Ron Grainer

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All E.P.s feature Picture Covers unless stated.

All recordings by Ron Grainer unless stated.

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PART ONE - FILMS & TV SCORES

1958	House Of Carols
	(Also appeared as Ron) (Rediffusion)

1959	MOZART (Short)
			IT LP CAM SCG 11007

1959	BEFORE THE SUN GOES DOWN (TV)

1959	The Men From Room Thirteen: The Man Who Sold Romances
	(BBC - Series of crime stories in two-weekly parts, based on the book "Men in the Shadows" by Stanley Firmin. Centres on the "Ghost Squad", a special undercover unit at Scotland Yard.)

1960

MAIGRET (BBC)

The Maigret Theme / Bistro / Night Prowl / Petit Louis / Arlette / Golden Fleece / Getaway / Along The Boulevards / Lost Memory / Poker Face / Ginette / Thieves' Den / Midnight In Monmartre / The Maigret Theme

Theme / Incid
(' Maigret’, ' Along The Boulevards')
Arrangements / Directed by: R. Grainer
('The Maigret Theme' / 'Along The Boulevards' /
‘Arlette ' / ' Midnight In Montemartre' )
(* Credited to Ron Grainer & His Music). Released 1962.
(* Grainer plays: Piano, Clavichord, Harpsichord)
(Other musicians include Roland Harker: Banjo, Guitar; Ike lsaacs: Guitar; Barry Gray: Ondes Martinot; Johnny Hawkesworth: Bass)
'Petit Louis'
Later versions: 4 Cuts
Maigret ' -as above (X)
(Version by The Eagles) (e) (Released: March '63)
(CD Release) (e)

1994
(Midnight In Montemartre)

UK LP ACE OF CLUBS ACL1135(M)
UK 45 WARNER Bros 45-WB24* US 45 WARNER Bros 5176 *
US EP WARNER Bros E 3203 *
UK EP WARNER Bros WEP6012*
UK EP DECCA DFE 8585 (X)

UK 45 DECCA F. 11591
UK LP RCA INTS 1020 (C)
UK LP BBC REH 318 (C)
UK EP PYE NEP 24166 (e)
UK EP WOMAN’S OWN WO 3 (e)
UK LP SEE FOR MILES SEE 217(e)
UK CD SEE FOR MILES SEE CD 277 (e)
CD UK PLAY IT AGAIN PLAY 008
CD UK PLAY IT AGAIN PLAY 008

1960	The Net (BBC TV)
	Six-part series of dramatised documentaries about the activities of the Immigration Service. GB. BBC Midlands production.

1960	Play Of The Week: A Woman Of No Importance
	(Rediffusion - Television adaptation of Oscar Wilde's play.)

1960	Saturday Playhouse: On The Edge (BBC)

1961	TERMINUS (Short - 40 Mins)
	(Lyrics: Julian Cooper, Michell Raper. Songs by Mike Shaun, Vernon Neptune & The Don Riddell Singers.

1961	Comedy Playhouse: Lunch In The Park
	(Incidental music)

1962	The Six Proud Walkers (BBC series)

1962	THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP (BBC Series - mini)

1962	SOME PEOPLE (Original Title: 'Johnny')
	('Johnny's Tune', 'Yeoman's Parade’ - Ron Grainer & The London Wind Symphony) (Lyrics: Les Vandyke (Johnny Worth) () ('Some People' () / 'Yes You Did' (g) () -Valerie Mountain & Eagles) (X) ('Bristol Express' / 'Johnny's Tune') ('Some People' () / 'Johnny's Tune' (g) (e) / 'Too Late' (g) () / 'Yes You Did' (g) () / ‘Bristol Express' (g) (e) / 'Some People' (Reprise) () -V. Mountain & Eagles (X) (Released: August 1962) (X) ('Johnny's Tune', 'Bristol Express', 'Some People' (e) ) CD Release (e) ('Some People', 'Yes You Did' mimed by Angela Douglas in the film) Songs performed by The Eagles (e) & Valerie Mountain (X). Composed: Ron Grainer (g). 'Some People'		UK 45 FONTANA 267232 TF* UK 45 PYE 7N 15450 (X) UK 45 PYE 7N 15451 (e) UK EP PYE NEP 24158 UK LP SEE FOR MILES SEE 277 (e) UK CD SEE FOR MILES SEE CD 277 (e) UK CD PLAY IT AGAIN PLAY 008

