A brief history of the famous Doctor Who original theme

July 18, 2008 by James Lovette-Black
Filed under: art, music, science fiction and fantasy, technology, video

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I stumbled on Doctor Who in 1975, while I was a nursing student in Chicago. This series birthed a lifelong love of British comedy, science fiction, and fantasy.

In 1963, Ron Grainer of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, wrote the score for the theme that Delia Derbyshire realized, using truly avant-garde experimental methods and sounds to create the legendary Doctor Who theme. Check out the original, compelling theme music at the BBC website.

It is interesting that Derbyshire wrote an experimental dance music (EDM) piece that was decades ahead of its time.