David Cain (composer)

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David Cain (born 1941) was a composer and technician for the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. He was educated at Imperial College London, where he earned a degree in mathematics. In 1963, he joined the BBC as a studio manager, specialising in radio drama. He transferred to the Radiophonic Workshop in 1967 where he composed various jingles and signature tunes as well as the complete incidental music for the BBC's radio productions of The War of the Worlds in 1967, and The Hobbit in 1968. He also produced the Workshop's 1973 adaptation of Isaac Asimov's The Foundation Trilogy. He remained with the Radiophonic Workshop until 1973.

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BBC Radiophonic Workshop
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"Time Beat" | BBC Radiophonic Music | Fourth Dimension | The Radiophonic Workshop | Out of This World | Through A Glass Darkly | BBC Sound Effects No. 19 - Doctor Who Sound Effects | BBC Radiophonic Workshop - 21 | BBC Sound Effects No. 26 - Sci-Fi Sound Effects | Doctor Who - The Music | The Soundhouse | The Living Planet - Music from the BBC TV Series | Doctor Who - The Music II | Doctor Who: 30 Years at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop | Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 1: The Early Years 1963-1969 | Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 2: New Beginnings 1970-1980 | Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 3: The Leisure Hive | Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 4: Meglos & Full Circle | Music from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
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