Alex Lasarenko

Alex Lasarenko
Born	Alexander Lasarenko
Died	2020 (2021)
Occupations	Composer, pianist, creative director
Known for	Disney Channel mnemonic

Alexander Lasarenko (1963-2020) was an American composer, classical pianist, and creative director. He is most widely known for composing the four-note mnemonic for the Disney Channel, which has been used in the network's branding since 2002, following a documentary by YouTube channel Defunctland. ^[1]

Career

Early career and Elias Arts

During his time at Elias, he also contributed to film projects, working as a studio assistant on the production of the song "Smile" for the 1992 film Chaplin and co-composing the score for Streetwise (1993). ^[2]

Tonal Sound and film/television composing

In 2002, Lasarenko founded his own music and sound design company, Tonal Sound. ^[3]

His television work included creating remixes of his original theme for the long-running PBS series Nature . ^[4]

Death

Lasarenko died in 2020, at the age of 57. ^[1]

References

1. Burlingame, Russ (2022-11-21). "Defunctland Has Solved A Wild Disney Channel Mystery". ComicBook.com.
2. Aanensen, Jon (2021-04-19). "Jonathan Elias: A Filmography". Celluloid Tunes.
3. "The Apple Pushers - The Team". www.applepushers.com.
4. Ecke, Raymond (2009-10-02). "Tonal Gets Back To Nature For PBS". Mixonline.