Doctor Who Music - Soundtrack Music

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.

Reissues

  • Reissued on CD by AudioGo in a "facsimile" edition recreating the original artwork 2 February 2012.
  • Reissued on LP by AudioGo and Discovery Records on 21 April 2012 as part of Record Store Day.
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.

Reissues

  • Reissued on CD in 1991 as Essential Science Fiction Sound Effects Vol. 1.
Doctor Who - The Music BBC Radiophonic Workshop BBC Records LP 1983 Reissues
  • 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 Reissues
  • 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 Glynn, DominicDominic Glynn Doctor Who Appreciation Society Cassette 1988 Music from The Mysterious Planet, The Ultimate Foe, and Dragonfire. Reissues
  • Reissued on CD in 2003
The Doctor Who 25th Anniversary Album McCulloch, KeffKeff McCulloch BBC Records LP/Cassette/CD 1988 Also includes versions of the Doctor Who Theme by Delia Derbyshire, Peter Howell, and Dominic Glynn.

Reissues

  • Reissued on CD as Evolution - The Music From Dr Who by Prestige Records in 1997.
  • Reissued on CD as Music from Doctor Who by Castle Pulse in July 2002.
The Corridor of Eternity - The Music of Paddy Kingsland Kingsland, PaddyPaddy Kingsland Doctor Who Appreciation Society Cassette 1990 Music from Castrovalva and Mawdryn Undead
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric Ayres, MarkMark Ayres Silva Screen Records CD 1991
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy Ayres, MarkMark Ayres Silva Screen Records CD 1992
Doctor Who: Ghost Light Ayres, MarkMark Ayres Silva Screen Records CD 1993
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars Simpson, DudleyDudley 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 Ayres, MarkMark Ayres Silva America CD 1994 Compilation of edited highlights from Mark Ayres's 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 Debney, John, John Sponsler and Louis FebreJohn 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 Blyton, CareyCarey 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 Burgon, GeoffreyGeoffrey 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 Reissues
  • Reissued on CD by Mute Records in 2005
Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 2: New Beginnings 1970–1980 BBC Radiophonic Workshop BBC Music CD 2000 Reissues
  • Reissued on CD by 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
The Film Production Music Blyton, CareyCarey Blyton Apollo Sound CD 2003 Contains suites of music from Doctor Who and the Silurians, Death to the Daleks, and Revenge of the Cybermen
Doctor Who: Devils' Planets - The Music of Tristram Cary Cary, TristramTristram Cary BBC Music 2-CD 2003 Incidental music from The Daleks, The Daleks' Master Plan and The Mutants.
Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack Gold, MurrayMurray Gold Silva Screen Records CD 2006 Music from series one and two, featuring two songs performed by Neil Hannon.
Doctor Who – The Gunfighters Cary, TristramTristram 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 Gold, MurrayMurray Gold Silva Screen Records CD 2007 Featuring two songs performed by Yamit Mamo.
Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 4 Gold, MurrayMurray 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 Gold, MurrayMurray 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.
Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 5 Gold, MurrayMurray Gold Silva Screen Records 2-CD 2010
Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - A Christmas Carol Gold, MurrayMurray Gold Silva Screen Records CD/Download 2011 Featuring Katherine Jenkins singing “Abigail’s Song”.
Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack - Series 6 Gold, MurrayMurray Gold Silva Screen Records 2-CD 2011

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