The original titles featuring alan hawkshaws chicken man theme tune aka grange hill used from 19791981. As well as writing the classic grange hill theme, he also came up with the badabadabiddlydoboooo for countdown the 70s was the golden age of tv theme making. He is best known for the part of rebel alan humphries in bbcs grange hill, a part he played between 1978 and 1982, and again in 1983 in the spinoff series. In 2016, he was awarded a doctorate, officially giving him the title of.
The glorious tucker and benny years 7781 and the rolandkendallzammo era 828 are by far the best things creator phil redmond has ever put his name to. Alan hawkshaw grange hill theme you may not recognise the name alan hawkshaw but if you live in the uk youll certainly be familiar with his music. Grange hill the complete series on dvd at rare classics. Phillips assembled library musics most renowned set of artists at kpm names like alan hawkshaw, keith mansfield, dave richmond, alan parker who created some of the genres most iconic and recognisable tracks chicken. The best of grange hill box set various artists artist format. Alan hawkshaw grange hill tucker, gonch, hollo, zammo, ziggy, stewpot, pogo, roly, gripper, s that probably mean nothing to a lot of people. The original theme tune played to tucker todd carty jenkins and his nephew togger from the final episode bang of grange hill 19782008. The ultimate collection box set, 5cd 2018, extratorrent, extratorrents, extratorrent ag, extratorrent. Aug 15, 20 the film focuses on ken stott dropping his usual edinburgh burr for a scouse accent damn sight better than david jasons poor wandering effort when he played a liverpool docker in bullion boys a staunch family and union man and a docker of twenty years standing. Fairly sure that the 1990s grange hill theme was an original composition. The original grange hill theme tune by alan hawkshaw was also used albeit with a totally different musical arrangement for an early series of give us a clue. When his son lee ross, another non scouser comfortably adopting the accent.
But if youre of a certain age, if you watched kids tv anytime between 1978 and up to the mid 90s, youll know that these were just some of the pupils of grange hill. Listen to alan hill soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 1 followers. George armstrong born 7 september 1962 in london, england is a former actor. Worlds best ever kids school drama, set in the eponymous somewhereinlondon comprehensive. Grange hill was hugely popular from the very moment it started 40 years ago. Grange hill is part of modern tvs history, but not just in the british isles too but in many many a country worldwide like australia as well as other countrys too. Alan hawkshaw chicken man is a tune composed in 1975 by alan hawkshaw used in two popular british tv series since the 1970s. Its one of the most memorable opening sequences and theme tunes in british. In addition, the camera was brought down to the eyelevel of an 11yearold so that the perspective was that of the pupils as opposed to that of the teachers. Sweet victory as featured in spongebob squarepants. It has been on tv longer than programmes like the bill and casualty. As such, he is the composer of a number of familiar theme tunes including channel 4 news, grange hill and countdown. Goodbye grange hill after 30 years on our tv screens, the bell will soon ring for the very last time on grange hill. Me playing the grange hill theme chicken man on guitar composed by alan hawkshaw.
The music was also used on the british tv series give. Where are the grange hill kids now as zammo star lee. Now, the show is on everybodys lips again amid the news that one of its leads, lee macdonald, has landed a role in. Although grange hill used the tune chicken man before give us a clue, it was a theme tune to another programme before that. As a composer, alan hawkshaw has written the music for more than 35 films and countless television programmes including the outsider, the silent witness for which he was awarded the ivor novello award for best film score, dreams lost dreams found, magic moments and the classic television themes for countdown, grange hill, the new statesman. Recreation of the 1978 grange hill theme tune, chicken man. It lasted as the theme tune from 1979 until 1980, when a new producerdirector commissioned an entirely new theme tune. The drama takes a look at teenagers and their dilemmas in a secondary school. Another giant of librarymood music is alan hawkshaw, who wrote the original, brilliant theme for childrens drama series grange hill a song called chicken man that was taken from the above album. Grange hill was the first british soap opera to deal with it.
It was used for a schools programme called living and growing in the 1970s. From the album ultimate tv theme tunes 1 jun 2002 try now get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Jun 29, 2016 another giant of librarymood music is alan hawkshaw, who wrote the original, brilliant theme for childrens drama series grange hill a song called chicken man that was taken from the above album. Jun 01, 2002 check out grange hill by tv themes on amazon music. Chicken man aka grange hill theme tune live kpm all. Grange hill ran for 30 years which started in 1978 and ended in 2008. My first school, grange hill primary school, was built as a temporary school to cover this boom.
