List of Doctor Who music releases
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This is a list of music releases from and relating to the BBC
television series Doctor Who
. It is split into two sections: One for soundtracks of music from the show and its spinoffs, and one for music relating to the series, mainly novelty or tribute records.
television series Doctor Who
by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
, freelance composers, and stock music
range of audios
BBC
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television series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
. It is split into two sections: One for soundtracks of music from the show and its spinoffs, and one for music relating to the series, mainly novelty or tribute records.
Soundtrack music
There have been several LP and CD releases of music and sound effects over the years from the BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
BBC Radiophonic Workshop
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop, one of the sound effects units of the BBC, was created in 1958 to produce effects and new music for radio, and was closed in March 1998, although much of its traditional work had already been outsourced by 1995. It was based in the BBC's Maida Vale Studios in Delaware...
, freelance composers, and stock music
| Title | Composer | Label | Format | Year of Release | BBC Sound Effects No. 19 - Doctor Who Sound Effects BBC Sound Effects No. 19 - Doctor Who Sound Effects BBC Sound Effects No. 19 - Doctor Who Sound Effects was a 1978 compilation of sound effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop from the popular BBC science fiction series Doctor Who... | BBC Radiophonic Workshop BBC Radiophonic Workshop The BBC Radiophonic Workshop, one of the sound effects units of the BBC, was created in 1958 to produce effects and new music for radio, and was closed in March 1998, although much of its traditional work had already been outsourced by 1995. It was based in the BBC's Maida Vale Studios in Delaware... |
BBC Records BBC Records BBC Records is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation founded in the 1960s to exploit the corporation's audio archive for both educational and commercial purposes.... |
LP LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... /Cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel... |
1978 | In mono, with sound effects from the Jon Pertwee Jon Pertwee John Devon Roland Pertwee , was an English actor. Pertwee is best known for his role in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, in which he played the third incarnation of the Doctor from 1970 to 1974, and as the title character in the series Worzel Gummidge... and Tom Baker Tom Baker Thomas Stewart "Tom" Baker is a British actor. He is best known for playing the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction television series Doctor Who, a role he played from 1974 to 1981.-Early life:... eras of Doctor Who. Reissued on CD in a "facsimile" edtion recreating the original artwork 2 February 2012 |
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| BBC Sound Effects No. 26 - Sci-Fi Sound Effects BBC Sound Effects No. 26 - Sci-Fi Sound Effects BBC Sound Effects No. 26 - Sci-Fi Sound Effects was a 1981 compilation of sound effects and atmospheres created by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. It was the second in the BBC Sound Effects series to be credited to the Workshop... |
BBC Radiophonic Workshop | BBC Records | LP/Cassette | 1981 | Seventeen stereo sound effects, by Dick Mills Dick Mills Dick Mills is a British sound engineer, specialising in electronic sound effects which he produced at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.... , from Season Eighteen of Doctor Who were included on this release |
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| Doctor Who - The Music Doctor Who - The Music Doctor Who – The Music was a 1983 compilation of music from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop featuring incidental music from the popular science-fiction television series Doctor Who. The album was the first full-length to feature solely music from the programme. The collection was produced by Workshop... |
BBC Radiophonic Workshop | BBC Records | LP | 1983 | Reissued on CD by Silva Screen Records in 1992 as Earthshock – Classic Music From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 1 with bonus tracks | |||||
| Doctor Who - The Music II Doctor Who - The Music II Doctor Who – The Music II was the follow-up to 1983's Doctor Who - The Music. Once again it featured a selection of BBC Radiophonic Workshop music from the popular series. The compilation was made up of material recorded since its predecessor, including music from Workshop newcomer Jonathan Gibbs... |
BBC Radiophonic Workshop | BBC Records | LP | 1985 | Reissued on CD by Silva Screen Records in 1992 as The Five Doctors – Classic Music From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 2 with bonus tracks | |||||
| Space Adventures - Music from 'Doctor Who' 1963–1968 Space Adventures - Music from 'Doctor Who' 1963–1968 Space Adventures - Music from 'Doctor Who' 1963 - 1968 was a collection of stock music used in the BBC TV series Doctor Who. First issued on cassette in September 1987 in a limited edition of 300 copies by DWAS, it was reissued on CD, expanded to cover through 1971, by the researcher Julian Knott,... |
