List of Doctor Who music releases

This is a list of music releases from and relating to the BBC television series Doctor Who. It is split into two sections: One for soundtracks of music from the show and its spinoffs, and one for music relating to the series, mainly novelty or tribute records.

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 Release Date Notes
BBC Sound Effects No. 19 - Doctor Who Sound EffectsBBC Radiophonic WorkshopBBC RecordsLP/Cassette May 1978In mono, with sound effects from the Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker eras of Doctor Who.

Reissues

  • Reissued on CD in Spain by Diapason in 1990 as Efectos De Sonido - Ciencia Ficcion.
  • Reissued on CD by AudioGo in a "facsimile" edition recreating the original artwork 2 February 2012.[1]
  • Reissued on LP by AudioGo and Discovery Records on 21 April 2012 as part of Record Store Day.[2]
BBC Sound Effects No. 26 - Sci-Fi Sound EffectsBBC Radiophonic WorkshopBBC RecordsLP/Cassette 1981Seventeen 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.
  • Reissued on CD by AudioGo in a "facsimile" edition recreating the original artwork 4 April 2013.[3]
Doctor Who - The MusicBBC Radiophonic WorkshopBBC RecordsLP February 1983Reissues
  • Reissued on CD by Silva Screen Records in November 1992 as Earthshock – Classic Music From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 1 with bonus tracks
Doctor Who - The Music IIBBC Radiophonic WorkshopBBC RecordsLP February 1985Reissues
  • Reissued on CD by Silva Screen Records in November 1992 as The Five Doctors – Classic Music From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 2 with bonus tracks
Space Adventures - Music from 'Doctor Who' 1963–1968Stock musicDoctor Who Appreciation SocietyCassette September 1987Limited edition (300 copies) cassette release of stock music used in the series. Reissued on CD, expanded to cover through 1971, by the researcher Julian Knott in 1998, again in a limited issue of 300 copies.
Black Light - The Doctor Who Music of Dominic GlynnDominic Glynn Doctor Who Appreciation SocietyCassette July 1988 Music from The Mysterious Planet, The Ultimate Foe, and Dragonfire
The Doctor Who 25th Anniversary AlbumKeff McCullochBBC RecordsLP/Cassette/CD November 1988Also 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 May 1997.[4]
  • Reissued on CD as Music from Doctor Who by Castle Pulse in April 2002.
The Corridor of Eternity - The Music of Paddy KingslandPaddy Kingsland Doctor Who Appreciation SocietyCassette October 1990 Music from Castrovalva and Mawdryn Undead
Doctor Who: The Curse of FenricMark AyresSilva Screen RecordsCD July 1991
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the GalaxyMark AyresSilva Screen RecordsCD April 1992
Doctor Who: Ghost LightMark AyresSilva Screen RecordsCD June 1993 Reissued on CD with extra tracks on 26 August 2013.[5]
Doctor Who: Pyramids of MarsDudley SimpsonSilva Screen RecordsCD June 1993Re-recorded from the original scores on synthesiser by Heathcliff Blair.
The Best of Doctor Who Volume 1 – The Five DoctorsBBC Radiophonic WorkshopSilva AmericaCD June 1993Compilation 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)
Doctor Who: 30 Years at the BBC Radiophonic WorkshopBBC Radiophonic WorkshopBBC EnterprisesCD July 1993Compilation of sound effects, atmospheres, and music produced at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
The Worlds of Doctor WhovariousSilva Screen RecordsCD May 1994Compilation of Silva Screen's Doctor Who soundtrack output
The Best of Doctor Who Volume 2 – The Greatest Show in the GalaxyMark AyresSilva AmericaCD September 1994Compilation of edited highlights from Mark Ayres's three scores released on Silva Screen plus the McCulloch arrangement of the theme music.
Music from The Tomb of the CybermenStock musicVia Satellite RecordsCD May 1997Compilation of stock music used in this Doctor Who serial.
Doctor Who: Original Soundtrack RecordingJohn Debney, John Sponsler and Louis FebreJohn Debney ProductionsCD July 1997Music from the 1996 TV movie. Promotional CD release by the composer
Sherlock Holmes Meets Dr Who Carey Blyton Upbeat Classics CD May 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 ZygonsGeoffrey BurgonBBC MusicCD 24 January 2000Music from Terror of the Zygons and The Seeds of Doom.
Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 1: The Early Years 1963–1969BBC Radiophonic WorkshopBBC MusicCD 29 May 2000Reissues
Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 2: New Beginnings 1970–1980BBC Radiophonic WorkshopBBC MusicCD 29 May 2000Reissues
Dr Who - Music from the Tenth PlanetStock musicOchre RecordsCD November 2000
Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 3: The Leisure HivePeter Howell and Dick Mills at the BBC Radiophonic WorkshopBBC MusicCD 18 March 2002
Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 4: Meglos & Full CirclePaddy Kingsland and Peter Howell at the BBC Radiophonic WorkshopBBC MusicCD 18 March 2002
The Film Production Music Carey 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 CaryTristram CaryBBC Music2-CD 1 September 2003Incidental music from The Daleks, The Daleks' Master Plan and The Mutants.
Doctor Who: Original Television SoundtrackMurray GoldSilva Screen RecordsCD 11 December 2006Music from series one and two, featuring two songs performed by Neil Hannon. Reissued in a limited edition of 500 2-LP sets on 2 September 2013.[6]
Doctor Who – The GunfightersTristram CaryBBC Audio2-CD 5 February 2007This narrated soundtrack release included as an extra "The Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon" composed for this story by Tristram Cary.
Doctor Who: Series 3Murray GoldSilva Screen RecordsCD 5 November 2007Featuring two songs performed by Yamit Mamo.
Doctor Who: Series 4Murray GoldSilva Screen RecordsCD 17 November 2008Features 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: Series 4 – The Specials Murray GoldSilva Screen Records2-CD 4 October 2010Features 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: Series 5Murray GoldSilva Screen Records2-CD 8 November 2010
Doctor Who: A Christmas CarolMurray GoldSilva Screen RecordsCD/Download 21 March 2011Featuring Katherine Jenkins singing "Abigail’s Song".

