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The Saint Soundtrack

(1997)

Department S Composer

(1969)

Minions Soundtrack

(2015)

Secret Agent Music Department

(1964-1967)

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Composer (107 credits)

2001 Astley's Way (TV Movie documentary)

1974 Smokey Joe's Revenge

1973 The Sea Children (Short)

1973 Digby: The Biggest Dog in the World

1973 Whoops Baghdad! (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- Ali and the Thieves (1973) ... (as Ted Astley)

- A Cargo of Crumpet (1973) ... (as Ted Astley)

- The Wizard Prang (1973) ... (as Ted Astley)

- Genie of the Bottle (1973) ... (as Ted Astley)

- The Wazir Takes a Wife (1973)

1972 Kadoyng

1971 Danger Point

1970 Beajamar (Documentary short)

1970 Israel Now (Documentary short)

1969-1970 My Partner the Ghost (TV Series) (16 episodes)

- Could You Recognise the Man Again? (1970)

- The Man from Nowhere (1969)

- Who Killed Cock Robin? (1969)

- When the Spirit Moves You (1969)

- But What a Sweet Little Room (1969)

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1969 Department S (TV Series) (21 episodes)

- Death on Reflection (1969)

- The Mysterious Man in the Flying Machine (1969)

- The Duplicated Man (1969)

- The Perfect Operation (1969)

- Dead Men Die Twice (1969)

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1969 All at Sea

1968-1969 The Champions (TV Series) (22 episodes)

- Autokill (1969)

- The Gun-Runners (1969)

- Nutcracker (1969)

- Get Me Out of Here! (1969)

- The Mission (1969)

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1969 Civilisation (TV Mini Series documentary) (1 episode)

- The Skin of Our Teeth (1969) ... (original music by)

1962-1969 The Saint (TV Series) (118 episodes)

- The World Beater (1969)

- Portrait of Brenda (1969)

- The Man Who Gambled with Life (1969)

- The Ex-King of Diamonds (1969)

- Vendetta for the Saint: Part 2 (1969)

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1969 Vendetta for the Saint

1968 The Fiction-Makers

1968 The Syndicate

1966-1967 The Baron (TV Series) (30 episodes)

- Countdown (1967)

- The Man Outside (1967)

- Roundabout (1967)

- Night of the Hunter (1967)

- The High Terrace (1967)

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1966 Wonderful Caribbean (Documentary short)

1964-1966 Gideon C.I.D. (TV Series) (26 episodes)

- The Millionaire's Daughter (1966)

- The Reluctant Witness (1966)

- A Perfect Crime (1966)

- Boy with Gun (1966)

- Morna (1966)

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1966 Francis Bacon Fragments of a Portrait (TV Movie documentary)

1965 The Man in a Looking Glass (TV Movie)

1965 The Naked Prey (uncredited)

1964 New Horizons: Austria (TV Short documentary)

1964 Pageantry of Britain (Documentary short)

1964 Sandy, the Reluctant Nature Girl

1964 Stop-over Forever

1963 The World Ten Times Over

1962 The Signal Engineers (Documentary short)

1962 Wonderful New York (Documentary short)

1962 Zero One (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Glidepath (1962)

1962 Journey Into Nowhere

1962 The Phantom of the Opera

1961 Bungala Boys

1961 Follow That Man

1961 Speaking of Freight (Documentary short)

1961 The Last Rhino

1961 A Matter of WHO

1960-1961 Danger Man (TV Series) (25 episodes)

- The Relaxed Informer (1961) ... (uncredited)

- The Gallows Tree (1961) ... (uncredited)

- The Vacation (1961) ... (uncredited)

- Name, Date and Place (1961) ... (uncredited)

- The Girl Who Liked G.I.'s (1961) ... (uncredited)

