Was it fun

#1 July 23, 2007, 9:43 AM

Was it fun making the theme for the Trial of a Timelord episodes?

Dominic Glynn · #2 July 25, 2007, 6:29 PM

Fun yes - but very scary, bearing in mind I was tampering with one of the greatest TV themes ever written and realized!

Danny Stewart · #3 July 26, 2007, 2:48 PM

Originally Posted by Dominic_Glynn

Fun yes - but very scary, bearing in mind I was tampering with one of the greatest TV themes ever written and realized!

Respect for the original Doctor Who theme = +10 respect points for you.

Ben Dawson · #4 July 26, 2007, 3:22 PM

Plus they only gave you a week to work on it, deciding how it should sound AND record it.

Ronnie Rowlands · #5 July 26, 2007, 3:25 PM

Sense of urgency sometimes makes things better. Dom's theme, (I can call you Dom can't I?) is one of my faves, and the only one, aside from the original that was suited to a show like Doctor Who.

#6 July 26, 2007, 5:15 PM

Interesting

Josef Kenny · #7 August 3, 2007, 12:19 PM

Yes, the Trial of a Timelord theme is probably in my top 3, which I all consider equal to each other as I can never decide between the Derbyshire theme, the Howell theme and the Glynn theme.

The Trial theme is sometimes criticized for not having a solid enough bassline and (in the words of somebody who I can't remember) "sounding like a wet kipper being slapped against a wardrobe" (!). But I think that that is mainly the fault of the slightly shoddy way that it was edited into the actual episodes and the amount of pressure that was put on the production team of Doctor Who at that point. I also think people criticize it because it was the theme at a time when Doctor Who was slightly waning in popularity, and of course afterwards it went on hiatus for a while.

To me, the sort of theme that today's Doctor Who needs should be one like the Glynn theme; I do find that Murray Gold's version is a bit flat and imprecise in some parts and to me lacks the sort of "How did they do that? Wow that sounds really out of this world" of the previous themes; and it's just not scary enough.

Danny Stewart · #8 August 6, 2007, 4:40 AM

Originally Posted by Rat Souffle

To me, the sort of theme that today's Doctor Who needs should be one like the Glynn theme; I do find that Murray Gold's version is a bit flat and imprecise in some parts and to me lacks the sort of "How did they do that? Wow that sounds really out of this world" of the previous themes; and it's just not scary enough.

I couldn't agree more with you there... Which is why I'm totally campaigning for Dom to take over the music for the new series after Murray departs. (Seriously.)

Chris Britton · #9 August 6, 2007, 4:02 PM

Mwhat about a Dom and Danny colaberation? That would totally work!

Danny Stewart · #10 August 6, 2007, 4:04 PM

Originally Posted by Chris Britton

Mwhat about a Dom and Danny colaberation? That would totally work!

Haha, I'm up for it. Dom's way more pro than me though so I'll let him work on his own.

Chris Britton · #11 August 6, 2007, 4:11 PM

Perhaps you can spam call him every 5 minutes with ideas

Danny Stewart · #12 August 6, 2007, 4:20 PM

Maybe if I have a good one every now and then.