Reissues

  • Reissued on white vinyl LP in a limited first pressing edition of 500 on 1 December 2014[7]
Doctor Who: Series 6Murray GoldSilva Screen Records2-CD 19 December 2011
Doctor Who: The Caves of AndrozaniRoger Limb and the BBC Radiophonic WorkshopSilva Screen RecordsCD/Download 25 March 2013 Reissues
  • Reissued in a 2-LP set on translucent purple vinyl by Silva Screen Records on 25 November 2013.[8]
John Smith and the Common Men: Sounds from the Inferno[9] Stock music Hysterion Records 7-inch EP 20 April 2013 Limited edition of 1000 for Record Store Day 2013. Contains "Three Guitars Mood 2" from An Unearthly Child as well as "Latin Gear" and "The Eyelash" from The War Machines
Doctor Who: The KrotonsBrian Hodgson and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Silva Screen Records CD/Download/10" Vinyl 13 May 2013[10]
Doctor Who: Series 7[11]Murray GoldSilva Screen Records2-CD 9 September 2013
Doctor Who: The Snowmen/The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe[12]Murray GoldSilva Screen RecordsCD 21 October 2013 Includes music from "The Snowmen" and "The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe"
Doctor Who: The 50th Anniversary Collection[13][14] Various Silva Screen Records 4-CD 9 December 2013[15] Other versions
  • Released in a condensed 2-disc release in the US on 17 December 2013 (digital download)[16][17] and 4 February 2014 (CD)
  • Released in an expanded limited 11-disc box set 26 September 2014[18][19]
  • Released in a 4-LP vinyl set 25 February 2016[20] Dubbed the Cyberman edition, this limited edition set is pressed in metallic silver vinyl.[21]
Cold Worlds[22][23] Don Harper Dual Planet LP/CD 7 July 2014 Re-recording of the score from The Invasion
The Ultra Sonic Perception[23][24] Eric Siday Dual Planet LP/CD 7 July 2014 A collection of stock music, including some used in Doctor Who.
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor/The Time of the Doctor[25]Murray GoldSilva Screen Records2-CD 24 November 2014 Includes music from "The Day of the Doctor" and "The Time of the Doctor"
Doctor Who: Best of Series One Through Seven[26]Murray GoldSilva Screen Records/ SPACELAB9LP Picture Disc 23 December 2014 Selected tracks from the Series 1/2 through Series 7 soundtracks. Limited to 3,000 copies. Exclusive to Hot Topic.
Doctor Who: Series 8[27]Murray GoldSilva Screen Records3-CD 18 May 2015
Doctor Who: A Musical Adventure Through Time and Space, Volume One[28] Murray Gold, John Debney, John Sponsler and Louis Febre BSX Records CD 28 August 2015 Re-recordings of music from the 1996 TV movie and Series 1 – 8 produced and arranged by Dominik Hauser.

Spinoffs

Big Finish

Music from the Big Finish range of audios.

