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Making of the Doctor Who Theme watch!

youtube.com — Footage of the early 80s remake of the doctor who theme song for the show of the same name by Peter Howell. Get a great behind-the-scenes view of how it was made and close glimpse at the equipment used (this is a portion of the Music Arcade - Radiophonic Workshop special).

Who dugg this? Made popular Apr 26, 2007

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  • r2builder, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8For anyone who's into this, check out the remix by Orbital. I'm not into that genre of music usually, but it's great. A proper anthem. You'll thank me.
  • mendo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9I love Dr.Who, the new ones are great!
  • GraceMolloy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Thank God for EZTV or else I would have a much harder time watching this wonderful show.
  • DenTPuzz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6It must be because I'm getting old, but I prefer the old ones (Tom Baker era).
  • autok2, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5No software synths will ever replace the awesome hands-on experience will analog gear. Great find!
  • jimsf, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4This was great. One of my more modern favorites is the Orbital remake of the theme song.
  • Ramble, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Pretty interesting, I actually have loads of Doc Who themes on my playlist, and this version is my 2nd favourite.
    Although, if anyone can notice the error some of the episodes shown are from the Pertwee era when this theme hadn't been created yet.
  • supremesonic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Brilliant theme, brilliant show. Oh, and check it out...

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/news/radiophonatron.shtml
  • TehDoctor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Hey, I'm young and I think Baker is the best, followed by Hartnell (the very first)
  • Ramble, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Aye, the Derbyshire ones are the best.
  • tribble222, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3The new ones are okay but they would be better if nearly every episode didn't take place in London (or on earth for that matter). I think Tom Baker's "Key To Time" series was the best.
  • schro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Here's BBC3's video of Orbital:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7RlIZywxNQ

    Bit slow for the first 2-3 minutes.
    But really picks up right at 3:00.
  • gordonj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2et ca, c'est la mystere du docteur qui!
  • gordonj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The best song about dr. who ever, in my opinion (at 25.00)...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diufvMIH8dQ

    Oh, and it's in french!
  • awfulgrace, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Here's a free one:
    http://www.kvraudio.com/get/803.html

    Not the best there is, but it's free.

    For some money - you can get Native Instruments Vokator or Orange. Both are good.
    http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=vokator_us&ftu=352cfc40802fa63&flash=9
    http://products.prosoniq.com/cgi-bin/register?service=showdetail&refno=31/
  • Ishtumba, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Check out "The Timelords" remix of the Dr. Who theme.. pretty good.
  • wvannus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Anybody know of a software-based vocoder to play with?
  • supermanred, on 03/23/2008, -0/+1Definitely! I thought that myself when I saw the first X Files episode.
  • LecherousVenom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Anyone notice how similar some of the sounds were to "The X-Files" theme? I wonder if that's what Mark Snow had used as an inspiration....
  • supermanred, on 03/23/2008, -0/+1Great theme, one of the first ever multi-track recordings as far as I know.

    And they did a great job with updating it for the new series. The makers of Knight Rider, Battlestar Galactica etc should learn a lesson from RUssel T Davies and his new theme, which keeps the entirety of the original melody, but adds some orchestral maneuvers...
  • mbradbury, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Hers a mix of all the versions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmiW0gIpGMU&mode=related&search=
  • Ziemianin, on 10/29/2008, -0/+0"This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by BBC Worldwide Ltd"

    I missed it too.
    it sounds similar to a special feature they had on the dvd of a Tom Baker serial called "robot"
    ...might have been his first one.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Awesome 2 the m@x
  • Norinaway, on 07/14/2008, -0/+0yeh it should be noted that i think this video has been deleted, youtube said something about copyright to bbc world wide, so... unfortunately can't watch!!
  • Ramble, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I was referring to the theme used there, btw.
    Personally, I think Jon pertwee is better, some of Bakers later episodes just wern't as good.
  • sally00, on 10/12/2007, -11/+2SECOND.

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