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1960 Ali and the Camel

1960 What a Day (Documentary short)

1960 Passport to China

1960 Whiplash (TV Series)

1960 The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960 Let's Get Married

1959 Broad Waterways (Documentary short)

1959 Diesel Trainride (Short)

1959 Playing Together (Documentary short)

1959 The Pleasure Lovers

1959 International Detective (TV Series)

1959 The Mouse That Roared

1959 In the Wake of a Stranger

1959 The Crowning Touch

1959 The Giant Behemoth

1959 The Cat Gang

1959 Three Crooked Men

1959 The Man Who Liked Funerals

1958-1959 Ivanhoe (TV Series) (39 episodes)

- The Devil's Dungeon (1959)

- The Circus (1958)

- The Fledgling (1958)

- The Princess (1958)

- The Swindler (1958)

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1958 A Clean Sweep (Short)

1958 Scotland for Sport (Documentary short)

1958 The Veil (TV Mini Series) (1 episode)

- Jack the Ripper (1958)

1958 Dublin Nightmare

1958 Links of Justice

1958 Moment of Indiscretion

1958 The Veil (TV Movie)

1958 A Woman of Mystery

1958 The Woman Eater

1958 Toto and the Poachers

1958 Jack the Ripper (TV Movie)

1957 Kill Her Gently

1957 The End of the Line

1957 Zoo Baby

1954-1957 The Vise (TV Series) (21 episodes)

- Murder Shall Speak (1957)

- Gift from Heaven (1955)

- The Corpse in Room Thirteen (1955)

- Strangle Hold (1955)

- The Price of Vanity (1955)

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1957 Three Sundays to Live

1957 Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (TV Series) (13 episodes)

- Two Against the Kremlin (1957) ... (uncredited)

- Tatiana, the Czar's Daughter (1957)

- The Unknown Man (1957) ... (uncredited)

- The Littlest Sergeant (1957)

- The George Polk Story (1957)

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1957 Danger List (Short)

1957 The Heart Within

1957 At the Stroke of Nine

1955-1957 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series) (75 episodes)

- Carlotta (1957)

- The Road in the Air (1957)

- The Path of True Love (1957)

- The Frightened Tailor (1957)

- The Infidel (1957)

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1956-1957 The Buccaneers (TV Series) (12 episodes)

- Ghost Ship (1957)

- The Return of Calico Jack (1957)

- Dead Man's Rock (1957)

- Gentleman Jack and the Lady (1956)

- The Hand of the Hawk (1956)

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1957 Operation Murder

1956-1957 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- The Ruby of Radnor (1957)

- The Magic Sword (1956)

- The Queen's Knight (1956)

- The Knight with the Red Plume (1956)

1956 Stars in Your Eyes

1956 The Adventures of the Big Man (TV Series) (14 episodes)

- The Smugglers (1956)

- The Accomplice (1956)

- The Frightened Angels (1956)

- The Door of Gold (1956)

- The Thief (1956)

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1954-1956 Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV Series) (12 episodes)

- Death in Inner Space (1956)

- Error at Daybreak (1956)

- The Silver Curtain (1956)

- The Strange Event at Roman Fall (1956)

- Death and the Other Monkey (1956)

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1956 The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (Short)

1956 The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Antoine & Antoinette (1956)

1955 Count of Twelve

1955 Final Column

1955 Three Cornered Fate

1955 Triple Blackmail

1955 Fun at St Fanny's

1955 Alias John Preston

1955 You Lucky People

1955 The Hornet's Nest

1955 One Jump Ahead (uncredited)

1955 Contraband Spain (uncredited)

1955 To Paris with Love

1954 Tale of Three Women

1954 Wishing Well

1954 Shop Spoiled

1954 The Gay Dog

1954 What Every Woman Wants

1954 Devil Girl from Mars

1954 Star of My Night

1953 Gilbert Harding Speaking of Murder

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Music department (55 credits)

1973 Yarasa adam - Bedmen (composer: "The Saint" themes - uncredited)

1972 Kadoyng (conductor)

1971 Danger Point (conductor)

1969-1970 My Partner the Ghost (TV Series) (musical director - 24 episodes)

