- List of Doctor Who music releases
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This is a list of music releases from and relating to the BBC television series Doctor Who. It is split into two sections: One for soundtracks of music from the show and its spinoffs, and one for music relating to the series, mainly novelty or tribute records.
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Soundtrack music
There have been several LP and CD releases of music and sound effects over the years from the BBC television series Doctor Who by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, freelance composers, and stock music
Title Composer Label Format Year of Release Notes BBC Sound Effects No. 19 - Doctor Who Sound Effects BBC Radiophonic Workshop BBC Records LP/Cassette 1978 In mono, with sound effects from the Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker eras of Doctor Who. Reissued on CD in a "facsimile" edtion recreating the original artwork 2 February 2012[1] BBC Sound Effects No. 26 - Sci-Fi Sound Effects BBC Radiophonic Workshop BBC Records LP/Cassette 1981 Seventeen stereo sound effects, by Dick Mills, from Season Eighteen of Doctor Who were included on this release Doctor Who - The Music BBC Radiophonic Workshop BBC Records LP 1983 Reissued on CD by Silva Screen Records in 1992 as Earthshock – Classic Music From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 1 with bonus tracks Doctor Who - The Music II BBC Radiophonic Workshop BBC Records LP 1985 Reissued on CD by Silva Screen Records in 1992 as The Five Doctors – Classic Music From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 2 with bonus tracks Space Adventures - Music from 'Doctor Who' 1963–1968 Stock music Doctor Who Appreciation Society Cassette 1987 Limited edition (300 copies) cassette release of stock music used in the series. Reissued on CD, expanded to cover through 1971, by the researcher Julian Knot in 1998, again in a limited issue of 300 copies. Black Light - The Doctor Who Music of Dominic Glynn Dominic Glynn Doctor Who Appreciation Society Cassette 1988 Music from The Mysterious Planet, The Ultimate Foe, and Dragonfire. Reissued on CD in 2003 The Doctor Who 25th Anniversary Album Keff McCulloch BBC Records LP/Cassette/CD 1988 Also includes versions of the Doctor Who Theme by Delia Derbyshire, Peter Howell, and Dominic Glynn. The Corridor of Eternity - The Music of Paddy Kingsland Paddy Kingsland Doctor Who Appreciation Society Cassette 1990 Music from Castrovalvaand Mawdryn Undead Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric Mark Ayres Silva Screen Records CD 1991 Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy Mark Ayres Silva Screen Records CD 1992 Doctor Who: Ghost Light Mark Ayres Silva Screen Records CD 1993 Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars Dudley Simpson Silva Screen Records CD 1993 Re-recorded from the original scores on synthesiser by Heathcliff Blair. Doctor Who: 30 Years at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop BBC Radiophonic Workshop BBC Enterprises CD 1993 Compilation of sound effects, atmospheres, and music produced at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop The Best of Doctor Who Volume 1 – The Five Doctors BBC Radiophonic Workshop Silva America CD 1993 Compilation for select tracks from The Music and The Music II plus the "Terror Version" of the theme music from Variations on a Theme (see below) The Best of Doctor Who Volume 2 – The Greatest Show in the Galaxy Mark Ayres Silva America CD 1994 Compilation of edited highlights from Mark Ayres three scores released on Silva Screen plus the McCulloch arrangement of the theme music. The Worlds of Doctor Who various Silva Screen Records CD 1994 Compilation of Silva Screen's Doctor Who soundtrack output Music from The Tomb of the Cybermen Stock music Via Satellite Records CD 1997 Compilation of stock music used in this Doctor Who serial. Doctor Who: Original Soundtrack Recording John Debney, John Sponsler and Louis Febre John Debney Productions CD 1997 Music from the 1996 TV movie. Promotional CD release by the composer Sherlock Holmes Meets Dr Who Carey Blyton Upbeat Classics CD 1999 Contains new recordings of suites of music from Doctor Who and the Silurians, Death to the Daleks, and Revenge of the Cybermen Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons Geoffrey Burgon BBC Music CD 2000 Music from Terror of the Zygons and The Seeds of Doom. Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 1: The Early Years 1963–1969 BBC Radiophonic Workshop BBC Music CD 2000 Reissued on Mute Records in 2005 Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 2: New Beginnings 1970–1980 BBC Radiophonic Workshop BBC Music CD 2000 Reissued on Mute Records in 2005 Dr Who - Music from the Tenth Planet Stock music Ochre Records CD 2000 Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 3: The Leisure Hive BBC Radiophonic Workshop BBC Music CD 2002 Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 4: Meglos & Full Circle BBC Radiophonic Workshop BBC Music CD 2002 Doctor Who: Devils' Planets - The Music of Tristram Cary Tristram Cary BBC Music 2-CD 2003 Incidental music from The Daleks, The Daleks' Master Plan and The Mutants. Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack Murray Gold Silva Screen Records CD 2006 Music from series one and two, featuring two songs performed by Neil Hannon. Doctor Who – The Gunfighters Tristram Cary BBC Audio 2-CD 2007 This narrated soundtrack release included as an extra "The Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon" composed for this story by Tristram Cary. Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 3 Murray Gold Silva Screen Records CD 2007 Featuring two songs performed by Yamit Mamo. Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 4 Murray Gold Silva Screen Records CD 2008 Features music selections from Voyage of the Damned and all of the Series 4 episodes originally broadcast in 2008 except for The Next Doctor Christmas Special. Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 4: The Specials Murray Gold Silva Screen Records 2-CD 2010 Features music selections from the Series 4 special episodes The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead, The Waters of Mars, and The End of Time parts 1 & 2. Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 5 Murray Gold Silva Screen Records 2-CD 2010 Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - A Christmas Carol Murray Gold Silva Screen Records CD/Download 2011 Featuring Katherine Jenkins singing “Abigail’s Song”. Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 6[2] Murray Gold Silva Screen Records 2-CD 2011 Spinoffs
Big Finish
Music from the Big Finish range of audios
Title Composer Label Format Year of Release Notes Doctor Who: Music from the New Audio Adventures – Volume I Alistair Lock Big Finish CD 2000 Music from Phantasmagoria, The Fearmonger, The Marian Conspiracy, and The Spectre of Lanyon Moor Doctor Who: Music from the New Audio Adventures – Volume II Alistair Lock Big Finish CD 2001 Music from Last of the Titans, The Shadow of the Scourge and The Fires of Vulcan Doctor Who: Music from the New Audio Adventures – Volume III Russell Stone Big Finish CD 2001 Music from Red Dawn, Winter for the Adept, and The Holy Terror Doctor Who: Music from the Eighth Doctor Audio Adventures Alistair Lock, Nicholas Briggs, Russell Stone & William Allen[disambiguation needed 
]Big Finish 2-CD 2002 Music from Storm Warning, Sword of Orion, The Stones of Venice, and Minuet in Hell, plus the Eighth Doctor Big Finish Theme Doctor Who: Music from the Fifth Doctor Audio Adventures Alistair Lock, David Darlington & Russell Stone Big Finish CD 2002 Music from Loups-Garoux, The Eye of the Scorpion, and Primeval Doctor Who: Music from the Sixth Doctor Audio Adventures Alistair Lock, Jim Mortimore & Jane Elphinstone Big Finish CD 2002 Music from Bloodtide, Project: Twilight, The One Doctor Doctor Who: Music from the Excelis Audio Adventures David Darlington Big Finish CD 2002 Music from Excelis Dawns, Excelis Rising, Excelis Decays, and The Plague Herds of Excelis Doctor Who: Music from the Seventh Doctor Audio Adventures Andy Hardwick, Jim Mortimore & Russell Stone Big Finish CD 2003 Music from Dust Breeding, The Rapture, and Bang-Bang-a-Boom! Other Spinoffs
Title Composer Label Format Year of Release Notes Myths and Other Legends Mark Ayres Metro Music LP 1990 Ayres' music for Reeltime Pictures' Myth Makers series of Doctor Who interviews. Reissued expanded format on CD by Silva Screen Records in 1991 Downtime: Original Soundtrack Recording Ian Levine, Nigel Stock[disambiguation needed ], &Erwin KeilesSilva Screen Records CD 1995 Music from the direct-to-video spinoff Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans – Original Soundtrack Recording Mark Ayres Silva Screen Records CD 1996 Music from the direct-to-video spinoff Dæmos Rising: The Music Alistair Lock Reeltime CD 2004 Music from the direct-to-DVD spinoff Torchwood: Original Television Soundtrack Ben Foster and Murray Gold Silva Screen Records Download/CD 2008 Music from Series 1 and 2 of Torchwood Torchwood: Original Television Soundtrack - Children of Earth Ben Foster Silva Screen Records Download/CD 2009 Music from Children of Earth Dr. Who & the Daleks Malcolm Lockyer and Bill McGuffie Silva Screen 2-CD 2009 Music from Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. with effects by Barry Gray Dr. Who and the Daleks/Daleks Invasion of Earth 2150 A.D.[3] Malcolm Lockyer and Bill McGuffie Silva Screen 7" EP 2011 Released on 16 April 2011 as part of Record Store Day. Side Two is a mini-adventure featuring the film's dialogue with music by Bill McGuffie Related Music Releases
Over the years, there have been music releases that did not feature in the series, but are related to Doctor Who, ranging from novelty spoofs to loving tributes to the series.
Title Artist Label Format Year of Release Notes "Doctor Who is Gonna Fix It" Bullamakanka RCL Records (Australia)
BBC/Gemcom (US)
BBC Records(UK)7" 1983 "Doctor in Distress" Who Cares? Record Shack 7"
12"1985 Charity single with proceeds going to Cancer Research created to raise awareness of the 1985 hiatus "Doctorin' the Tardis" The Timelords KLF Communications(UK)
TVT Records(US)7"
12"
cassette
CD1988 Doctor Who: Variations on a Theme various Metro Music
12"
Square CD1989 This disc consists of four versions of the Doctor Who theme, arranged by Mark Ayres, Dominic Glynn and Keff McCulloch. Reissued in 1991 by Silva Screen. CyberTech Adrian Pack and Michael Fillis Jump Cut CD 1994 Music inspired by the series, including the Dimensions in Time version of the theme music CyberTech Part II - Pharos Adrian Pack and Michael Fillis Jump Cut CD 1995 Music inspired by the series and the New Adventures novels Who is Dr Who various RPM CD 2000 Compilation of novelty singles and related singles from 1964–1973 produced by Mark Ayres Chameleon Circuit Chameleon Circuit DFTBA Records CD, Download 2009 Still Got Legs Chameleon Circuit DFTBA Records CD, Download 2011 See also
References
- Ayres, Mark (9 March 2002). "Doctor Who Compact Disc Catalogue". http://markayres.rwsprojects.co.uk/DWCDcat.htm. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
- "CD & Cassettes". The TARDIS Library. http://www.timelash.com/tardis/latest.asp?cds. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- "Incidental Music Discography". The Millennium Effect. http://www.millenniumeffect.co.uk/audio/composed-index.php. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ http://www.play.com/Books/AudioBooks/-/4579/3846/-/26919043/Various-Doctor-Who-Sound-Effects/Product.html?searchfilters=ae45%7bAudiobook%7d+&ob=6
- ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005ZRGVHY/
- ^ Screen, Silva (4 April 2011). "Silva Screen Blog: Limited Doctor Who Release". Silvascreenblog.blogspot.com. http://silvascreenblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/limited-doctor-who-release.html. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
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