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Thirty Days of Doctor Who: Day Seven
Day 07 – Your Favourite Piece of Music
... is there anyone who answers this question with something other than 'the theme tune'? Let's just take it as read that it's some of the greatest TV music ever, and move along to something less predictable. There's a lot of great musical moments in Doctor Who that don't involve anything that goes 'oooo-EEEE-oooooo', so here's five that spring to mind:
1) The use of Space Adventure during Tomb of the Cybermen. (It's the music that plays when the aforementioned Cybermen are breaking out of the aforementioned tombs.) All the more weirdly perfect because it wasn't composed for the occasion, but picked out of the BBC archive by the director.
2) Gwendolyn singing That's the Way to the Zoo from Ghost Light. All the better when you know it's a spookily apposite period song, not a pastiche.
3) Colin Baker's bravura rendition of I Am the Very Model of a Gallifreyan Buccaneer, from the first and so far only Doctor Who musical.
4) The Master's rendition of I Can't Decide. I don't think there's anything to be said about that mad, brilliant moment.
5) ... and an honourable mention to Murray Gold for the montage at the end of The Pandorica Opens, which was absolutely spot-on scoring. (I've grumbled about Murray in previous seasons, but it turns out the person they needed to get rid of was whoever kept playing his scores SO BLOODY LOUD. There's nothing wrong with the music now that it's not drowning out everything else.)
Day 01 - Your Favourite Quote
Day 02 – Your Favourite Classic Series Episode
Day 03 – Your Favourite New Series Episode
Day 04 – Your Favourite Doctor
Day 05 – Your Favourite Companion
Day 06 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 07 – Your Favourite Piece of Music
Day 08 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Happy
Day 09 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Angry/Sad
Day 10 – A Who-Related Photo That You Took
Day 11 – Your Favourite Season (Classic or New)
Day 12 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 13 – Your Favourite Villain
Day 14 – The Villain Who Scared You the Most
Day 15 – Favourite Who-Related Tumblr
Day 16 – Your Favourite Who-Related FanFic
Day 17 – A Piece of Who-Related FanArt
Day 18 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 19 – The Scene That Made Your Cry the Most
Day 20 – The Character Who Is Most Like You
Day 21 – Your Doctor Who OTP
Day 22 – A Who-Related Fan-Site
Day 23 – A Who-Related YouTube Video
Day 24 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 25 – Favourite Who Actor
Day 26 – Favourite Who Actress
Day 27 – An Episode You Wish Hadn’t Been Made
Day 28 – An Episode Idea You Created Yourself
Day 29 – Who You Think Should Be the Next Doctor
Day 30 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
... is there anyone who answers this question with something other than 'the theme tune'? Let's just take it as read that it's some of the greatest TV music ever, and move along to something less predictable. There's a lot of great musical moments in Doctor Who that don't involve anything that goes 'oooo-EEEE-oooooo', so here's five that spring to mind:
1) The use of Space Adventure during Tomb of the Cybermen. (It's the music that plays when the aforementioned Cybermen are breaking out of the aforementioned tombs.) All the more weirdly perfect because it wasn't composed for the occasion, but picked out of the BBC archive by the director.
2) Gwendolyn singing That's the Way to the Zoo from Ghost Light. All the better when you know it's a spookily apposite period song, not a pastiche.
3) Colin Baker's bravura rendition of I Am the Very Model of a Gallifreyan Buccaneer, from the first and so far only Doctor Who musical.
4) The Master's rendition of I Can't Decide. I don't think there's anything to be said about that mad, brilliant moment.
5) ... and an honourable mention to Murray Gold for the montage at the end of The Pandorica Opens, which was absolutely spot-on scoring. (I've grumbled about Murray in previous seasons, but it turns out the person they needed to get rid of was whoever kept playing his scores SO BLOODY LOUD. There's nothing wrong with the music now that it's not drowning out everything else.)
Day 01 - Your Favourite Quote
Day 02 – Your Favourite Classic Series Episode
Day 03 – Your Favourite New Series Episode
Day 04 – Your Favourite Doctor
Day 05 – Your Favourite Companion
Day 06 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 07 – Your Favourite Piece of Music
Day 08 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Happy
Day 09 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Angry/Sad
Day 10 – A Who-Related Photo That You Took
Day 11 – Your Favourite Season (Classic or New)
Day 12 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 13 – Your Favourite Villain
Day 14 – The Villain Who Scared You the Most
Day 15 – Favourite Who-Related Tumblr
Day 16 – Your Favourite Who-Related FanFic
Day 17 – A Piece of Who-Related FanArt
Day 18 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 19 – The Scene That Made Your Cry the Most
Day 20 – The Character Who Is Most Like You
Day 21 – Your Doctor Who OTP
Day 22 – A Who-Related Fan-Site
Day 23 – A Who-Related YouTube Video
Day 24 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 25 – Favourite Who Actor
Day 26 – Favourite Who Actress
Day 27 – An Episode You Wish Hadn’t Been Made
Day 28 – An Episode Idea You Created Yourself
Day 29 – Who You Think Should Be the Next Doctor
Day 30 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
The monkey house is nearly full, but there's room enough for you!
Re: The monkey house is nearly full, but there's room enough for you!
Hee. I gather you're far from the only one - I became a fan as an adult, so I don't think I can blame the show for anything warped about my mind.