- The Smile Behind the Veil (1970) ... (musical director)

- You Can Always Find a Fall Guy (1970) ... (musical director)

- It's Supposed to Be Thicker Than Water (1970) ... (musical director)

- The Ghost Talks (1970) ... (musical director)

- Money to Burn (1970) ... (musical director)

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1969 Department S (TV Series) (musical director - 22 episodes)

- Death on Reflection (1969) ... (musical director)

- The Mysterious Man in the Flying Machine (1969) ... (musical director)

- The Duplicated Man (1969) ... (musical director)

- The Perfect Operation (1969) ... (musical director)

- Dead Men Die Twice (1969) ... (musical director)

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1968-1969 The Champions (TV Series) (musical director - 27 episodes)

- Autokill (1969) ... (musical director)

- The Gun-Runners (1969) ... (musical director)

- Nutcracker (1969) ... (musical director)

- Get Me Out of Here! (1969) ... (musical director)

- The Mission (1969) ... (musical director)

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1969 Civilisation (TV Mini Series documentary) (conductor - 1 episode)

- The Skin of Our Teeth (1969) ... (conductor)

1969 The Saint (TV Series) (conductor - 1 episode)

- Vendetta for the Saint: Part 1 (1969) ... (conductor - uncredited)

1969 Vendetta for the Saint (conductor)

1968 Koroshi (TV Movie) (director of music)

1964-1967 Secret Agent (TV Series) (director of music - 47 episodes)

- Shinda Shima (1967) ... (director of music)

- Koroshi (1967) ... (director of music)

- Not So Jolly Roger (1966) ... (director of music)

- The Paper Chase (1966) ... (director of music)

- The Man with the Foot (1966) ... (director of music)

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1966 The Baron (TV Series) (composer - 1 episode)

- Epitaph for a Hero (1966) ... (composer: theme music - uncredited)

1964 New Horizons: Austria (TV Short documentary) (conductor)

1963 Song of London (Documentary short) (musical director)

1963 The World Ten Times Over (musical director)

1962 The Phantom of the Opera (conductor - uncredited)

1961 Speaking of Freight (Documentary short) (conductor)

1961 The Devil's Hands (Short) (music director)

Whiplash (TV Series) (musical director - 21 episodes, 1961) (music supervisor - 9 episodes, 1961)

- The Adelaide Arabs (1961) ... (musical director)

- Act of Courage (1961) ... (music supervisor)

- Love Story in Gold (1961) ... (musical director)

- The Haunted Valley (1961) ... (musical director)

- The Magic Wire (1961) ... (musical director - uncredited)

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1961 A Matter of WHO (conductor)

1960-1961 Danger Man (TV Series) (musical director - 39 episodes)

- Under the Lake (1961) ... (musical director)

- Find and Destroy (1961) ... (musical director)

- The Deputy Coyannis Story (1961) ... (musical director)

- The Hired Assassin (1961) ... (musical director)

- The Actor (1961) ... (musical director)

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1961 Supercar (TV Series) (composer: additional music)

1960 Blitz on Britain (Documentary) (composer: title music - uncredited)

1960 Passport to China (musical director)

1960 The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (conductor)

1960 International Detective (TV Series) (musical director - 4 episodes)

- The Raffael Case (1960) ... (musical director)

- The Brenner Case (1960) ... (musical director)

- The Rose Bowl Case (1960) ... (musical director)

- The Whitley Case (1960) ... (musical director)