Stock music | Doctor Who Appreciation Society Doctor Who Appreciation Society The Doctor Who Appreciation Society is a society for fans of the television series Doctor Who. It was founded in May 1976, emerging from the Westfield College Doctor Who Appreciation Society and the editors and readers of the fanzine Tardis... |
Cassette | 1987 | Limited edition (300 copies) cassette release of stock music used in the series. Reissued on CD, expanded to cover through 1971, by the researcher Julian Knot in 1998, again in a limited issue of 300 copies. | |||||
| Black Light - The Doctor Who Music of Dominic Glynn | Dominic Glynn | Doctor Who Appreciation Society | Cassette | 1988 | Music from The Mysterious Planet The Mysterious Planet -Preproduction:In February 1985, the BBC announced that the planned twenty-third season of Doctor Who had been cancelled. After vocal protests by the press and Doctor Who fans , the BBC announced that the programme was merely on "hiatus", and would return in September 1986... , The Ultimate Foe The Ultimate Foe The Ultimate Foe is the generally accepted title for a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in two weekly parts from 29 November to 6 December 1986. It is part of the larger narrative known as The Trial of a Time Lord, encompassing the whole... , and Dragonfire. Reissued on CD in 2003 |
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| The Doctor Who 25th Anniversary Album The Doctor Who 25th Anniversary Album The Doctor Who 25th Anniversary Album was a 1988 compilation album of music from Doctor Who. Mainly consisting of selections of Keff McCulloch's incidental music, it also included versions of the Doctor Who Theme by Delia Derbyshire, Peter Howell, Dominic Glynn and McCulloch. It was subsequently... |
Keff McCulloch Keff McCulloch Keff McCulloch is a British composer. In 1987 created the Doctor Who theme music for the Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy. The theme, drawing on the original by Ron Grainer/Delia Derbyshire lasted for three years until the series was cancelled by the BBC in 1989... |
BBC Records | LP/Cassette/CD | 1988 | Also includes versions of the Doctor Who Theme Doctor Who theme music The Doctor Who theme is a piece of music composed by Ron Grainer and realised by Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Created in 1963, it was one of the first electronic music signature tunes for television and after nearly five decades remains one of the most easily... by Delia Derbyshire Delia Derbyshire Delia Ann Derbyshire was an English musician and composer of electronic music and musique concrète. She is best known for her electronic realisation of Ron Grainer's theme music to the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and for her work with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.-Early... , Peter Howell Peter Howell Peter Howell is a musician and composer. He is best known for his work on Doctor Who as a member of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.... , and Dominic Glynn Dominic Glynn Dominic Glynn is a British composer, known for his arrangement of the Doctor Who theme music which served as the series' theme for Season 23 of the programme... . |
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| The Corridor of Eternity - The Music of Paddy Kingsland | Paddy Kingsland | Doctor Who Appreciation Society | Cassette | 1990 | Music from Castrovalvaand Mawdryn Undead Mawdryn Undead Mawdryn Undead is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was originally broadcast in four twice weekly parts from 1 February to 9 February 1983... |
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| Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric | Mark Ayres Mark Ayres Mark Ayres is a television composer who is best known for his work on Doctor Who.Ayres's work on broadcast Doctor Who was during Sylvester McCoy's era as the Seventh Doctor, comprising The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Ghost Light, and The Curse of Fenric.Ayres was hired after he sent producer John... |
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| Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | Mark Ayres | Silva Screen Records | CD | 1992 | ||||||
| Doctor Who: Ghost Light | Mark Ayres | Silva Screen Records | CD | 1993 | ||||||
| Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars | Dudley Simpson Dudley Simpson Dudley Simpson is an Australian television composer who is best known for his work on Doctor Who.Prior to leaving Australia, Simpson composed for the Borovansky Ballet Company, forerunner to the Australian Ballet. Among his early television work was the music for Moonstrike... |
Silva Screen Records | CD | 1993 | Re-recorded from the original scores on synthesiser by Heathcliff Blair. | |||||
| Doctor Who: 30 Years at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Doctor Who: 30 Years at The BBC Radiophonic Workshop Doctor Who: 30 Years at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop was a 1993 album celebrating the 30th anniversary of popular BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who, which had been taken off the air four years previous... |
BBC Radiophonic Workshop | BBC Enterprises | CD | 1993 | Compilation of sound effects, atmospheres, and music produced at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop | |||||
