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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 Doctor Who theme music was composed by Ron Grainer and initially arranged by Delia Derbyshire of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Various composers subsequently arranged it for later versions of the theme. In the classic series, each serial's director chose the freelance composer for the incidental music in the serial.
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]
It featured the original Delia Derbyshire arrangement of Ron Grainer's theme tune and music by Malcolm Clarke from the 1972 serial "The Sea Devils", which was only the second to have an incidental score provided completely by the Radiophonic Workshop. Most of the music included came from serials from the previous three years to demonstrate the ...
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 ...
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.
Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 1: The Early Years 1963–1969 is the first in a series of compilations of Doctor Who material recorded by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Compiled and remastered by Mark Ayres , the album features mostly sound effects and atmospheres from the first six years of the programme.