Ron Grainer
Sound
- Born
- August 11, 1922 · Atherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia
- Died
- February 21, 1981 (age 58)
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
The Omega Man
August 1, 1971
To Sir, with Love
June 14, 1967
Doctor Who
May 12, 1996
The Assassination Bureau
March 9, 1969
A Kind of Loving
April 12, 1962
The Moon-Spinners
July 8, 1964
Mutiny on the Buses
June 2, 1972
The Running Man
October 1, 1963
Steptoe & Son
March 1, 1972
I Don't Want to Be Born
February 1, 1976
The Mouse on the Moon
May 7, 1963
Hoffman
July 16, 1970
Behind the camera52
- 2025Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War Main Title Theme Composer
- 2024Doctor Who at the Proms Music
- 2024Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death Main Title Theme Composer
- 2013Doctor Who at the Proms Music
- 2010Doctor Who at the Proms Music
- 1996Doctor Who Main Title Theme Composer
- 1984Doctor Who: The Wrath of Eukor Music
- 1980Never Never Land Original Music Composer
- 1979Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady Music
- 1978