| The Best of Doctor Who Volume 1 – The Five Doctors | BBC Radiophonic Workshop | Silva America | CD | 1993 | Compilation for select tracks from The Music and The Music II plus the "Terror Version" of the theme music from Variations on a Theme (see below) | |||||
| The Best of Doctor Who Volume 2 – The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | Mark Ayres | Silva America | CD | 1994 | Compilation of edited highlights from Mark Ayres three scores released on Silva Screen plus the McCulloch arrangement of the theme music. | |||||
| The Worlds of Doctor Who The Worlds of Doctor Who The Worlds of Doctor Who is a compilation CD consisting of musical excerpts from Doctor Who episode soundtracks, coupled with music from some of the independent spin-off productions for Reeltime Pictures, some original music and several versions of the Doctor Who theme... |
various | Silva Screen Records | CD | 1994 | Compilation of Silva Screen's Doctor Who soundtrack output | |||||
| Music from The Tomb of the Cybermen | Stock music | Via Satellite Records | CD | 1997 | Compilation of stock music used in this Doctor Who serial. | |||||
| Doctor Who: Original Soundtrack Recording | John Debney John Debney John C. Debney is an American film composer. He received an Academy Award nomination for his score for Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ... , John Sponsler and Louis Febre Louis Febre Louis Febre is a Mexican born composer, best known for his work on the television series Smallville. He also won an Emmy Award for his score to The Cape in 1997.- Life :... |
John Debney Productions | CD | 1997 | Music from the 1996 TV movie. Promotional CD release by the composer | |||||
| Sherlock Holmes Meets Dr Who | Carey Blyton Carey Blyton Carey Blyton was a British composer and writer best known for his song Bananas In Pyjamas which later became an Australian children's television series, and for his work on Doctor Who.... |
Upbeat Classics | CD | 1999 | Contains new recordings of suites of music from Doctor Who and the Silurians Doctor Who and the Silurians Doctor Who and the Silurians is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in seven weekly parts from January 31 to March 14, 1970. The story is the first appearance of a recurring family of Earth-dwelling reptiles... , Death to the Daleks Death to the Daleks Death to the Daleks is a four-part serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. First broadcast from February 23 to March 16, 1974, it comprises four 25-minute episodes. The narrative begins as the TARDIS suffers an energy drain and crash-lands on the planet Exxilon... , and Revenge of the Cybermen Revenge of the Cybermen Revenge of the Cybermen is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 19 April to 10 May 1975.-Synopsis:... |
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| Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons is an album of music by Geoffrey Burgon of his music for the Doctor Who serials Terror of the Zygons and The Seeds of Doom... |
Geoffrey Burgon Geoffrey Burgon Geoffrey Alan Burgon was a British composer notable for his television and film themes.-Life and career:Burgon was born in Hampshire in 1941, and taught himself the trumpet in order to join a jazz band at school... |
BBC Music BBC Music BBC Music is a team working in the department of Audio and Music Interactive at the BBC. Responsible for the BBC Music website - the portal site to music content across the BBC website.... |
CD | 2000 | Music from Terror of the Zygons Terror of the Zygons Terror of the Zygons is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 30 August to 20 September 1975... and The Seeds of Doom The Seeds of Doom The Seeds of Doom is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 31 January to 6 March 1976... . |
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| Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 1: The Early Years 1963–1969 | BBC Radiophonic Workshop | BBC Music | CD | 2000 | Reissued on Mute Records Mute Records Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:... in 2005 |
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| Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 2: New Beginnings 1970–1980 | BBC Radiophonic Workshop | BBC Music | CD | 2000 | Reissued on Mute Records Mute Records Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:... in 2005 |
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| Dr Who - Music from the Tenth Planet | Stock music | Ochre Records | CD | 2000 | ||||||
| Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 3: The Leisure Hive Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 3: The Leisure Hive Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 3: The Leisure Hive was the third in a series of compilations showcasing the BBC Radiophonic Workshop's work on the science-fiction programme Doctor Who. The album focused mainly on the Peter Howell synthesiser score for the 1980 serial "The Leisure... |
BBC Radiophonic Workshop | BBC Music | CD | 2002 | ||||||
| Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 4: Meglos & Full Circle Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 4: Meglos & Full Circle Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 4: Meglos & Full Circle was the final installment in the Mark Ayres compiled series of releases of BBC Radiophonic Workshop music. It featured music, by Peter Howell and Paddy Kingsland, for the 1980 Doctor Who serials "Meglos" and "Full Circle"... |
BBC Radiophonic Workshop | BBC Music | CD | 2002 | ||||||