1962	THE DOCK BRIEF (US: Trial & Error)

1962	A KIND OF LOVING
	* ‘A Kind Of Loving' / 'Mild & Bitter Blues' - Ron Grainer & His Group	UK 45 FONTANA 267219 TF *

1962	LIVE NOW, PAY LATER

1962	STATION SIX SAHARA
	*'Station Six Sahara' / 'Indian Blues'. Recorded 1963. (Recorded by The Eagles) (e) (Released: July '63) (Reissue) (CD Release) (e)	UK 45 DECCA F. 11640 * UK 45 PYE 7N 15550 (e) UK 45 DECCA F. 11640 * UK LP SEE FOR MILES SEE 277(e) UK CD SEE FOR MILES SEE CD 277

1962	The Titans: The U.S.A. (BBC)
	The rise of American power since the 1890s, shown by means of contemporary film records.

1962	Benny Hill: Portrait Of A Bridegroom
	(Incidental music)

1962	Benny Hill: The Mystery Of The Black Bog Manor
	(Incidental music)

1962	Late Summer Affair
	(BBC comedy)

1962	It's A Square World
	(Incidental music)

1962	WE JOINED THE NAVY

1962	Steptoe & Son - The Bird
	(Incidental music)

1962	Steptoe & Son - The Diploma
	(Incidental music)

1962	Steptoe & Son - The Holiday
	(Incidental music)

1962	Steptoe & Son - The Piano
	(Incidental music)

1963	GIANTS OF STEAM (BBC Series)
	(Theme & Incidental Music) Stereo		UK EP DECCA DFE 8536 UK EP DECCA STO 8536

1963	MOUSE ON THE MOON (a.k.a. 'A Rocket From Fenwick')
	(Theme played by The Grand Fenwick Orchestra) (Cover version - The Countdowns directed by John Barry)	US 45 U. ARTISTS 610 UK 45 U. ARTISTS UP 1024

1963	THE KING'S BREAKFAST
	Dramatisation in dance and mime, of the A.A. Milne poem about a king who had no butter for the royal slice of bread.

1963	THE LAUNCHING (documentary)
	Stock Exchange - A family business that manufactures small boats considers various ways to raise money for expansion and finally approaches the Stock Exchange. The film indicates the processes involved when applying for a quotation and when a Stock Exchange Quotation has been granted to the new public company it indicates how the general public become investors. Music performed by Johnny Hawksworth.

1963	SHOPPING DAY (documentary)
	Sainsbury - A review of the multiple activities of a big grocery concern around the clock. During a normal day work is shown at the big depots and warehouses, the factories for special products, research laboratories, the egg packing station and in old and new stores. Intended for women's organisations, the activities of a big grocery concern from warehouses, packing stations and research laboratories.

1963	Steptoe & Son - Full House
	(Incidental music)

1963	Comedy Playhouse: Our Man In Moscow
	(Incidental music)

1963	Comedy Playhouse: And Here, All The Way From ….
	(Incidental music)

1963	Comedy Playhouse: A Clerical Error (1963)
	(Incidental music)

1963	Comedy Playhouse: The Handy Man (1963)
	(Incidental music)

1963	Comedy Playhouse: The Chars (1963)
	(Incidental music)

1964	THE CARETAKER (US: The Guest)
	Effects scored by Ron Grainer

1964	THE MOON SPINNERS
	(Title song: 'Moon Spinners' sung by Terry Gilkyson) (Pic cover)	US LP DISNEYLAND VISTA 3323 IT 45 DISNEYLAND VISTA BVS 703

1964	THE FINEST HOURS (TV Documentary)
	(Pic Cover Promo) Narrated by Orson Welles and Patrick Wymark. With the voices of Sir Winston Churchill, Neville Chamberlain and Franklin D. Roosevelt) (Includes: 'The Churchill March', 'The Blenheim Waltz'}.	US LP MERCURY MGP-2-104 (M) US LP MERCURY SRP-2-604(S) US 45 MERCURY DJG 69 UK LP PHILIPS SAL 3466/7(S)

