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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 8:48:21 GMT 7
This thread could have been posted in a number of sub forums, but music is fitting.
Arguably the best theme song ever written, instantly recognisable, and still going strong for over 50 years- although versions have been "tweaked" for new series, the basic tune still remains.
The original written by Australian composer Ron Grainer and sounded very different, I suppose that was before electronic music was being toyed with, but, do you know who was the original composer for the electronic version? Her name was Delia Derbyshire. She was a true pioneer in electronic music, years before her time, and never received a single cent for creating the epic theme song.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 8:59:02 GMT 7
And I always thought it was jean Michel Jarre (who apparently would have been 14 at the time)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 8:59:43 GMT 7
Peter Howell from the BBC showing how he did it his way in the early 80s.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 9:11:41 GMT 7
From Wikipedia- Grainer was amazed at the resulting piece of music and when he heard it, famously asked, "Did I write that?" Derbyshire modestly replied, "Most of it".
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Post by Soutpeel on Apr 8, 2016 9:30:59 GMT 7
and of course pink floyd made reference to it on "one of these days"...it not a rip of the same tune...but "their" version
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Post by AyG on Apr 8, 2016 9:32:33 GMT 7
The original written by Australian composer Ron Grainer and sounded very different, I suppose that was before electronic music was being toyed with, but, do you know who was the original composer for the electronic version? Her name was Delia Derbyshire. She was a true pioneer in electronic music, years before her time, and never received a single cent for creating the epic theme song. Being pedantic, Derbyshire didn't compose the electronic version. She simply arranged it. As for "never received a single cent", (1) we don't use cents in the UK, and (2) she was employed at the time by the BBC in their Radiophonic Workshop unit, so she was remunerated for her work through her salary. The BBC, shortsightedly in my opinion, disbanded the Radiophonic Workshop in 1998. Wikipedia has a fascinating description of how the work was created. Much, much harder work than I'd imagined: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_theme_music#1960s |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 9:38:18 GMT 7
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 9:42:42 GMT 7
The original Ron Grainer Dr Who Theme song- thank God Delia worked her magic.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 9:44:45 GMT 7
The original written by Australian composer Ron Grainer and sounded very different, I suppose that was before electronic music was being toyed with, but, do you know who was the original composer for the electronic version? Her name was Delia Derbyshire. She was a true pioneer in electronic music, years before her time, and never received a single cent for creating the epic theme song. Being pedantic, Derbyshire didn't compose the electronic version. She simply arranged it. As for "never received a single cent", (1) we don't use cents in the UK, and (2) she was employed at the time by the BBC in their Radiophonic Workshop unit, so she was remunerated for her work through her salary. The BBC, shortsightedly in my opinion, disbanded the Radiophonic Workshop in 1998. Wikipedia has a fascinating description of how the work was created. Much, much harder work than I'd imagined: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_theme_music#1960sYou can call it arrangement, but she took the original and made it her own. She showed it who's boss. Considering that room at the BBC didn't have any synthesizer keyboards at the time, it's amazing what she did. |
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Post by Soutpeel on Apr 8, 2016 9:58:36 GMT 7
Buying "classic" musical instruments for investment takes a lot of "balls" and knowledge...a bit more to it than buying an "old fender" Risky business unless you really know what your looking at ....for example 1959 Gibson standards below one on the left will set you back Euro -198,000 and the one on the right was sold for USD 2.0 million Attachment DeletedAttachment Deleted |
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