| Doctor Who: Devils' Planets - The Music of Tristram Cary Doctor Who: Devils' Planets - The Music of Tristram Cary Doctor Who: Devils' Planets – The Music of Tristram Cary is a compilation of music by Tristram Cary for the television series Doctor Who. It features all the musical contributions Cary did for Doctor Who except for his music for Marco Polo and "The Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon" from The... |
Tristram Cary Tristram Cary Tristram Ogilvie Cary, OAM was a pioneering English-Australian composer.-Early life:Cary was born in Oxford, England, and educated at the Dragon School in Oxford and Westminster School in London. He was the son of a pianist and the novelist, Joyce Cary, author of Mister Johnson... |
BBC Music | 2-CD | 2003 | Incidental music from The Daleks The Daleks The Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in seven weekly parts from 21 December 1963 to 1 February 1964... , The Daleks' Master Plan The Daleks' Master Plan The Daleks' Master Plan is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The twelve episodes were aired from 13 November 1965 to 29 January 1966... and The Mutants The Mutants The Mutants is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 8 April to 13 May 1972.... . |
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| Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack is a soundtrack album released on 4 December 2006, containing incidental music composed by Murray Gold and used in the 2005 and 2006 series of Doctor Who.... |
Murray Gold Murray Gold Murray Gold is an English composer for stage, film, and television and a dramatist for both theatre and radio.-Television:Gold has been nominated for a BAFTA four times in the category Best Original Television Music, for Vanity Fair , Queer as Folk , Casanova and Doctor Who... |
Silva Screen Records | CD | 2006 | Music from series one and two, featuring two songs performed by Neil Hannon Neil Hannon Neil Hannon is a Northern Irish singer and songwriter, best known as the creator and frontman of the chamber pop group The Divine Comedy. The band's official website even goes so far as to say, "The Divine Comedy is Neil Hannon," and Hannon is quoted in an interview as saying, "The Divine Comedy... . |
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| Doctor Who – The Gunfighters | Tristram Cary | BBC Audio | 2-CD | 2007 | This narrated soundtrack release included as an extra "The Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon" composed for this story by Tristram Cary. | |||||
| Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 3 Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 3 Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 3 is a soundtrack album that was released on 5 November 2007, containing incidental music that was used throughout the third series of the BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who... |
Murray Gold | Silva Screen Records | CD | 2007 | Featuring two songs performed by Yamit Mamo. | |||||
| Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 4 Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 4 Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 4 is a soundtrack album released on 17 November 2008, containing incidental music that was used throughout the fourth series of the BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who... |
Murray Gold | Silva Screen Records | CD | 2008 | Features music selections from Voyage of the Damned Voyage of the Damned (Doctor Who) "Voyage of the Damned" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. First broadcast on 25 December 2007, it is 72 minutes long and the third Christmas special since the show's revival in 2005... and all of the Series 4 episodes originally broadcast in 2008 except for The Next Doctor Christmas Special. |
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| Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 4: The Specials Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 4: The Specials Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 4: The Specials is a 2-Disc release from Silva Screen Records featuring music from the 2008-2010 specials of Doctor Who. It was released on 4 October 2010 in the United Kingdom. When purchased from the iTunes store, it also includes a digital... |
Murray Gold | Silva Screen Records | 2-CD | 2010 | Features music selections from the Series 4 special episodes The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead Planet of the Dead "Planet of the Dead" is the first 2009 special of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was simultaneously broadcast on BBC One and BBC HD on 11 April 2009. It was the second of five special episodes broadcast throughout 2009 and early 2010, which served as lead actor... , The Waters of Mars The Waters of Mars "The Waters of Mars" is the second 2009 special of British science fiction television series Doctor Who, broadcast on BBC One on 15 November 2009. It aired on BBC America on 19 December 2009 and was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on 11 January 2010 and in the US on 2 February 2010... , and The End of Time The End of Time The End of Time: The Next Revolution in Our Understanding of the Universe, also sold with the alternate subtitle The Next Revolution in Physics, is a 1999 science book in which the author Julian Barbour argues that time exists merely as an illusion.-Auto-biography:The book begins by describing how... parts 1 & 2. |
