Originally Posted by The Moonlit Door
Well, I'm not suggesting ignoring Ron Grainer's tune and doing something completely new, just to approach the theme with less deference to the musicians that have gone before. Even though it would still be recognisably Doctor Who, it would at least be a fresh take on the same piece of music.
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Then aren't all the versions of the Doctor Who theme fresh pieces? Isn't Howell's a fresh piece, or is it too similar to Derbyshire's? Where do we draw the line of fresh pieces? If something's obviously supposed to be a recreation of another theme, of course. But I think a good way for the TV theme to go if it's wrestled out of Murray's hands in time is to have ideas and inspiration come in from various sources, including official themes etc. I don't think that a completely new theme would probably be very good, as almost everything that could be done has been done in some way or another in one of the themes.