 20 episodes, 1970-1974) (composer: incidental music - 1 episode, 1964)
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)
 
Comedy Playhouse (TV series) (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) (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 Bishop Rides Again (1966) (composer: signature music)
 
1974 Mousey (TV movie) (conductor)
 
1973 Steptoe and Son (composer: theme music)
 
1973 Steptoe and Son Ride Again (composer: "Steptoe" Theme)
 
1971 The Omega Man (conductor - uncredited)
 
1971 Paul Temple (TV series) (composer: theme music - 3 episodes)
Ricochet (1971) (composer: theme music)
Death of Fasching (1971) (composer: theme music)
Corrida (1971) (composer: theme music)
 
1969 Lock Up Your Daughters! (conductor)
 
1969 Before Winter Comes (conductor)
 
1969 The Wednesday Play (TV series) (composer: incidental music - 1 episode)
The Fabulous Frump (1969) (composer: incidental music)
 
1968 The Root of All Evil? (TV series) (composer: theme music - 1 episode)
Money for Change (1968) (composer: theme music)
 
1968 The Jazz Age (TV series) (composer: title music - 1 episode)
Majesty (1968) (composer: title music)
 
Man in a Suitcase (TV series) (composer: theme music - 15 episodes, 1967-1968) (composer: title music - 9 episodes, 1967-1968) (composer: title theme - 4 episodes, 1967-1968) (composer: title nusic - 1 episode, 1967)
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: theme - 11 episodes, 1967-1968) (composer: theme music - 5 episodes, 1967-1968)
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)
 
1967 The Old Campaigner (TV series) (composer: signature music)
 
1966 All Gas and Gaiters (TV series) (composer: theme music - 1 episode)
Pilot: The Bishop Rides Again (1966) (composer: theme music)
 
1966 Take a Sapphire (TV movie) (musical director)
 
1965 The Mood Man (documentary short) (arranger)
 
1964 The Moon-Spinners (conductor)
 
1964 Night Must Fall (conductor)
 
1962-1963 That Was the Week That Was (TV series) (composer: theme music - 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: theme music - 1 episode)
Maigret's Little Joke (1963) (composer: theme music)
 
1963 The Ballad of the Running Man (composer: title music)
 
1962 Station Six-Sahara (conductor)
 
1962 Benny Hill (TV series) (composer: incidental music - 2 episodes)
The Mystery of Black Bog Manor (1962) (composer: incidental music)
Portrait of a Bridegroom (1962) (composer: incidental music)
 
1962 It's a Square World (TV series) (composer: incidental music - 1 episode)
Episode #4.6 (1962) (composer: incidental music)
 
1962 Flight from Treason (musical director)
 
1962 Trial and Error (musical director)
 
1962 A Kind of Loving (conductor)
 
1961 The Men from Room 13 (TV series) (composer: theme music - 1 episode)
The Man Who Made Money: Part 2 (1961) (composer: theme music)
 
1961 Terminus (documentary short) (conductor)
 
1961 Return of a Stranger (composer: end title music - uncredited)
 
1960 Saturday Playhouse (TV series) (composer: incidental music - 1 episode, 1960) (musical director - 1 episode, 1960)
On the Edge (1960) (composer: incidental music, musical director)
 
1960 An Honourable Murder (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
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1992 'Doctor Who': The Tom Baker Years (video documentary)
 
1992 'Doctor Who': The Pertwee Years (video documentary) (theme composer)
 
1992 Cybermen: The Early Years (video)
 
1991 'Doctor Who': The Hartnell Years (video documentary) (theme composer)
 
1991 'Doctor Who': The Troughton Years (video documentary) (theme composer)
 
1981-1983 It Takes a Worried Man (TV series)
Three Cheers (1983)
Do Me a Favour (1983)
Getaway (1983)
Naughty But Nice (1983)
 
1979-1982 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Decoy (1982)
Hijack (1981)
The Sound Machine (1981)
Shatterproof (1981)
 