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| Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 5 Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 5 The soundtrack for series 5 of Doctor Who was released on November 8, 2010, and is the second 2 disc edition to be released by Silva Screen Records since the series was revived in 2005. As with the Specials soundtrack, iTunes UK offered two bonus tracks and a digital book download. Series 5... |
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| Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - A Christmas Carol Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - A Christmas Carol The soundtrack for Doctor Who "A Christmas Carol" was released only in the United Kingdom, on 21 March 2011. The soundtrack features classical music star Katherine Jenkins singing “Abigail’s Song”.-Track listing:... |
Murray Gold | Silva Screen Records | CD/Download | 2011 | Featuring Katherine Jenkins Katherine Jenkins Katherine Jenkins is a Welsh mezzo-soprano. She is a classical-popular crossover singer who performs across a spectrum of operatic arias, popular songs, musical theatre and hymns.-Early life and education:... singing “Abigail’s Song”. |
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| Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 6 Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 6 The soundtrack for series 6 of Doctor Who is currently scheduled for release on 19 December 2011. It is the third 2-CD release that Silva Screen has produced for the new series.... |
Murray Gold | Silva Screen Records | 2-CD | 2011 |
Big Finish
Music from the Big FinishBig Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
range of audios
| Title | Composer | Label | Format | Year of Release | Lock, AlistairAlistair Lock | Big Finish Big Finish Productions Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties... |
CD | 2000 | Music from Phantasmagoria Phantasmagoria (Doctor Who audio) Phantasmagoria is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The story was written by Mark Gatiss and stars Peter Davison and Mark Strickson... , The Fearmonger The Fearmonger The Fearmonger is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Plot:... , The Marian Conspiracy The Marian Conspiracy The Marian Conspiracy is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Plot:... , and The Spectre of Lanyon Moor The Spectre of Lanyon Moor The Spectre of Lanyon Moor is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Plot:The Sixth Doctor and Evelyn team up with the Brigadier to defeat an ancient evil in Cornwall.... |
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| Doctor Who: Music from the New Audio Adventures – Volume II | Alistair Lock | Big Finish | CD | 2001 | Music from Last of the Titans Last of the Titans Last of the Titans is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was given away free with Doctor Who Magazine issue 300 and came with the first episode of the Eighth Doctor play Storm Warning... , The Shadow of the Scourge The Shadow of the Scourge The Shadow of the Scourge is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Cast:*The Doctor — Sylvester McCoy*Ace — Sophie Aldred*Bernice Summerfield — Lisa Bowerman... and The Fires of Vulcan The Fires of Vulcan The Fires of Vulcan is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Plot:The Seventh Doctor and Mel visit ancient Pompeii just before the Vesuvius tragedy is due to occur.-Cast:... |
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| Doctor Who: Music from the New Audio Adventures – Volume III | Russell Stone | Big Finish | CD | 2001 | Music from Red Dawn Red Dawn (Doctor Who audio) Red Dawn is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Plot:... , Winter for the Adept Winter for the Adept Winter for the Adept is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Plot:... , and The Holy Terror The Holy Terror The Holy Terror is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who... |
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| Doctor Who: Music from the Eighth Doctor Audio Adventures | Alistair Lock, Nicholas Briggs Nicholas Briggs Nicholas Briggs is a British actor and writer, predominantly associated with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and its various spin-offs, particularly as the voice of the Daleks. Briggs sometimes uses the pseudonym Arthur Wallis... , Russell Stone & William Allen William Allen - Politicians :* William Allen , Canadian politician from Toronto* William Allen , American congressman from Ohio* William Allen , American politician from Ohio... |
Big Finish | 2-CD | 2002 | Music from Storm Warning, Sword of Orion Sword of Orion Sword of Orion is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was broadcast on BBC 7 in four weekly parts starting from 3 September 2005, and was repeated in 2006... , The Stones of Venice The Stones of Venice (Doctor Who audio) The Stones of Venice is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who... , and Minuet in Hell Minuet in Hell Minuet in Hell is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Unlike the other Eighth Doctor audio plays from this "season", Minuet in Hell was not broadcast on BBC 7 in 2005, primarily due to story references that were... , plus the Eighth Doctor Big Finish Theme |
