Alexander Lasarenko (July 13, 1963 â November 8, 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.
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).
In 2002, Lasarenko founded his own music and sound design company, Tonal Sound.
His television work included creating remixes of his original theme for the long-running PBS series Nature.
Lasarenko died on November 8, 2020, at the age of 57.