Where are the grange hill kids now as zammo star lee. 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. 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. Alan hawkshaw grange hill tucker, gonch, hollo, zammo, ziggy, stewpot, pogo, roly, gripper, s that probably mean nothing to a lot of people. William alan hawkshaw born 27 march 1937 is a british composer and performer, particularly of themes for movies and television programmes. 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. 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. Grange hill is one of the most successful television childrens dramas of all time. Great tv and radio theme tunes become recognisable to us in a way that. The long running television series of the grange hill comprehensive school, and the childrens everyday lives. 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. Alan hill has 39 books on goodreads with 97 ratings. Alan hawkshaws profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. His first role was as hubert lane in just william alongside bonnie langford as violet elizabeth bott in 1977.
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. Whether its tucker, mrs mccluskey, zammo, bronson, fay lucas, ziggy greaves or. It has been on tv longer than programmes like the bill and casualty. 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. Jun 01, 2002 check out grange hill by tv themes on amazon music. Back to school with the theme from grange hill prs for music. George armstrong born 7 september 1962 in london, england is a former actor his first role was as hubert lane in just william alongside bonnie langford as violet elizabeth bott in 1977. Chicken man aka grange hill theme tune live kpm all. Me playing the grange hill theme chicken man on guitar composed by alan hawkshaw. Now, the show is on everybodys lips again amid the news that one of its leads, lee macdonald, has landed a role in. Grange hill was hugely popular from the very moment it started 40 years ago. Alan hawkshaw listen and stream free music, albums, new.
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. You may not recognise the name alan hawkshaw but if you live in the uk youll certainly be familiar with his music. As well as writing the classic grange hill theme, he also came up with the badabadabiddlydoboooo for countdown. The grange hill theme tune the one used since the 90s always reminds me of cagney and lacey. 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 long running television series of the grange hill comprehensive school, and.
It became known as the theme to the longrunning childrens series grange hill. Read about grange hill theme by grange hill and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Surprising facts about bbc theme tunes youve heard hundreds. Recreation of the 1978 grange hill theme tune, chicken man. Worlds best ever kids school drama, set in the eponymous somewhereinlondon comprehensive. As others have said, it does seem strange to use it as the theme for so many programmes and all around the same time.
The original titles featuring alan hawkshaws chicken man theme tune aka grange hill used from 19791981. Sure, it is vaguely similar to cagney and lacey but i wouldnt class it as a rearrangement of that theme. 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. 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. Although grange hill used the tune chicken man before give us a clue, it was a theme tune to another programme before that. Surprising facts about bbc theme tunes youve heard. Keyboards richard cottle, alan hawkshaw guitar mitch dalton bass dave richmond. This tune is called chicken man and is composed by. It was also an evening that saw a few longstanding questions finally answered. 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. The best of grange hill box set various artists artist format.
Stream tracks and playlists from alan hill on your desktop or mobile device. 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. Happy to be corrected if somebody knows better, though. 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. Sep 21, 2012 i defenitly think grange hill should continue, yes. Grange hill series 91986episode 15 part 3 of 3 by hollohollowayredux. In 2016, he was awarded a doctorate, officially giving him the title of. Alan hawkshaw s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. 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. Va school days the ultimate collection 5cd 2018 flac. 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. Many, most famously the seminal zammo becomes a junkie storyline, which completely averted compressed vice by lasting for.
The music was also used on the british tv series give. 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. When his son lee ross, another non scouser comfortably adopting the accent. Fairly sure that the 1990s grange hill theme was an original composition. As such, he is the composer of a number of familiar theme tunes including channel 4 news, grange hill and countdown. What was that instrument on the bouncy grange hill music. My first school, grange hill primary school, was built as a temporary school to cover this boom. 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. The almost complete life on mars soundtrack series 1.
Aug 19, 20 the theme tune was written by alan hawkshaw and was in fact titled chicken man its instantly recognisable and utterly iconic and was the shows signature from 1978 to 1989, before returning for the shows final season in 2008 some thirty years after it was first heard. 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. The original theme tune played to tucker todd carty jenkins and his nephew togger from the final episode bang of grange hill 19782008. Sweet victory as featured in spongebob squarepants. 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. The almost complete life on mars soundtrack series 1 howard. Surprising facts about bbc theme tunes youve heard hundreds of.
It was used for a schools programme called living and growing in the 1970s. 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. Alan hawkshaw chicken man is a tune composed in 1975 by alan hawkshaw used in two popular british tv series since the 1970s. Grange hill 1986series9episode 16 part 1 of 3 by hollohollowayredux.
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. Its one of the most memorable opening sequences and theme tunes in british. Give us a clue the original titles featuring grange hill theme tune. 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. With stuart organ, gwyneth powell, lee cornes, sally geoghegan. In its original version it was used as the main title music from 1978 to 1987, and was replaced by. It lasted as the theme tune from 1979 until 1980, when a new producerdirector commissioned an entirely new theme tune.
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. Goodbye grange hill after 30 years on our tv screens, the bell will soon ring for the very last time on grange hill. Polska strona torrentowa, pliki torrent, najnowsze torrenty. Chicken man is a tune composed in 1975 by alan hawkshaw used in two popular british tv. Hawkshaw worked extensively for the kpm production music company in the 1960s and 1970s, composing and recording many stock tracks that have been used extensively in film and tv. Grange hill gold this site is dedicated to the bbc tv series grange hill which ran from 19782008, concentrating particularly on the early years 19781990. Track listing the lunatics have taken fun boy three grange hill theme aka chicken man alan hawkshaw non tamo piu.
May 21, 2018 recreation of the 1978 grange hill theme tune, chicken man. The drama takes a look at teenagers and their dilemmas in a secondary school. 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. I created this in cubase in june 2015, finishing it off in may 2018. In its original version it was used as the main title music from 1978. For two years, quiz show give us a clue used the same theme as grange hill. Grange hill ran for 30 years which started in 1978 and ended in 2008. George armstrong born 7 september 1962 in london, england is a former actor. Vinyl 7 hawkshaw deluxe grange hill 1979, vinyl discogs.
Programmes with the same theme tune page 4 tv forum. Give us a clue used a less dynamic custom arrangement more in keeping with the style of light entertainment programming. Grange hill was the first british soap opera to deal with it. An unofficial site celebrating the legendary bbc school drama series grange hill.
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