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| Doctor Who: Music from the Fifth Doctor Audio Adventures | Alistair Lock, David Darlington & Russell Stone | Big Finish | CD | 2002 | Music from Loups-Garoux Loups-Garoux Loups-Garoux is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Plot:... , The Eye of the Scorpion The Eye of the Scorpion The Eye of the Scorpion is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Plot:... , and Primeval Primeval (Doctor Who audio) Primeval is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Plot:When Nyssa's psychic abilities threaten her life, the Doctor takes her to ancient Traken... |
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| Doctor Who: Music from the Sixth Doctor Audio Adventures | Alistair Lock, Jim Mortimore Jim Mortimore Jim Mortimore is a British science fiction writer, who has written several spin-off novels for popular television series, principally Doctor Who, but also Farscape and Babylon 5.... & Jane Elphinstone |
Big Finish | CD | 2002 | Music from Bloodtide, Project: Twilight, The One Doctor The One Doctor The One Doctor is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.- Plot :The Sixth Doctor and Mel come up against an impostor Doctor and his companion Sally-Anne.... |
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| Doctor Who: Music from the Excelis Audio Adventures | David Darlington | Big Finish | CD | 2002 | Music from Excelis Dawns Excelis Dawns Excelis Dawns is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is part of the Excelis trilogy which continues in Excelis Rising and Excelis Decays... , Excelis Rising Excelis Rising Excelis Rising is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is part of the Excelis trilogy which commenced in Excelis Dawns and concludes in Excelis Decays... , Excelis Decays Excelis Decays Excelis Decays is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the final part of the Excelis trilogy which commenced in Excelis Dawns and continued in Excelis Rising... , and The Plague Herds of Excelis The Plague Herds of Excelis The Plague Herds of Excelis is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who... |
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| Doctor Who: Music from the Seventh Doctor Audio Adventures | Andy Hardwick, Jim Mortimore & Russell Stone | Big Finish | CD | 2003 | Music from Dust Breeding Dust Breeding Dust Breeding is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.The story marks the return of Caroline John to Doctor Who and the introduction of the Master to the Big Finish continuity.-Plot:The Seventh Doctor's diary has a... , The Rapture The Rapture (Doctor Who audio) The Rapture is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Plot:... , and Bang-Bang-a-Boom! Bang-Bang-a-Boom! Bang-Bang-a-Boom! is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who... |
Other Spinoffs
| Title | Composer | Label | Format | Year of Release | Myths and Other Legends Myths and Other Legends Myths and Other Legends is an album of music from Reeltime Pictures series of Myth Makers documentary videos on the BBC television series Doctor Who... | Mark Ayres Mark Ayres Mark Ayres is a television composer who is best known for his work on Doctor Who.Ayres's work on broadcast Doctor Who was during Sylvester McCoy's era as the Seventh Doctor, comprising The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Ghost Light, and The Curse of Fenric.Ayres was hired after he sent producer John... |
Metro Music | LP LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... |
1990 | Ayres' music for Reeltime Pictures Reeltime Pictures Reeltime Pictures is a British multimedia film and video production company founded in 1984 by Keith Barnfather.It is known for its many documentaries about the long-running television series Doctor Who and in particular for The Myth Makers, a series of interviews with people associated with the... ' Myth Makers series of Doctor Who interviews. Reissued expanded format on CD by Silva Screen Records in 1991 |
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| Downtime: Original Soundtrack Recording | Ian Levine Ian Levine Ian Levine is an English songwriter, producer, and DJ. He is also a well-known fan of the long-running television show Doctor Who.Levine attended Arnold School in Blackpool from 1963 to 1970... , Nigel Stock Nigel Stock Nigel Hector Munro Stock was a British actor of stage, screen, radio and television, who played major character roles in many films and television dramas.- Early life :... , &Erwin Keiles |
Silva Screen Records | CD | 1995 | Music from the direct-to-video spinoff Downtime (Doctor Who) Downtime is a direct-to-video spin-off of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was released direct-to-video and produced by the independent production company Reeltime Pictures... |
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| Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans – Original Soundtrack Recording | Mark Ayres | Silva Screen Records | CD | 1996 | Music from the direct-to-video spinoff Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans is a film spin-off of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was released direct-to-video in 1995 and was produced by the independent production company Dreamwatch Media, a division of Dreamwatch magazine... |
