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Ron Grainer

Career

Active from 1960 to 1981, busiest in 1962 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ron Grainer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Spiritual
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Domestic Noir 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Claustrophobic Atmosphere 2
  • Slow-Burn Suspense 2
  • Gentle Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (2025)

Main Title Theme Composer

Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who at the Proms (2024)

Music

Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death (2024)

Main Title Theme Composer

2010s

2 titles
Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who at the Proms (2013)

Music

Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who at the Proms (2010)

Music

1990s

1 title · average score 60
Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1996)
GoodWatch score 60

Main Title Theme Composer

1980s

2 titles
Doctor Who: The Wrath of Eukor
Doctor Who: The Wrath of Eukor (1984)

Music

Never Never Land
Never Never Land (1980)

Original Music Composer

1970s

16 titles · average score 64
I Don't Want to Be Born
I Don't Want to Be Born (1976)
GoodWatch score 47

Original Music Composer, Conductor

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976)
GoodWatch score 38

Original Music Composer

Mousey
Mousey (1974)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Yellow Dog
Yellow Dog (1973)

Original Music Composer

And No One Could Save Her
And No One Could Save Her (1973)

Original Music Composer

Mutiny on the Buses
Mutiny on the Buses (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Steptoe & Son
Steptoe & Son (1972)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

The Eyes of Charles Sand
The Eyes of Charles Sand (1972)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

The Omega Man
The Omega Man (1971)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Thief
Thief (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Hoffman
Hoffman (1970)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: Inferno
Doctor Who: Inferno (1970)
GoodWatch score 83

Music Arranger

1960s

28 titles · average score 63
The Assassination Bureau
The Assassination Bureau (1969)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Lock Up Your Daughters
Lock Up Your Daughters (1969)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

Only When I Larf
Only When I Larf (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

To Sir, with Love
To Sir, with Love (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

Original Music Composer

The Moon-Spinners
The Moon-Spinners (1964)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

Nothing But the Best
Nothing But the Best (1964)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

The Caretaker
The Caretaker (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

The Mouse on the Moon
The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

We Joined the Navy
We Joined the Navy (1963)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

Station Six-Sahara
Station Six-Sahara (1963)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

Some People
Some People (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

A Kind of Loving
A Kind of Loving (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

Conductor, Original Music Composer