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Thanks for these.
The '70s remix is the one that stands out; I think the bassline is novel, with it's half '60s and '70s Who sound and the added sound effects work too. It could certainly give the new McGann audio remix a run for its money.
Bit disappointed with the '80s mix though, often I find that when people remix the '80s tunes the result is a bit watered down and too light. You actually start to realise that the '80s versions had a bit more impact and meat to the bones than people sometimes give them credit for. I would have preferred more of a potpourri of the three '80s themes, but as you describe above, this is heavily Glynn influenced.
I remember eagerly anticipating Sword of Orion coming through the post, and listening to the David Arnold theme for the first time, taking in how he'd interpreted the show. I didn't know what to make of it at first, and then it grew on me after many listens. But what I loved about it, was that it was pretty much an original take on the music, with only a few homages to the past. Alistair Lock's version for Doctor Who: Unbound did the same job.
I'm still amazed that there's such a concentration on remixing and recreating the original themes from so many clearly gifted musicians, and while the results have been impressive, I really am looking forward to the day when I stop by and somebody's done their own version of the theme — from scratch! Their own sound, their own conception of Doctor Who and what the theme should be like.
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