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| Dæmos Rising: The Music | Alistair Lock | Reeltime Reeltime Pictures Reeltime Pictures is a British multimedia film and video production company founded in 1984 by Keith Barnfather.It is known for its many documentaries about the long-running television series Doctor Who and in particular for The Myth Makers, a series of interviews with people associated with the... |
CD | 2004 | Music from the direct-to-DVD spinoff Dæmos Rising Dæmos Rising is a direct-to-DVD spin-off of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was released direct-to-video and produced by the independent production company Reeltime Pictures... |
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| Torchwood: Original Television Soundtrack Torchwood: Original Television Soundtrack Torchwood: Original Television Soundtrack is a soundtrack album which was released on 22 September 2008, containing incidental music composed by Ben Foster and Murray Gold and used in the first and second series of the British science fiction television programme Torchwood.Ahead of the official... |
Ben Foster Ben Foster (orchestrator) Ben Foster is a British composer, orchestrator and conductor who is best known for his work as an orchestrator on the BBC series Doctor Who.- Career :... and Murray Gold Murray Gold Murray Gold is an English composer for stage, film, and television and a dramatist for both theatre and radio.-Television:Gold has been nominated for a BAFTA four times in the category Best Original Television Music, for Vanity Fair , Queer as Folk , Casanova and Doctor Who... |
Silva Screen Records | Download/CD | 2008 | Music from Series 1 and 2 of Torchwood Torchwood Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from Davies's 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. The show has shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing audience, moving from... |
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| Torchwood: Original Television Soundtrack - Children of Earth Torchwood: Original Television Soundtrack - Children of Earth Torchwood: Children of Earth: Original Television Soundtrack is a soundtrack album which was released on 7 July 2009, containing incidental music composed by Ben Foster used in the third series of the British science fiction television programme Torchwood, which aired July 2009.Unlike with the... |
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| Dr. Who & the Daleks Dr. Who & the Daleks (soundtrack) Dr. Who & the Daleks is a soundtrack album of music from the two Dalek films based on the BBC television series Doctor Who. It includes music from Dr... |
Malcolm Lockyer Malcolm Lockyer Malcolm Lockyer was a film composer and conductor.In his early years he developed an interest in dance and from here gathered an interest in music. At the age of nineteen he became a musician in the Royal Air Force and in 1944 joined the Buddy Featherstonhaugh Sextet... and Bill McGuffie Bill McGuffie Bill McGuffie was a highly experienced pianist who went on to become a film composer and conductor. He also made several television appearances before this, most notably in Softly, Softly as a pub pianist.... |
Silva Screen | 2-CD | 2009 | Music from Dr. Who and the Daleks Dr. Who and the Daleks Dr. Who and the Daleks was the first of two Doctor Who films made in the 1960s. It was followed by Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.... and Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. with effects by Barry Gray Barry Gray Barry Gray was a British musician and composer who is best known for his work for Gerry Anderson.-Life:... |
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| Dr. Who and the Daleks/Daleks Invasion of Earth 2150 A.D. | Malcolm Lockyer and Bill McGuffie | Silva Screen | 7" EP | 2011 | Released on 16 April 2011 as part of Record Store Day Record Store Day Record Store Day is an internationally celebrated day observed the third Saturday of April each year. Its purpose, as conceived by independent record store employee Chris Brown, is to celebrate the art of music... . Side Two is a mini-adventure featuring the film's dialogue with music by Bill McGuffie |
Related Music Releases
Over the years, there have been music releases that did not feature in the series, but are related to Doctor Who, ranging from novelty spoofs to loving tributes to the series.| Title | Artist | Label | Format | Year of Release | Bullamakanka | RCL Records (Australia) BBC/Gemcom (US) BBC Records(UK) |
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| "Doctor in Distress Doctor in Distress (single) "Doctor in Distress" is a pop song related to the BBC television programme Doctor Who. It was released as an ensemble charity single in 1985.- Background :... " |
Who Cares? | Record Shack | 7" Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove... 12" 12-inch single The 12-inch single is a type of gramophone record that has wider groove spacing compared to other types of records. This allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the cutting engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality... |
1985 | Charity single with proceeds going to Cancer Research Cancer research Cancer research is basic research into cancer in order to identify causes and develop strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatments and cure.... created to raise awareness of the 1985 hiatus |
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| "Doctorin' the Tardis" | The Timelords The KLF The KLF were one of the seminal bands of the British acid house movement during the late 1980s and early 1990s.... |
