Originally Posted by Danny Stewart
Here is an interesting fact, by the way... both of Dom's demo versions of the themes contain two separate bassline tracks, each of which has a somewhat different sound that combines with the other to produce the final sound. In Dom's final opening theme, there is only one bassline track. (This is especially interesting because the demo versions span only five tracks. The final themes were done on an 8-track, with one of the tracks functioning as a metronome and the rest all being used for the theme.)
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Yes, I found that the demo basslines did occasionally sound separated, as if they went off on tangents that didn't sound complimentary. Glynn really did solve that issue in the final version.
Originally Posted by Danny Stewart
Since I now have access to all of Dom's original multitracks, I am actually working on producing a hybrid version combining his first demo with the final opening theme used on the series.
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That'll be good. I like your Derbyshire-style bassline (above) as well, very well put together. I suppose the best feature of Dominic Glynn's theme is that it firmly resurrects the "cosmic hobo" idea established by Sydney Newman. Aside from an ethereal sound it does have that nice knockabout quality at times.