Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 3
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| Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 3 | ||
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| Soundtrack by Murray Gold, Ben Foster and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales | ||
| Released | November 5, 2007 | |
| Recorded | 2006-2007 | |
| Genre | Soundtrack | |
| Length | 74:36 | |
| Label | Silva Screen Records | |
| Producer | Murray Gold and Ben Foster | |
Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 3 is a soundtrack album that was released on 5 November 2007[1], containing incidental music that was used throughout the third series of the BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who. The music was composed by the British musical director Murray Gold and was orchestrated by his collaborator Ben Foster who had previously worked with him on the films Alien Autopsy, I Want Candy and most recently Frank Oz's Death at a Funeral.[2]
The album's independent record label is Silva Screen Records who were responsible for the release of previous Doctor Who soundtracks, in collaboration with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
[edit] Material
This is the second soundtrack to be produced; the first was described by the publishers as a "best-seller which received massive acclaim from both critics and fans alike". The BBC had stated on their Doctor Who website that they were planning a release of a second soundtrack after the end of Series 4 (2008), but since they were inundated with requests for an earlier release, they were "contemplating one". This release would appear to be the one referenced. Therefore, this volume features only one series' worth of material rather than two, as the previous release contained.
The title of Track 1, "All the Strange, Strange Creatures" is a quote from "Love Don't Roam", a song composed for the 2006 Christmas special "The Runaway Bride" and included on the first soundtrack. The musical sting at the beginning of "All the Strange, Strange Creatures" also appeared on the previous soundtrack, as part of the selection "Westminster Bridge"; it has been heard at the beginning of several episodes, including the "The Runaway Bride". Portions of the remainder of "All the Strange, Strange Creatures" have been heard in episodes from "Gridlock" onwards, most notably "42" where it is used extensively, and in the chase sequence of "The Sound of Drums". In a DVD commentary for "42", executive producer Russell T Davies mentions that the theme was "moved up" into earlier episodes than initially planned. The track is subtitled (The Trailer Music) acknowledging the use of the track in Series 3 trailers.
This volume contains three vocal tracks ("My Angel put the Devil in Me", "The Stowaway" and "Abide With Me"), although only two of these were specifically composed for Doctor Who. "The Stowaway" which appeared in the 2007 Christmas special, "Voyage of the Damned"; the full version of the song was released on SilvaScreen's MySpace page. The CD versions of "The Stowaway" and "My Angel put the Devil in Me" are both performed by the vocalist Yamit Mamo[3]. The remaining lyrical track, the hymn "Abide With Me", is a choral arrangement originally presented in the episode "Gridlock", as an entire city singing. Other tracks also have singing on them, but are not songs in the conventional sense.
[edit] Track List
| Track no. | Track | Stories used in | Track Time |
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| 1 | "All the Strange, Strange Creatures (The Trailer Music)" | "Gridlock", "Daleks in Manhattan", "42", "Utopia", "The Sound of Drums", "The Fires of Pompeii" | 04.07 |
| 2 | "Martha's Theme" | "Smith and Jones", "Last of the Time Lords"[4]. Variations in "The Shakespeare Code", "The Lazarus Experiment", "42", "The Sontaran Stratagem", "The Poison Sky", "The Doctor's Daughter" and the Torchwood episodes : "Reset", "Dead Man Walking" and "A Day in the Death". | 03:42 |
| 3 | "Drowning Dry" | "The Shakespeare Code", "Gridlock", small sections used in "Daleks In Manhattan" | 01:54 |
| 4 | "The Carrionites Swarm" | "The Shakespeare Code" | 03:23 |
| 5 | "Gridlocked Cassinis" | "Gridlock" | 01:17 |
| 6 | "Boe" | "Gridlock", "Last of the Time Lords" (different arrangement in "New Earth" from Series 2)[5] | 03:43 |
| 7 | "Evolution of the Daleks" | Two parter: "Daleks in Manhattan" / "Evolution of the Daleks", ending section used in "Gridlock" | 01:53 |
| 8 | "My Angel put the Devil in Me" (performed by Yamit Mamo) | "Daleks in Manhattan" | 03:08 |
| 9 | "Mr Smith and Joan" | Two parter: "Human Nature" / "The Family of Blood" | 02:05 |
| 10 | "Only Martha Knows" | "Human Nature" [6] | 02:31 |
| 11 | "Smith's Choice" | Two parter: "Human Nature" / "The Family of Blood" | 01:42 |
| 12 | "Just Scarecrows to War" | Two parter: "Human Nature" / "The Family of Blood" | 01:30 |
| 13 | "Miss Joan Redfern" | Two parter: "Human Nature" / "The Family of Blood" | 01:51 |
| 14 | "The Dream of a Normal Death" | Two parter: "Human Nature" / "The Family of Blood" | 01:56 |
| 15 | "The Doctor Forever" | Heard in most Series 3 episodes, "The Fires of Pompeii", "The Sontaran Stratagem", "The Doctor's Daughter" | 04:16 |
| 16 | "Blink (Suite)" | "Blink", "Last of the Time Lords" | 02:55 |
| 17 | "The Runaway Bride" | "The Runaway Bride" | 04:18 |
| 18 | "After the Chase" | "The Runaway Bride", "Partners in Crime" | 01:26 |
| 19 | "The Futurekind" | "Utopia" | 01:44 |
| 20 | "YANA (Excerpt)" | "Utopia", "Last of the Time Lords" | 00:54 |
| 21 | "The Master Vainglorious" | Three-parter: "Utopia" / "The Sound of Drums" / "Last of the Time Lords", small sections used dring ending in "42" | 03:22 |
| 22 | "Martha's Quest" | Three-parter: "Utopia" / "The Sound of Drums" / "Last of the Time Lords" [6] | 03:19 |
| 23 | "This is Gallifrey: Our Childhood, Our Home" | Three-parter: "Utopia" / "The Sound of Drums" / "Last of the Time Lords", "The Doctor's Daughter" | 03:17 |
| 24 | "Martha Triumphant" | "Last of the Time Lords", "Time Crash" [7], "The Doctor's Daughter" | 02:49 |
| 25 | "Donna's Theme" | "The Runaway Bride", Variations heard in all series 4 episodes | 03:14 |
| 26 | "The Stowaway" (performed by Yamit Mamo) | "Voyage of the Damned"[8] | 03:36 |
| 27 | "The Master Tape" | Three-parter: "Utopia" / "The Sound of Drums" / "Last of the Time Lords" | 01:55 |
| 28 | "Abide With Me" | "Gridlock" | 02:28 |
[edit] References
- ^ Doctor Who - Series 3. Silva Screen Records (2007-10-10). Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
- ^ Ben Foster at IMDB, IMDB.com
- ^ Series 3 Soundtrack. BBC (2007-10-15). Retrieved on 2007-10-15.
- ^ "Martha's Theme" track sample from SilvaScreen
- ^ "Boe" track sample from SilvaScreen
- ^ a b CD Review: Doctor Who series 3 soundtrack (2007-11-02). Retrieved on 2007-11-04.
- ^ Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 3 booklet. 11-05-07.
- ^ Doctor Who Original Music from Series Three. Amazon.co.uk (2007-10-13). Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