KLF Communications KLF Communications This discography lists the key British and notable international releases of The KLF and the other pseudonyms of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty. It also details the other releases on their independent record label, KLF Communications, by KLF-spinoff Disco 2000 and Space... (UK) TVT Records TVT Records TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and... (US) |
7" Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove... 12" 12-inch single The 12-inch single is a type of gramophone record that has wider groove spacing compared to other types of records. This allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the cutting engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality... cassette Cassette single A cassette single is a music single in the form of a Compact Cassette.- History :... CD CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s... |
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| Doctor Who: Variations on a Theme | various | Metro Music | 12" Square CD |
1989 | This disc consists of four versions of the Doctor Who theme, arranged by Mark Ayres Mark Ayres Mark Ayres is a television composer who is best known for his work on Doctor Who.Ayres's work on broadcast Doctor Who was during Sylvester McCoy's era as the Seventh Doctor, comprising The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Ghost Light, and The Curse of Fenric.Ayres was hired after he sent producer John... , Dominic Glynn Dominic Glynn Dominic Glynn is a British composer, known for his arrangement of the Doctor Who theme music which served as the series' theme for Season 23 of the programme... and Keff McCulloch Keff McCulloch Keff McCulloch is a British composer. In 1987 created the Doctor Who theme music for the Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy. The theme, drawing on the original by Ron Grainer/Delia Derbyshire lasted for three years until the series was cancelled by the BBC in 1989... . Reissued in 1991 by Silva Screen. |
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| CyberTech | Adrian Pack and Michael Fillis | Jump Cut Jump cut A jump cut is a cut in film editing and vloging in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly. This type of edit causes the subject of the shots to appear to "jump" position in a discontinuous way... |
CD | 1994 | Music inspired by the series, including the Dimensions in Time Dimensions in Time Dimensions in Time is a charity special crossover between the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and the soap opera EastEnders that ran in two parts on 26 and 27 November 1993. It was filmed on the EastEnders Albert Square set, and features several of the stars of that programme... version of the theme music |
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| CyberTech Part II - Pharos | Adrian Pack and Michael Fillis | Jump Cut Jump cut A jump cut is a cut in film editing and vloging in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly. This type of edit causes the subject of the shots to appear to "jump" position in a discontinuous way... |
CD | 1995 | Music inspired by the series and the New Adventures New Adventures New Adventures is a British dance company, specialising in contemporary dance. Founded by the choreographer Matthew Bourne in 2002, the company developed from an earlier company Adventures in Motion Pictures, which was later dissolved.... novels |
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| Who is Dr Who Who is Dr Who Who is Dr Who is a compilation of novelty singles relating to the BBC television series Doctor Who. Released in 2000, it features 18 tracks originally released between 1964 and 1973, including the show's theme tune, The Go Go's "I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With a Dalek", and "Who's Who" by child... |
various | RPM RPM Records (UK) RPM Records is a record label founded in 1991, and based in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England. The label specialises in reissues under the slogan: "Brought to you by collectors for collectors." It forms part of the Cherry Red group.... |
CD | 2000 | Compilation of novelty singles and related singles from 1964–1973 produced by Mark Ayres Mark Ayres Mark Ayres is a television composer who is best known for his work on Doctor Who.Ayres's work on broadcast Doctor Who was during Sylvester McCoy's era as the Seventh Doctor, comprising The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Ghost Light, and The Curse of Fenric.Ayres was hired after he sent producer John... |
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| Chameleon Circuit | Chameleon Circuit Chameleon Circuit (band) Chameleon Circuit is a band known for creating music inspired by the British television series Doctor Who. Composed of popular UK YouTube vloggers and Doctor Who fans, the band released their self-titled debut album on 1 June 2009.... |
DFTBA Records | CD, Download | 2009 | ||||||
| Still Got Legs | Chameleon Circuit | DFTBA Records | CD, Download | 2011 |
See also
- Doctor Who theme musicDoctor Who theme musicThe Doctor Who theme is a piece of music composed by Ron Grainer and realised by Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Created in 1963, it was one of the first electronic music signature tunes for television and after nearly five decades remains one of the most easily...
- List of music featured on Doctor Who