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Alan Braden(1927-2021)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Alan Braden was born on 5 February 1927 in Manchester, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Ed Wood (1994), Mike Yarwood in Persons (1976) and Bill Dainty, Esq. (1975). He died on 6 April 2021 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
BornFebruary 5, 1927
DiedApril 6, 2021(94)
BornFebruary 5, 1927
DiedApril 6, 2021(94)
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Known for

Patricia Arquette, Johnny Depp, Bill Murray, Jeffrey Jones, Sarah Jessica Parker, Martin Landau, Lisa Marie, and George 'The Animal' Steele in Ed Wood (1994)
Ed Wood
7.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1994
Mike Yarwood in Persons (1976)
Mike Yarwood in Persons
6.5
TV Series
  • Music Department
Bill Dainty, Esq.
TV Series
  • Music Department
David Janson and Tony Selby in Get Some In! (1975)
Get Some In!
6.9
TV Series
  • Music Department

Credits

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Music Department

  • Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow (2020)
    Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow
    6.2
    TV Series
    • composed by: Name That Tune theme
    • 2021
  • Clancy Brown, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, and Jill Talley in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
    SpongeBob SquarePants
    8.2
    TV Series
    • composer: additional music
    • 2002
  • Name That Tune (1983)
    Name That Tune
    5.7
    TV Series
    • musical consultant
    • musical director
    • 1986
  • London Night Out (1978)
    London Night Out
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1978–1981
  • Mike Yarwood in Persons (1976)
    Mike Yarwood in Persons
    6.5
    TV Series
    • music director
    • musical director
    • orchestra director ...
    • 1976–1981
  • Ken Dodd in The Ken Dodd Laughter Show (1979)
    The Ken Dodd Laughter Show
    6.9
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1979
  • The Tommy Cooper Show
    8.6
    TV Special
    • musical director
    • 1978
  • David Janson and Tony Selby in Get Some In! (1975)
    Get Some In!
    6.9
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1975–1978
  • Night Out at the London Casino
    TV Series
    • music director
    • 1977
  • Wednesday at Eight (1976)
    Wednesday at Eight
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1976
  • Bill Dainty, Esq.
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1976
  • Look, Mike Yarwood!
    6.0
    TV Series
    • music director
    • musical director
    • conductor
    • 1971–1976
  • Diana Ross in BBC Show of the Week (1965)
    BBC Show of the Week
    7.9
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • orchestrations by
    • orchestrations
    • 1966–1974
  • Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett in The Two Ronnies (1971)
    The Two Ronnies
    7.8
    TV Series
    • special arrangements
    • 1973
  • Roy Barraclough, Ellis Jones, and Hugh Paddick in Pardon My Genie (1972)
    Pardon My Genie
    7.2
    TV Series
    • title music
    • 1973

Composer

  • Spookyville USA (2006)
    Spookyville USA
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2006–2008
  • Bobby Ball, Tommy Cannon, and Eric Sykes in Rhubarb Rhubarb (1980)
    Mr H Is Late
    7.3
    TV Short
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • It's Your Move (1982)
    It's Your Move
    7.2
    TV Short
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • The Plank (1979)
    The Plank
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Frankie Howerd in Further Up Pompeii! (1975)
    Further Up Pompeii!
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • Second Time Around
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1974–1975
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • Comedy Playhouse (1961)
    Comedy Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1969–1973
  • Frankie Howerd in Up Pompeii! (1969)
    Up Pompeii!
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1969–1970

Soundtrack

  • Clancy Brown, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, and Mr. Lawrence in Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021)
    Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
    3.7
    TV Series
    • music: "Declamatory Chords"
    • music: "Bridge of Stars", "Declamatory Chords"
    • music: "Terror" (uncredited, uncredited, uncredited)
    • 2021–2024
  • Bill Fagerbakke in The Patrick Star Show (2021)
    The Patrick Star Show
    3.6
    TV Series
    • music: "Terror"
    • music: "Declamatory Chords"
    • music: "Starlight Revue" (uncredited, uncredited, uncredited)
    • 2021–2023
  • The Movies That Made Us (2019)
    The Movies That Made Us
    7.6
    TV Series
    • music: "Declamatory Chords" (uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Cans Without Labels (2019)
    Cans Without Labels
    2.7
    Short
    • music: "Sweet and Lovely" (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Christopher Meloni and Patton Oswalt in Happy! (2017)
    Happy!
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Bridge of Stars" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Doug Walker in The Nostalgia Critic (2007)
    The Nostalgia Critic
    7.5
    TV Series
    • music: "Curtain Raiser" (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • Clancy Brown, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, and Jill Talley in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
    SpongeBob SquarePants
    8.2
    TV Series
    • music: "Declamatory Chords"
    • music: "Terror"
    • music: "Sweet and Lovely" (uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited) ...
    • 2002–2009
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (2006)
    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
    7.3
    TV Special
    • music: "Bridge of Stars" (uncredited)
    • 2006
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • music: "Bridge of Stars" (uncredited)
    • 2002–2006
  • Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Will Arnett, Portia de Rossi, Michael Cera, David Cross, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, and Jessica Walter in Arrested Development (2003)
    Arrested Development
    8.6
    TV Series
    • music: "Curtain Raiser" (uncredited)
    • 2003–2005
  • Tom Kenny in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
    The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
    7.2
    • music: "Curtain-Raiser" (uncredited)
    • 2004
  • Ren & Stimpy 'Adult Party Cartoon' (2003)
    Ren & Stimpy 'Adult Party Cartoon'
    5.3
    TV Series
    • music: "Declamatory Chords", "Panic", "Anger", "Nostalgic", "Poignant", "Pensive Sophisticated"
    • music: "Declamatory Chords", "Terror", "Nostalgic", "Delicate Gay" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 2003
  • Le ciel, les oiseaux,... et ta mère! (1999)
    Le ciel, les oiseaux,... et ta mère!
    5.1
    • Soundtrack ("Spring Fashion", "Sweet and Lovely")
    • 1999
  • Julia McIlvaine and Noah Segan in KaBlam! (1995)
    KaBlam!
    7.8
    TV Series
    • music: "Curtain Raiser" (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • What a Cartoon! (1995)
    What a Cartoon!
    8.4
    TV Series
    • music: "Declamatory Chords" (uncredited)
    • 1997

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Alan Braden and His Orchestra
  • Born
    • February 5, 1927
    • Manchester, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 6, 2021
    • Witney, Oxfordshire, England, UK(heart disease)

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