1964	NIGHT MUST FALL

1964	NOTHING BUT THE BEST
	- Ron Grainer & His Orchestra (Songs performed by The Eagles (e) and Millicent Martin () ) ('Nothing But The Best' () Lyrics by Frederic Raphael) (John Peel (e), Post Horn Gallop (e), Rocking Rocker (e) ) (Other tunes recorded by The Eagles in the film: 'Tally Ho': and 'Monkey On A Stick' , ' No Mist On The Water' as source music from the radio) .	US LP COLPIX SCP 477 (S) US LP COLPIX CP 477(M)

1965	THE LEGEND OF YOUNG DICK TURPIN (John. E. Clay)
	(Brian Gregory with Charles Blackwell Orchestra) * The Ballad Of Dick Turpin (X) (Orchestra uncredited but probably arranged and conducted by Alan Tew) (Ballad: 'Legend Of Young Dick Turpin'. Lyrics: Robert Westerby, Norman Newell). Sung by Val Doonican.	UK 45 PYE 7N 15862 * (X) UK 45 HMV POP 1412 *

1965	PROMISE HER ANYTHING
	(Title song composed by Burt Bacharach / Hal David and sung by Tom Jones) (Song: 'Something's Comin' Off Tonight'- Words/Music by Ron Grainer) Music by Lyn Murray.

1967	ANDORRA (Stage / TV Play)
	(West End Stage Play commissioned for The National Theatre Company) (Later transferred to TV) Later version (Version by The Eagles) (e) March 1964 (CD Release) (e)		UK 45 PYE 7N 17383 US 45 ABC 45-11072 UK LP RCA INTS 1020 (C) UK 45 PYE 7N 15613 (e) UK CD SEE FOR MILES SEE CD 277

1967	ALAIN CALMAT
	France - Documentary about Alain Calmat, the world Champion figure skater

1967	BOY MEETS GIRL - LUCINDA LUCINDA (TV)
	music	UK LP RCA INTS 1020 (C)

1967	TO SIR WITH LOVE
	(Music Conducted by Philip Martell) (Lyrics by Don Black / Marc London. Title song arranged by Mike Leander) (Performed by Lulu. Other songs by Lulu, The Mindbenders ) ( Alternative catalogue no. for Mono LP quoted in record books - MGF. 18030) .	US LP FONTANA MGF 27569(M) US LP FONTANA SRF 67569 (S) UK LP FONTANA STL 5446 US CD RETROACTIVE RECD9004

1967

Wednesday Play: Death Of A Private (BBC)

(13th December 1967)
Script: Robert Muller, based on Georg Buchner's Woyzeck
Director: James Ferman

Death Of A Private makes liberal use of pop songs. The lyrics - based on the snatches of song sprinkled throughout Woyzeck - are Muller's first ventures into a genre he describes as "banal but immediately effective". The music was written by Ron Grainer (whose many compositions include the themes of Maigret, Boy Meets Girl, Steptoe And Son, and Doctor Who). "A most interesting assignment," says Grainer. "It was made quite clear to me that I wasn't expected to compete with Alban Berg or I wouldn't have attempted it. The numbers are in today's pop idiom and some were created in rehearsal with the group. Paper Blitz Tissue, playing The Majors. I hope plenty of pop stars are watching the programme because I think a couple of songs could easily be taken up and maybe turned into hits!".

Cast: Dudley Sutton (Private Watt), Liam Redmond (The Doctor), John Nettleton (The Captain), Geraldine Sherman (Mary), Harry Fowler (The Comedian), John Little (The First Redcap), Ralph Watson (The Second Redcap), Dev Douglas (Andy), Charles Stuart (The Pop Singer), The Paper Blitz Tissue (The Majors), Margaret Nolan (Margie), Harry Hutchinson (The Sandwich Man), Dennis Golding (His Boy), Kenneth Cranham (The Young Intellectual), Godfrey James (The Sergeant), David Bedard (The Clergyman) and Jack Bligh (The Shopkeeper).

This episode had a running time of eighty minutes and was transmitted from 9:05pm to 10:25pm.

This episode is one of only five episodes from the seventh season of The Wednesday Play which still exists.

