Sound
Ron Grainer
EN cinema · 53 credits
Born
11 August 1922
Died
21 February 1981 (aged 58)
Birthplace
Atherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia
Ron Grainer (1922–1981) was an Australian composer who spent most of his career in the United Kingdom, writing music for television, film and theatre. He composed the themes for Doctor Who, Steptoe and Son, The Prisoner and Tales of the Unexpected, and also scored films including To Sir, with Love and The Omega Man. His work earned several Ivor Novello Award nominations and wins, including awards for Maigret and Steptoe and Son.
Known for
Filmography
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
Main Title Theme Composer
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
Main Title Theme Composer
Doctor Who
Main Title Theme Composer
Never Never Land
Original Music Composer
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
Original Music Composer
I Don't Want to Be Born
Conductor, Original Music Composer
One Away
Original Music Composer
Mousey
Original Music Composer
And No One Could Save Her
Original Music Composer
Yellow Dog
Original Music Composer
Mutiny on the Buses
Original Music Composer
Steptoe & Son
Original Music Composer
The Eyes of Charles Sand
Original Music Composer
The Omega Man
Original Music Composer
Thief
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Doctor Who: Inferno
Music Arranger
Hoffman
Original Music Composer
Before Winter Comes
Original Music Composer
In Search of Gregory
Original Music Composer
Lock Up Your Daughters
Original Music Composer
The Assassination Bureau
Original Music Composer
Destiny of a Spy
Original Music Composer
Only When I Larf
Original Music Composer
To Sir, with Love
Original Music Composer
The Mood Man
Music Arranger
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
Original Music Composer
The Caretaker
Original Music Composer
The Moon-Spinners
Original Music Composer
Nothing But the Best
Original Music Composer
Night Must Fall
Original Music Composer
The Running Man
Main Title Theme Composer
We Joined the Navy
Original Music Composer
Station Six-Sahara
Original Music Composer
The Mouse on the Moon
Original Music Composer
Live Now - Pay Later
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Some People
Original Music Composer
A Kind of Loving
Original Music Composer, Conductor
The Dock Brief
Original Music Composer
Terminus
Original Music Composer, Conductor