For Whovians and fans of early electronica alike, The Definitive Guide To The Doctor Who Theme Music is a fascinating guide to the construction of that iconic piece of music. To wit:
Created in 1963, the Doctor Who theme was one of the first electronic signature tunes for television and after nearly five decades remains one of the most easily recognised. The original recording of the Doctor Who theme music is widely regarded as a significant and innovative piece of electronic music, recorded well before the availability of commercial synthesisers.
Explore it here.
Above (top pic): Delia Derbyshire who, along with Dick Mills, arranged the theme music based on Ron Grainer’s composition.
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Orbital did a nice version/ode to/mix “way back” in 2001: “Doctor?”
As a testament to the quality of the original version it’s _very_ recognisable.
Not sure if links work but get your ears over here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-WFRNO13IY
Oooh weee oooh WEEEEEEE oooh
Weeeooh weeeooh wee eee ooooh ooh ooh
I think you have a theramin stuck in your throat there Daisy.
A record producer in County Antrim who is now dead, told me he worked on the Tardis sound when he trained at BBC as a sound engineer, and was made by rubbing coins down old piano strings