New Jubilee Arrangement now online!! See below!!
You can also listen to our brand new versions of the theme tune recorded in the Richardson Radiophonic Workshop in full CD quality stereo! They are all MP3s, playable with WinAmp (see here for details of mp3 audio). Just click the titles to download!
Dr Who - Classic Mix by RRW (749k)
I recorded this digitally using sounds from a Yamaha DX7 and TARDIS samples. It's a theme tune for the nineties, but without losing sight of the original version. I've restored the original mode of the piece from its change in the 80s to a simple minor key (McCulloch's version). The original was in the key of E, but used only the white notes (which makes it a Phrygrian or something! Answers on a postcard to...)This helps give it back some of the mystery which was lost. (Was Keff aware of this, I wonder, or didn't he realise? ;-) This was the version we used on Regeneration Of The Daleks - Enjoy!
Dr Who - Retro Mix by RRW(704k)
This is a version of the theme tune which was originaly intended as a tribute to the sixties version. It is reasonably authentic up until the "chorus", where I have added elements from each of the 80s versions, such as a Keff-style fuzzy voice, Dominic Glynn's trademark pitch-bend and various Howell-sounding FX here and there...
Dr Who - Jubilee Mix by RRW (1.3 meg)
This is a full length rearrangement of the original theme and in my opinion the best of the three, taking almost three times as long to create. The sounds are a lot more layered, often with nine or ten separate tracks running together at the same time to create a much thicker texture. Heavy used of spacy phased sounds gives the piece a psychadelic feel, and a more authentic bass sound recreates the atmosphere of the 1980 Peter Howell remix, with touches of Dominic Glynn's Trial of a Timelord version. We're going to settle with this version from now on as it's our favourite - expect to hear it soon in our story "Jubilee"...
Viewers in Britain might have seen Bill
Bailey's hilarious Dr Who stand-up sketches on TV, but for those
abroad or thosewho missed it, I managed to record his Belgian
Jazz version of the theme tune "Doctor Qui"
as a high quality mp3 for all to hear. This isNOT by us - it's
from the TV. Officially it's copyrighted by the BBC, but I don't
see why they should mind anyone else listening to it seeing as it
was openly broadcast to all on British terrestial TV.
Anyway, it's a must for all Dr Who fans!!
(Anycopyright objections from the owners, please mail us. We'll
remove it straightaway.)
Click here to download Dr Qui(960k)!
More coming soon...Howard.
