Ron Grainer

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Ron Grainer (1922–1981) was born in Australia and moved to England in 1952. There he became one of the best-known writers of television themes. In 1963 he wrote the theme for Doctor Who. Delia Derbyshire of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop turned that score into sound, with individual notes from oscillators and processed tapes, without a single ordinary instrument. It was one of the first television themes made entirely electronically. Grainer wanted to credit her as co-composer, but the BBC did not allow it. He then wrote the theme for The Prisoner (1967) and the film music for The Omega Man (1971).

Listening

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  Doctor Who (Original Theme) · BBC Radiophonic Workshop, 1963
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  The Omega Man · Ron Grainer, 1971
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  Old Ned (Steptoe and Son) · Ron Grainer, 1962

Discography

Studio albums

• 1967To Sir, With Love (soundtrack)
• 2000The Omega Man (soundtrack)
• 2008The Prisoner (Original Soundtrack) (soundtrack)

Other work

• 1963Doctor Who (tv, thema)
• 1967The Prisoner (tv)

In School of Rock

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• Film Music Map^NL Map
• Mixtape 8: Electronic Music^NL Reader
• Mixtape 10: Women in Pop Music^NL Reader
• The Dream Factory: Film Reel 5^NL Reader
• The Dream Factory: Film Reel 8^NL Reader

Mentioned in other articles

• Radiophonic Workshop GenreIn 1963, Delia Derbyshire built the Doctor Who theme, composed by Ron Grainer, note by note from oscillators, noise and tape loops.
• Classic television music GenreThe Doctor Who tune (1963) was written by Ron Grainer and turned into electronic music by Delia Derbyshire of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, using oscillators and spliced tape.

See also

• Classic television music
• Radiophonic Workshop