1959 A Song for Prince Charlie (Short) (musical director)

1959 The Pleasure Lovers (conductor)

1959 The Mouse That Roared (conductor)

1959 Innocent Meeting (composer: stock music - uncredited)

1959 The Giant Behemoth (conductor)

1959 The Cat Gang (conductor)

1959 The Great Van Robbery (composer: additional music - uncredited)

1958 A Clean Sweep (Short) (musical director)

1958 Scotland for Sport (Documentary short) (conductor)

1958 A Woman Possessed (composer: stock music - uncredited)

1958 The Woman Eater (conductor)

1957 Kill Her Gently (conductor)

1957 The End of the Line (conductor)

1957 Zoo Baby (conductor)

1957 The Heart Within (musical director)

1956 Stars in Your Eyes (musical director - uncredited)

1956 Tonight at Nine (TV Special) (musical arrangements - as Ted Astley)

1956 The Jimmy Wheeler Show (TV Series) (musical arranger - 5 episodes)

- Episode #1.6 (1956) ... (musical arranger - as Ted Astley)

- Episode #1.5 (1956) ... (musical arranger - as Ted Astley)

- Episode #1.4 (1956) ... (musical arranger - as Ted Astley)

- Episode #1.3 (1956) ... (musical arranger - as Ted Astley)

- Episode #1.2 (1956) ... (musical arranger - as Ted Astley)

1955-1956 The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Series) (musical director - 5 episodes)

- The Farmer's Boy (1956) ... (musical director)

- Gentlemen of the Road (1956) ... (musical director)

- The Imaginary Invalids (1956) ... (musical director)

- The Ambassador's Lady (1955) ... (musical director)

- Thanksgiving Day (1955) ... (musical director)

1956 I Know What I Like (TV Series) (musical arrangements - 1 episode)

- Episode #1.1 (1956) ... (musical arrangements - as Ted Astley)

1956 Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV Series) (music director - 2 episodes)

- The Strange Event at Roman Fall (1956) ... (music director)

- Murder Is Permanent (1956) ... (music director)

1956 The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (Short) (conductor)

1955 You've Never Seen This! (TV Movie) (musical director)

1955 The Vise (TV Series) (musical director - 2 episodes)

- Second Sight (1955) ... (musical director)

- By Persons Unknown (1955) ... (musical director)

1955 One Jump Ahead (music advisor)

1955 Contraband Spain (musical director)

1955 To Paris with Love (musical director - uncredited)

1954 Devil Girl from Mars (conductor)

1954 Double Exposure (composer: stock music - uncredited)

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Soundtrack (15 credits)

2015 Minions (writer: "The Saint")

2014 The Savage Eye (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Why Do the Irish Long for Death? (2014) ... (writer: "High Wire")

2013 The Secret Life of Uri Geller (TV Movie documentary) (writer: "Theme from The Saint" - uncredited)

2012 Banda sonora (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Episode #8.10 (2012) ... (writer: "The Saint")

2002 I'm Alan Partridge (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Never Say Alan Again (2002) ... (writer: "Return of the Saint Theme" - uncredited)

1997 The Saint ("The Saint")

1966 Secret Agent (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Not So Jolly Roger (1966) ... (writer: "The Scorpion")

1962 The Phantom of the Opera ("Joan of Arc")

1961 Whiplash (TV Series) (writer - 34 episodes)

- The Adelaide Arabs (1961) ... (writer: "Whiplash" - uncredited)

- Act of Courage (1961) ... (writer: "Whiplash" - uncredited)

- Secret of the Screaming Hills (1961) ... (writer: "Whiplash" - uncredited)

- Love Story in Gold (1961) ... (writer: "Whiplash" - uncredited)

- The Haunted Valley (1961) ... (writer: "Whiplash" - uncredited)

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1961 The Green Helmet (music: "Sebring March" - uncredited)

1960 Beware of Children (music: "Rock and Roll" - uncredited)

1958 The Desperate Men (writer: "Rockin', Lovin', Baby")

1956 Stars in Your Eyes (lyrics: "Without You", "I Saw The Look In Your Eyes") / (music: "Without You", "I Saw The Look In Your Eyes")

1955 Handcuffs, London (writer: "Love Me")

1955 To Paris with Love (arranger: "The Campbells Are Coming" - uncredited)

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Ted Astley

Spouse:

Hazel Balbirnie

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Very keen on using ascending/descending minor chords in his scores

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