1979-1982 Shelley (TV series)
Mortal Coils (1982)
No News Is Good... (1982)
 
1979 Mystery!: Malice Aforethought (TV series)
Episode #1.4 (1979)
Episode #1.3 (1979)
Episode #1.2 (1979)
Episode #1.1 (1979)
 
1979 Rebecca (TV series)
Episode #1.4 (1979)
Episode #1.3 (1979)
Episode #1.2 (1979)
Episode #1.1 (1979) (music by)
 
1978 Edward & Mrs. Simpson (TV mini-series)
The Abdication (1978)
Proposals (1978)
The Decision (1978)
The Divorce (1978)
The New King (1978)
 
1978 Born and Bred (TV series)
Napooh... Toodle-oo (1978)
Ever So Goosey (1978)
S.W.A.L.K. (1978)
Dreamboats (1978)
 
1977 Romance (TV series)
Emily (1977)
House of Men (1977)
The Black Knight (1977)
 
1976 Yellow Dog
 
1976 One Away
 
1975 Kim & Co. (TV series)
 
1975 Sharon's Baby
 
1962-1974 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
The Gold Watch Club (1968)
The Mascot (1964)
The Mate Market (1964)
 
1974 Mousey (TV movie)
 
1972-1973 The Train Now Standing (TV series)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Old Glory (1973)
A Night to Remember (1973)
Brief Encounter (1973)
It Never Rains (1972)
 
1973 And No One Could Save Her (TV movie)
 
1970-1971 For the Love of Ada (TV series)
The Christening (1971)
Insomnia (1971)
The Admirer (1971)
Birth (1971)
 
1971 Thief (TV movie)
 
1971 The Trouble with Lilian (TV series)
The Long Wash (1971)
Fault on the Line (1971)
Outside Patients (1971)
The Presence (1971)
 
1971 The Omega Man
 
1971 Paul Temple (TV series)
Motel (1971) (music composed by)
 
1970 Hoffman
 
1969 Destiny of a Spy (TV movie)
 
1969 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Maigret at Bay (1969)
 
1968 The Jazz Age (TV series)
Lonely Road (1968)
The Princess (1968)
The Outstation (1968)
Black Exchange (1968)
 
1967 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Death of a Private (1967)
 
1967 Boy Meets Girl (TV series)
Long After Summer (1967)
Lucinda (1967)
The Raging Moon (1967)
 
1967 Long After Summer (TV movie)
 
1967 Danger Island (TV series)
All at Sea (1967)
The Assassin (1967)
Captured (1967)
Help Wanted (1967)
 
1967 Uncle Charles (TV series)
Mrs Sludge (1967) (music composed by)
The Forgetful Man (1967) (music composed by)
Bars of the Cage (1967) (music composed by)
Mrs Philipe Is Hurt (1967) (music composed by)
Gentle Counsels (1967) (music composed by)
 
1966 The Reluctant Romeo (TV series)
Pilot (1966)
 
1965 The Flying Swan (TV series)
The Contract (1965)
The Diamond Pendant (1965)
Open Day (1965)
The Waiting Time (1965)
Shock Tactics (1965)
 
1964 The Finest Hours (documentary)
 
1964 Night Must Fall
 
1960-1963 Maigret (TV series)
Peter the Lett (1963)
Another World (1963)
The Judge's House (1963)
 
1963 The Guest
 
1963 The Home-Made Car (short)
 
1963 Giants of Steam (TV documentary)
 
1962-1963 The Old Curiosity Shop (TV mini-series)
Episode #1.13 (1963)
Episode #1.12 (1963)
Episode #1.11 (1963)
Episode #1.10 (1963)
Episode #1.9 (1963)
 
1962-1963 Steptoe and Son (TV series)
Full House (1963)
A Musical Evening (1963)
Sixty-Five Today (1963)
The Stepmother (1963)
 