1968	ASSASSINATION BUREAU
	‘Assassination Trot' (End Titles: 'Life Is A Precious Thing' sung by The Mike Sammes Singers} (Lyrics by Hal Shaper ) 'Life Is A Precious Thing' / 'Assassination Trot' *Produced by Mike Sammes -1969. Orchestra Uncredited. 'Assassination Trot'	UK LP RCA INTS 1020 (C} UK 45 DOT 120 * UK CD PLAY IT AGAIN PLAY 008

1968	BEFORE WINTER COMES
	(Main Title)	UK LP RCA INTS 1020 (C)

1968	THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL? - MONEY FOR CHANGE (YTV)

1968	ONLY WHEN I LARF
	(The Love Theme) (Theme recorded by Whistling Jack Smith) (Musical Director: Ivor Raymonde. Producer: Noel Walker). 'Love Theme'	UK LP RCA INTS 1020 (C) UK 45 RCA 1698 UK 45 DERAM DM 189 * UK CD PLAY IT AGAIN PLAY 008

1968	HOME-MADE CAR
	(Promotional film) (Mexican Marmalade) RG Harpsichord Group (Comp: Ron Grainer) BBC-2 TRADE TEST COLOUR FILMS A James Hill production for B.P. Starring Ronald Chudley Production Manager Angela Levy Script/Direction James Hill Music by Ron Grainer 28 minutes duration First showing 2 September 1968 Final showing 23 August 1973 Probably the most well-known and much loved of all the trade test colour films was this delightful half-hour film about the assembly of a Bull Nosed Morris.	CD UK CODENAME MUSIC CMCD 2000

1968	THE JAZZ AGE (BBC Series)
	(Theme and Incidental Music) 1 Theme		UK 45 RCA 1898 UK LP RCA INTS 1020 (C) CD PLAY IT AGAIN PLAY 008

1969	DESTINY OF A SPY
	(TV Movie)	Musical Director: Philip Martell.

1969	THE GAUNT WOMEN

1969	LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS

1969	PLAY OF THE MONTH: MAIGRET AT BAY (BBC)

1969	IN SEARCH OF GREGORY
	(Lyrics: Don Black)

1970	HOFFMAN

1970	IN SEARCH OF OREGON

1971	THE OMEGA MAN
		US CD FSM Silver Age Classics - limited edition. UK CD FSM Vol.3 No.2

1971	THIEF
	(TV Movie ) (Original Title: 'A Day In The Life Of A Burglar')

1971	THE TRAIN NOW STANDING
	‘Green Pastures'		UK LP STARLINE SRS 5143(X) CD PLAY IT AGAIN PLAY 008

1972	AND NO ONE COULD SAVE HER
	TV Movie

1972	MUTINY ON THE BUSES
	Music Supervisor: Philip Martell Theme (2.37)	CD UK GDI GDICD004

1973	YELLOW DOG

1973	THE FALCONS
	(Ministry of Information of the United Arab Emirate)

1974	CAT & MOUSE (US: 'Mousey')
	TV Movie (GB: Theatrical Title)

1975	I DON'T WANT TO BE BORN (US Title: 'The Devil Within Her')

1976	THE BAWDY ADVENTURES OF TOM JONES

1976	A STORY OF TUTANKHAMUN
	52m Short.

1977	THE BLACK KNIGHT (TV)

1977	A HOUSE FULL OF MEN (TV)

1978	PLAIN MURDER (BBC TV)

1978	EDWARD & MRS. SIMPSON (Thames Series)
	(Theme & Incidental Music) Two versions of 'When Love Grows Cold' (XX) (Love Theme - 'When Love Grows Cold') ('I've Danced With A Man', 'Bring Down The Curtain' -Jenny Wren with Ron Grainer & His Orchestra -1979 (*) (Arrangements / Musical Director: Ron Grainer) () Original Sound track Album. 'Love Theme'. (*) 'Love Theme' + new updated version. New updated version. Also see 'Other Recordings' . 'When Love Grows Cold'		UK LP RK LP 5003 () US LP STET DS 15019 () US LP STET DS 15018 (C) UK LP RKLB 1003 (C) UK 45 RK 1017 (*) UK 45 CASINO CLASSICS CC10 CD UK PLAY IT AGAIN PLAY 008

1979	REBECCA (BBC Series)
	(*Love Theme-)		UK LP RK RKLB 1003 (C) * UK LP RK RKLB 1003 (C) * CD UK PLAY IT AGAIN PLAY 008

