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The Doctor Who theme music is a piece of music written by Australian composer Ron Grainer and realised by Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Created in 1963, it was the first electronic music signature tune for television.
Also includes versions of the Doctor Who Theme by Delia Derbyshire, Peter Howell, and Dominic Glynn. Reissues Reissued on CD as Evolution - The Music From Dr Who by Prestige Records in May 1997. [4] Reissued on CD as Music from Doctor Who by Castle Pulse in April 2002.
The song is predominantly a mash-up of the Doctor Who theme music and Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll" with sections from "Block Buster!" by The Sweet. The single was not well received by critics but was a commercial success, hitting number one on the UK and New Zealand singles charts, and reaching the top 10 in Australia, Finland, Ireland and ...
The theme was reworked over the years, to her horror, because the only version that had her approval was the original. [19] Delia also composed music for other BBC programmes, including Blue Veils and Golden Sands and The Delian Mode. [20] The Doctor Who story Inferno reused some of Derbyshire's music originally composed for other productions. [21]
Ronald Erle Grainer (11 August 1922 – 21 February 1981) was an Australian composer who worked for most of his professional career in the United Kingdom. He is mostly remembered for his television and film score music, especially the theme music for Doctor Who, The Prisoner, Steptoe and Son and Tales of the Unexpected.
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The BBC has unveiled a new take on the famous Doctor Who theme tune ahead of the show’s 60th anniversary.. BBC radio presenter Jo Whiley will host a special edition of Sunday Night Is Music ...
An abridged version of the soundtrack. Tom Baker provides link narration in character as the 4th Doctor. Reissues: 7 November 1988 (cassette, along with Slipback, see below). 2 July 2001 (CD, in a revised and expanded version with Exploration Earth: The Time Machine-see below). 29 April 2010 (free CD with that day's edition of The Daily Telegraph newspaper). 3 February 2011 (CD in a "facsimile ...