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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 ...
It was written by Ian Levine and freelancer Fiachra Trench, who had previously collaborated on the theme music for the TV pilot K-9 and Company, a Doctor Who spin-off from 1981. When the single was announced in early March, it was rumoured that the recording session would include the Village People alongside Doctor Who fans Elton John and Holly ...
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 releases.
(The complete version of this arrangement of the music is included as an extra on the DVD release of Carnival of Monsters; it is also included on the CD release Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop: Volume 2: New Beginnings 1970–1980.) The first single arising from the show to make the UK Singles Chart was "Dr. Who" by Mankind. The ...
The album was re-released in 1992 by Silva Screen records as Earthshock - Classic Music From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 1, with bonus tracks including "The Worlds of Doctor Who", a track recorded by Mills as a B-side to Dudley Simpson's 1973 "Moonbase 3" single, which featured a mix of music with sound effects from Planet of the Daleks ...
The music used on the Doctor Who television series is discussed in the following articles: The Doctor Who theme music; List of Doctor Who music releases;
Doctor Who: Devils' Planets – The Music of Tristram Cary; Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 1: The Early Years 1963–1969; Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 2: New Beginnings 1970–1980; Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 3: The Leisure Hive
As a result, his last broadcast work on Doctor Who was for The Horns of Nimon. [ 1 ] The 1980s saw the music composition brought in house at the BBC by various members of the Radiophonic Workshop, before transitioning back to freelance composers at the end of the original series's run.