1963 Benny Hill (TV series)
The Vanishing Man (1963)
 
1963 The Launching (short)
 
1963 The King's Breakfast (short)
 
1962 The Net (TV series)
The Weekend Fliers (1962)
Dover Relief (1962)
Not for Peanuts (1962)
A Date with Janie (1962)
 
1962 Trial and Error
 
1962 Some People
 
1962 The Six Proud Walkers (TV series)
All in the Family (1962)
Two Into One (1962)
... Now You Don't (1962)
Now You See Him... (1962)
 
1962 Late Summer Affair (TV movie)
 
1962 Oliver Twist (TV mini-series)
Episode #1.13 (1962)
Episode #1.12 (1962)
Episode #1.11 (1962)
Episode #1.10 (1962)
Episode #1.9 (1962)
 
1961 It's a Square World (TV series)
Episode #2.4 (1961)
 
1961 Terminus (documentary short)
 
1960 No Wreath for the General (TV series)
Episode #1.3 (1960)
 
1959-1960 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Night School (1960)
 
1960 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
 
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2005-2013 Doctor Who (TV series)
50th Anniversary Special (2013) (writer: "Doctor Who Theme" - uncredited)
Nightmare in Silver (2013) (writer: "Doctor Who Theme" - uncredited)
The Crimson Horror (2013) (writer: "Doctor Who Theme" - uncredited)
Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (2013) (writer: "Doctor Who Theme" - uncredited)
Hide (2013) (writer: "Doctor Who Theme" - uncredited)
 
2011-2012 Dancing Stars (TV series)
Episode #7.9 (2012) (writer: "The Maigret Theme")
Episode #6.5 (2011) (writer: "The Maigret Theme")
 
2011 Top Gear (TV series)
Episode #17.1 (2011) (writer: "Theme from The Prisoner" - uncredited)
 
2010 BBC Proms (TV series)
Prom 10: Doctor Who at the Proms (2010) (writer: "Doctor Who Theme")
 
2010 Glastonbury 2010 (TV special) (writer: "Theme From Doctor Who")
 
2007 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Episode #12.14 (2007) (writer: "Doctor Who Theme" - uncredited)
 
2007 American Idol (TV series)
Top 11 Results Show (2007) (writer: "To Sir, With Love")
 
2001 He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (writer: "Dr. Who Theme" The Pound System 2000 remix)
 
1998 Get Real (writer: "Dr. Who Theme")
 
1996 Shooting Stars (TV series)
Episode #2.10 (1996) (writer: "Old Ned" - uncredited)
 
1972 The Eyes of Charles Sand (TV movie) (music: "The Omega Man" - uncredited)
 
1970 Hoffman (music: "If There Ever Is a Next Time")
 
1969 The Assassination Bureau (music: "Life Is a Precious Thing", "Students' Pledge Song", "To Know My Love Loves Me")
 
1967 Man in a Suitcase (TV series)
 
1967 The Prisoner (TV series)
 
1965 Promise Her Anything (writer: "Something's Comin' Off Tonight" - uncredited)
 
1964 Night Must Fall (arranger: "Three Blind Mice" - uncredited)
 
1964 Nothing But the Best (music: "Nothing But The Best")
 
1962 Some People (writer: "Johnny's Tune", "Yes You Did", "Too Late", "Bristol Express")
 
1962 Steptoe and Son (TV series)
 
1962 That Was the Week That Was (TV series)
 
1961 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
 
1961 Terminus (documentary short) (music: "Jamaican Man", "It Was All So Lovely")
 
1960 Maigret (TV series)
 
Show ShowSound Department (1 title)
1963 The Guest (sound effects)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1960 Somerset Maugham Hour (TV series)
Nightclub Band
The Facts of Life (1960) … Nightclub Band (as Ron Grainer Quartet)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2006 Masters of Sound (video short) (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1965 The Australian Londoners (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2006 Doctor Who: Origins (video documentary)
Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1964) His musical, "Robert and Elizabeth", was performed at the Lyric Theatre in London, England with John Clements, Keith Michell and June Bronhill in the cast. See more »

Alternate Names:

Ron Grainger | Ron Grainer Quartet
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Trivia:

Step-father of child actress Rel Grainer. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo