The 'new' Dr Who

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Nightjar Jan 2021 6:14pm, 10 Jan 2021 6,018 posts	0 Nightjar Not really thought about it like that Chrisull but you’re right, the soundtrack sets the tone.
Ocelot Spleens Jan 2021 9:06am, 11 Jan 2021 29,706 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens One of my current bugbear is how anodyne the music is now compared to what a fantastic effort is was back then.
flanker Jan 2021 11:45am, 11 Jan 2021 19,632 posts	0 flanker I think they match it to the plot
swittle Jan 2021 11:51am, 11 Jan 2021 71,941 posts	0 swittle Delia Derbyshire = tough act to follow. I'd like to have heard Orbital's take on the theme - they put out a version in 2001 entitled 'Doctor ?' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H_o6ncUz3g
Albert O Balsam Jan 2021 10:27am, 12 Jan 2021 726 posts	0 Albert O Balsam If you can, look up the Glastonbury version (there are two, I prefer the one without Matt Smith) - it's great, and I love the inflatable daleks !
swittle Jan 2021 10:28am, 12 Jan 2021 71,992 posts	0 swittle Thanks, A O B - the lads were epic live iirc.
MarkyMarkMark (3M) Jan 2021 3:57pm, 12 Jan 2021 13,981 posts	0 MarkyMarkMark (3M) That's rather cool, Swittle (the Orbital version). I had a brief flash in my mind's eye of the Tardis flying high and Jon Pertwee, so it must have been more like the official version that the official version itself in places, and triggered some random memory neurons!
TheScribbler Jan 2021 4:29pm, 12 Jan 2021 5,263 posts	0 TheScribbler Finally found my Dr Who inspired short story. Just posted it on my blog for anyone who wants to read it. Thank you for making me go and search it out I hope you enjoy it.
swittle Jan 2021 5:53pm, 12 Jan 2021 72,018 posts	0 swittle Will check it out, Scribbler MarkyMarkMark: here's the Orbital live cut of 'Doctor ?' at Glastonbury in 2004, complete with false start and Dalek in flight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pdawOyWhxk
GordonG Jan 2021 6:02pm, 12 Jan 2021 8,434 posts	0 GordonG Blimey that was all about trippy. Was the camera meant to be out of focus so much of the time?