- He also composed all the music for the 1975 series, The Hanged Man, some of which was used as incidental music for The Two Ronnies, The Sweeney, SpongeBob SquarePants, and the 2009 Blaxploitation spoof Black Dynamite.
- He got his start in the 1950s as the pianist and arranger for the Len Turner Band based in London.
- During his career, Tew made a number of orchestral albums with CBS Records, such as Tew's album The Magnificent Westerns (1969).
- One of the cuts composed for The Hanged Man, entitled "The Big One", would eventually become used as the theme and bumper music for the American television series, The People's Court. "The Big One" would also be used in an episode of the British detective show Van der Valk, as well as the erotic films Barbara Broadcast (1977), The Satisfiers of Alpha Blue (1980), and Malibu High (1979).
- Although his music is huge, bombastic and very 70s, Tew utilized everything from the congas to the Moog to maximum dramatic effect.
- Tew is known as a composer of library music, including the theme tunes for British television programmes, Doctor in the House called "Bond Street Parade", and ...And Mother Makes Three.
- He was a music director for Starborne Productions.
- Alan Tew was a British composer and arranger.
- Tew also led his own orchestra, The Alan Tew Orchestra, and collaborated with Cat Stevens.
- Alan Stanley Tew's work is well respected by connoisseurs of 70's music. Revived by a generation of DJ's and fans looking for funky beats, his easy-listening sound has been catagorised variously as exotica, lounge, lounge core, retro, space age pop and several other catch-phrases.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content