1979	TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED (Anglia Series)
	(Theme & Some Incidental Music) (Ron Grainer & His Orchestra) Disco Version * (Original/Disco versions) (Original version **) 1994 disco version		UK 45 RK 1021 ** UK 45 RK 1018 * UK LP RK RKLB 1003 (C) US LP STET DS 15018 (C) UK LP WEEKEND WEEK LP 2 (C) UK CD WEEKEND WEEK CD 2 (C) ** CD UK PLAY IT AGAIN PLAY 006 CD UK PLAY IT AGAIN PLAY 008

1980	PLAYHOUSE: THE GATE OF EDEN (Yorkshire TV series)
	Part 3; Peter

1980	A QUESTION OF GUILT (BBC series)

1982	SATURDAY NIGHT THRILLER (London Weekend Serie)
	(Theme and 'Business Of Murder' Episode) .

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House Of Carols

MOZART (Short)

BEFORE THE SUN GOES DOWN (TV)

The Men From Room Thirteen: The Man Who Sold Romances

MAIGRET (BBC)

The Net (BBC TV)

Play Of The Week: A Woman Of No Importance

Saturday Playhouse: On The Edge (BBC)

TERMINUS (Short - 40 Mins)

Comedy Playhouse: Lunch In The Park

The Six Proud Walkers (BBC series)

THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP (BBC Series - mini)

SOME PEOPLE (Original Title: 'Johnny')

THE DOCK BRIEF (US: Trial & Error)

A KIND OF LOVING

LIVE NOW, PAY LATER

STATION SIX SAHARA

The Titans: The U.S.A. (BBC)

Benny Hill: Portrait Of A Bridegroom

Benny Hill: The Mystery Of The Black Bog Manor

Late Summer Affair

It's A Square World

WE JOINED THE NAVY

Steptoe & Son - The Bird

Steptoe & Son - The Diploma

Steptoe & Son - The Holiday

Steptoe & Son - The Piano

GIANTS OF STEAM (BBC Series)

MOUSE ON THE MOON (a.k.a. 'A Rocket From Fenwick')

THE KING'S BREAKFAST

THE LAUNCHING (documentary)

SHOPPING DAY (documentary)

Steptoe & Son - Full House

Comedy Playhouse: Our Man In Moscow

Comedy Playhouse: And Here, All The Way From ….

Comedy Playhouse: A Clerical Error (1963)

Comedy Playhouse: The Handy Man (1963)

Comedy Playhouse: The Chars (1963)

THE CARETAKER (US: The Guest)

THE MOON SPINNERS

THE FINEST HOURS (TV Documentary)

NIGHT MUST FALL

NOTHING BUT THE BEST

THE LEGEND OF YOUNG DICK TURPIN (John. E. Clay)

PROMISE HER ANYTHING

ANDORRA (Stage / TV Play)

ALAIN CALMAT

BOY MEETS GIRL - LUCINDA LUCINDA (TV)

TO SIR WITH LOVE

Wednesday Play: Death Of A Private (BBC)

ASSASSINATION BUREAU

BEFORE WINTER COMES

THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL? - MONEY FOR CHANGE (YTV)

ONLY WHEN I LARF

HOME-MADE CAR

THE JAZZ AGE (BBC Series)

DESTINY OF A SPY

THE GAUNT WOMEN

LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS

PLAY OF THE MONTH: MAIGRET AT BAY (BBC)

IN SEARCH OF GREGORY

HOFFMAN

IN SEARCH OF OREGON

THE OMEGA MAN

THIEF

THE TRAIN NOW STANDING

AND NO ONE COULD SAVE HER

MUTINY ON THE BUSES

YELLOW DOG

THE FALCONS

CAT & MOUSE (US: 'Mousey')

I DON'T WANT TO BE BORN (US Title: 'The Devil Within Her')

THE BAWDY ADVENTURES OF TOM JONES

A STORY OF TUTANKHAMUN

THE BLACK KNIGHT (TV)

A HOUSE FULL OF MEN (TV)

PLAIN MURDER (BBC TV)

EDWARD & MRS. SIMPSON (Thames Series)

REBECCA (BBC Series)

TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED (Anglia Series)