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Ronald Erle „Ron“ Grainer (* 11. August 1922 in Atherton, Queensland; † 21. Februar 1981 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England) war ein australischer Komponist von Theater-, Fernseh- und Filmmusik überwiegend in britischen Produktionen.
Ronald Erle Grainer (11 August 1922 – 21 February 1981) was an Australian composer who worked for most of his professional career in the United Kingdom. He is mostly remembered for his television and film score music, especially the theme music for Doctor Who, The Prisoner, Steptoe and Son and Tales of the Unexpected .
The Doctor Who theme music is a piece of music written by Australian composer Ron Grainer and realised by Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Created in 1963, it was one of the first electronic music signature tunes for television.
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, playing concerts for ...
- Music Department, Composer, Actor
- August 11, 1922
- Ron Grainer
- February 21, 1981
1. Juni 2015 · Welcome to the Ron Grainer web-site, as far as we are aware, the *only* web-site devoted to the late, great composer. Ron has never received the credit he deserved for a life-time of work composing music for television, film and stage musicals.
20. Juli 2021 · Ronald Erle "Ron" Grainer (11 August 1922, Atherton, Queensland, Australia – 21 February 1981, Cuckfield, Sussex, England) was an Australian composer who worked for most of his professional career in the United Kingdom.
Grainer wrote the theme tunes to Maigret (1960), Steptoe and Son (1962) and The Prisoner (1967), but his most memorable and enduring composition is the theme to Doctor Who (1963 – current).