He is best known for the part of rebel alan humphries in bbcs grange hill, a part he played between 1978 and 1982, and again in 1983 in the spinoff series tuckers luck. It became known as the theme to the longrunning childrens series grange hill. Alan hawkshaws profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Sep 21, 2012 i defenitly think grange hill should continue, yes. The almost complete life on mars soundtrack series 1 howard. The grange hill theme tune the one used since the 90s always reminds me of cagney and lacey. Give us a clue the original titles featuring grange hill theme tune. Sure, it is vaguely similar to cagney and lacey but i wouldnt class it as a rearrangement of that theme. Chicken man is a tune composed in 1975 by alan hawkshaw used in two popular british tv. Vinyl 7 hawkshaw deluxe grange hill 1979, vinyl discogs. The film focuses on ken stott dropping his usual edinburgh burr for a scouse accent damn sight better than david jasons poor wandering effort when he played a liverpool docker in bullion boys a staunch family and union man and a docker of twenty years standing. When grange hill first aired on 8 february 1978, the bbc1 drama broke the mould for childrens television with its realistic portrayal of school life and often workingclass pupils. Give us a clue used a less dynamic custom arrangement more in keeping with the style of light entertainment programming. My secondary school, ilford county high school the subject of several later blogs used to have an intake of four classes of 32 pupils into its first form every year.
In a long and distinguished career as a composer, alan hawkshaw has written the music for more than 35 films and countless television programmes including the outsider, the silent witness, dreams lost dreams found, magic moments and the classic television themes for the new statesman, grange hill, channel four news, the awardwinning series love. Stream tracks and playlists from alan hill on your desktop or mobile device. Alan hawkshaw s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Happy to be corrected if somebody knows better, though. Grange hill was the first programme to use it as a theme followed by the popular quiz show give us a clue, whose makers used it from 1979 to 1982, despite it already being played on grange hill. Grange hill 1986series9episode 16 part 1 of 3 by hollohollowayredux. The almost complete life on mars soundtrack series 1. You may not recognise the name alan hawkshaw but if you live in the uk youll certainly be familiar with his music. An unofficial site celebrating the legendary bbc school drama series grange hill. Feb 06, 2008 goodbye grange hill after 30 years on our tv screens, the bell will soon ring for the very last time on grange hill. As well as writing the classic grange hill theme, he also came up with the badabadabiddlydoboooo for countdown. With stuart organ, gwyneth powell, lee cornes, sally geoghegan. The theme to grange hill is actually called chicken man because its a. It was also an evening that saw a few longstanding questions finally answered.
May 21, 2018 recreation of the 1978 grange hill theme tune, chicken man. Read about grange hill theme by grange hill and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Grange hill is one of the most successful television childrens dramas of all time. William alan hawkshaw born 27 march 1937 is a british composer and performer, particularly of themes for movies and television programmes. The long running television series of the grange hill comprehensive school, and. I created this in cubase in june 2015, finishing it off in may 2018. Great tv and radio theme tunes become recognisable to us in a way that. Grange hill gold interviewed paul, who told us about life as tommy, how he started on grange hill as someone else, and what hes doing now. Alan hawkshaw, the everdynamic composerforhire handles the entirety of side a, and the first 2 tracks of side b including the cant miss speed of sound, which bears more than just a resemblance to his composition fuel injection from brh 5 light my fire, published the same year. Va school days the ultimate collection 5cd 2018 flac.
I defenitly think grange hill should continue, yes. The biggest applause of the evening was reserved for hawkshaw, whose theme to dave allen at large fizzed with a sense of occasion that latterday tv themes struggle to match. Whether its tucker, mrs mccluskey, zammo, bronson, fay lucas, ziggy greaves or. Polska strona torrentowa, pliki torrent, najnowsze torrenty.
Many, most famously the seminal zammo becomes a junkie storyline, which completely averted compressed vice by lasting for. Mar 19, 2009 the original theme tune played to tucker todd carty jenkins and his nephew togger from the final episode bang of grange hill 19782008. Another giant of librarymood music is alan hawkshaw, who wrote the. Hawkshaw composed the tune in less than an hour, claiming he didnt really know what he was doing and that he just wanted to do something quirky. This tune is called chicken man and is composed by.
Alan hawkshaw listen and stream free music, albums, new. The long running television series of the grange hill comprehensive school, and the childrens everyday lives. In its original version it was used as the main title music from 1978. Track listing the lunatics have taken fun boy three grange hill theme aka chicken man alan hawkshaw non tamo piu. Surprising facts about bbc theme tunes youve heard. As others have said, it does seem strange to use it as the theme for so many programmes and all around the same time. Programmes with the same theme tune page 4 tv forum. What was that instrument on the bouncy grange hill music. Surprising facts about bbc theme tunes youve heard hundreds. His first role was as hubert lane in just william alongside bonnie langford as violet elizabeth bott in 1977. Tommy watson 19781985 paul mccarthy paul mccarthy played tommy watson between 1980 and 1985, in both grange hill and its spin off series tuckers luck. Alan hill has 39 books on goodreads with 97 ratings. Keyboards richard cottle, alan hawkshaw guitar mitch dalton bass dave richmond.
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