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Doctor Who Original Music from Series Three
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| Outdoes the series 1/2 soundtrack by far. Great stuff. | |
|  | Unlike some others here, I'll avoid the temptation to make a "Gold" joke about this. :)
The revived Doctor Who's third series (the 2007 one) is represented by this soundtrack. It contains a little beyond the third season, it has a song from the Dec 25, 2006 Christmas episode, as well as the Dec 25, 2007 Christmas episode (which at the time it came out was before the story had aired). This soundtrack, like the other one was done by composer Murray Gold, who has handled all the music for the new Doctor Who.
It's turned out to be fabulous. It's orchestral unlike the old series. That could be down to budget, but the old show's music never sounded like this, and I'm convinced it's a large part of the overall feel of the series now. There's all kinds of things on here. There's a few actual songs (with lyrics), but most is soundtrack stuff - and it's really good. As with the series itself, the third series (29th overall) soundtrack is better than the stuff that preceded it.
If you were a fan of the 2007 series of Doctor Who, then you should be all means check it out. I know lot a lot of people like listening to soundtracks (mostly because of there being no lyrics), but this is fantastic! Even my two year old loves listening to this, and she's never seen the show! When track 2 comes on, "Hey, it's Martha's song!"
One minor nit, though.. The show tune number from the Dalek episode "Daleks in Manattan" is here (My Angel put the Devil in Me). Unfortunately, it's not the original version. The woman who sang the song from the Christmas 2007 episode sings it here (Yamit Mamo), and while it's a good version, it's not the original. I really wish the original version was on here instead.
| | | Another brilliant DOCTOR WHO soundtrack from MURRAY GOLD. And if this composer has a single unmelodic bone in his body, well, I've yet to hear it on disc.
The music for Series Three demonstrates once again just how key it is to the ongoing success of DOCTOR WHO. Going right back to THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, could you imagine CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTONE's Doctor, having just absorbed the time vortex from ROSE TYLER via a life-saving kiss then blowing the energy back into the heart of the TARDIS, without that achingly beautiful piece to accompany the visuals? No? Me neither. It hits the spot every time.
So, too, in Series Three's finest single episode, THE FAMILY OF BLOOD. The music that accompanies the dissolve from the WW1 battlefield to the Veterans' Memorial Service (THE DOCTOR FOREVER) combines to deliver such an emotional impact that it's virtually impossible not to be brought to tears. Of course, the point here is 'combines'. There's no doubt that Gold's music is a complete success in it's own right, but ultimately the benefits of being able to 'picture' events as conjoured up by every crescendo, con brio and affettuoso is the lifeblood of all great motion picture soundtracks. Even JAWS.
Action and adventure forms a major part of the proceedings here and Gold is so bursting with ideas that on occasion you're left feeling a bit Oliver Twist-y, wanting more, wishing certain phrases were repeated because they're so exciting and addictive. ALL THE STRANGE, STRANGE CREATURES immmediately brings a smile to the face for being both strident and cheeky, and its placement in pole position is perfectly judged, ideal for our second trip into the Wonderland that is the province of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Standout tracks? Well, don't be too surprised when I say that pretty much every track is a standout. For me at least, it really is a case of listening from start to finish, because around every corner there's usually some kind of surprise, some sonic blast of musical, occasionally technical, often emotional virtuosity to be had. However...if pushed on the matter, then I would have to place GALLIFREY: OUR CHILDREN, OUR HOME right at the top of pile, amongst those gleaming citadel spires, within the mountains of solace and solitude, along the continent of wild endeavour....ahh. Sorry. But you know what I mean. Really, there's only thing missing from this album - and it is indeed conspicuous for being absent - that being the new ramped-up opening titles theme. Guitars and a heavy drumbeat combine to...well, between you, me and the Helmic Regulator let's just say it rocks, that's for sure. Didn't see that one coming, Murray, but where is it when you need it? Next Christmas? Oh, okay.
Mr Gold is even master of the sleeve note. If the amusing "whistling" incident is anything to go by, he's more than aware of his importance in the WHO universe and certainly not afraid to say what he thinks. And as Britain's best and most important contemporary film composer - right up there with the Horners, Elfmans and Goldsmiths of this world (sadly, in Jerry's case, the NEXT world) - he is unquestionably great news for the continuing success of DOCTOR WHO...and even better news for us.
The other Gold Standard. Buy it now.
UNRESERVEDLY RECOMMENDED
| | I look forward now each year to a release of Murray Gold for the Holidays! | |
| | I enjoyed the first Doctor Who - Murray Gold CD as a gift from some friends who picked it up for me while they were in London just before Christmas. So, even though I did not get to see the Runaway Bride Episode - I did get to enjoy the spirit and feeling of the Doctor Who shows from Murray Gold's wonderfully orchestrated scores. I am still enjoying that CD.
I feel this year Murray Gold further experimented in his arrangements with more boldness, freedom and some sultry JAZZ! You can not hear his music and not feel great inside, and also a bit of British Pride.
I looked forward all this year to getting the new Doctor Who CD of Murray Gold, hoping that I would get it in time for Christmas. Yes, I did - some musical wishes come true. The Doctor Who Series 3 CD is a soundtrack album that not only reminds us of enjoyable moments of the Doctor Who series, but also the music gives you a sense of hope in the middle of winter, even when bad mannered aliens just seem to want to cause us chaos each Christmas!
| | I'll keep this short and simple | |
| | I am a huge fan of film soundtrack score music (the classical pieces of music created by geniuses to go alongside motion pictures to make them feel just amazing). Murray Gold is one of these such geniuses. This album features an incredible array of music that could partner any film and probably win him an Oscar for it. The tracks "All The Strange, Strange Creatures", "Boe", "YANA" and "This Is Gallifrey" are some of the most emotion-stirring compositions I have ever heard. Whether you're a Doctor Who fan or not, maybe if you're just a soundtrack fan, you simply must buy this.
| | | I was one of the people who campaigned day and night for a release of the musci from Series 3, after many glorious hours filling my ears with pure brilliance! I was one of the first to order it on the very hour it was released! I was the first to rip open the packaging and shove the disk into my CD player! And I was one of the first to be disappointed.
Don't get me wrong, Murray Golds music for series 3 was of a higher standerd than anyone expected. It was catchy, emotional, and was at the heart of Doctor Who. Therefor I was very surprised when I found out the CD had left out, or had very little of, the best music from the series. For example, Martha's Quest. That piece of music could have been spread out into many different tracks, and the music could have been expanded. But instead, Silva Screen couldn't be bothered and just shortened each piece of music. The end of that track was the whole reason I purchased that CD! And it had so many versions: with the choir, then the brass, and the xylophone piece! If you haven't yet bought it, you'll have no idea what I'm rambling on about. But never mind.
Another let down was the variety of episodes the music came from. Half of it came from Human Nature, where the music, in my opinion, was quite poor. I just think Siva Screen could have chosen the music a little better.
On the other hand, there are some toe-tappingly brilliant tracks: My Angel put the Devil in Me, The Stowaway, All those Strange Strange Creatures and Only Martha Knows. Despite it's faults, this is an item worth buying.
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