Title Composer Label Format Release Date Notes
Doctor Who: Music from the New Audio Adventures – Volume I Alistair Lock Big Finish CD September 2000 Music from Phantasmagoria, The Fearmonger, The Marian Conspiracy, and The Spectre of Lanyon Moor
Doctor Who: Music from the New Audio Adventures – Volume II Alistair Lock Big Finish CD March 2001 Music from Last of the Titans, The Shadow of the Scourge and The Fires of Vulcan
Doctor Who: Music from the New Audio Adventures – Volume III Russell Stone Big Finish CD June 2001 Music from Red Dawn, Winter for the Adept, and The Holy Terror
Doctor Who: Music from the Eighth Doctor Audio Adventures Alistair Lock, Nicholas Briggs, Russell Stone & William Allen Big Finish 2-CD January 2002 Music from Storm Warning, Sword of Orion, The Stones of Venice, and Minuet in Hell, plus the Eighth Doctor Big Finish Theme
Doctor Who: Music from the Fifth Doctor Audio Adventures Alistair Lock, David Darlington & Russell Stone Big Finish CD October 2002 Music from Loups-Garoux, The Eye of the Scorpion, and Primeval
Doctor Who: Music from the Sixth Doctor Audio Adventures Alistair Lock, Jim Mortimore & Jane Elphinstone Big Finish CD November 2002 Music from Bloodtide, Project: Twilight, The One Doctor
Doctor Who: Music from the Excelis Audio Adventures David Darlington Big Finish CD December 2002 Music from Excelis Dawns, Excelis Rising, Excelis Decays, and The Plague Herds of Excelis
Doctor Who: Music from the Seventh Doctor Audio Adventures Andy Hardwick, Jim Mortimore & Russell Stone Big Finish CD April 2003 Music from Dust Breeding, The Rapture, and Bang-Bang-a-Boom!
Doctor Who - Embrace the Darkness - Remastered[29] Jim Mortimore Bandcamp Download 11 October 2012
Doctor Who - The Rapture - Remastered[30] Jim Mortimore with Jane Elphinstone & Simon Robinson Bandcamp Download 28 October 2012
Doctor Who - Project Twilight - Remastered[31] Jim Mortimore Bandcamp Download 19 November 2012
Doctor Who - He Jests at Scars - Remastered[32] Jim Mortimore Bandcamp Download 16 December 2012
Doctor Who - Seasons of Fear - Remastered[33] Jane Elphinstone Bandcamp Download 6 January 2013
Doctor Who - Davros - Remastered[34] Jane Elphinstone Bandcamp Download 4 February 2013

Torchwood

Title Composer Label Format Release Date Notes
Torchwood: Original Television Soundtrack Ben Foster and Murray Gold Silva Screen Records Download/CD 5 August 2008 Music from Series 1 and 2 of Torchwood
Torchwood: Children of Earth Ben Foster Silva Screen Records Download/CD 7 July 2009 Music from Children of Earth

Other spinoffs

Title Composer Label Format Release Date Notes
Myths and Other Legends Mark Ayres Metro Music LP January 1990 Ayres' music for Reeltime Pictures' Myth Makers series of Doctor Who interviews.

Reissues

  • Reissued in an expanded format on CD by Silva Screen Records in August 1991
Downtime: Original Soundtrack RecordingIan Levine, Nigel Stock, & Erwin KeilesSilva Screen RecordsCDDecember 1995Music from the direct-to-video spinoff
Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans – Original Soundtrack RecordingMark AyresSilva Screen RecordsCDJanuary 1996Music from the direct-to-video spinoff
Dæmos Rising: The MusicAlistair LockReeltimeCD14 March 2004Music from the direct-to-DVD spinoff
Dr. Who & the Daleks Malcolm Lockyer and Bill McGuffie Silva Screen CD 5 October 2009 Music from Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. with effects by Barry Gray

Reissues

Dr. Who and the Daleks/Daleks Invasion of Earth 2150 A.D.[36] Malcolm Lockyer and Bill McGuffie Silva Screen 7" EP 16 April 2011 Released as part of Record Store Day. Side Two is a mini-adventure featuring the film's dialogue with music by Bill McGuffie
An Adventure in Space and Time[37] Edmund Butt Silva Screen CD 3 March 2014[38]

Related music releases

Over the years, there have been music releases that did not feature in the series, but are related to Doctor Who, ranging from novelty spoofs to tributes to the series.

Title Composer Label Format Release Date Notes
"Doctor Who is Gonna Fix It" Bullamakanka RCL Records (Australia)
BBC / Gemcom (US)
BBC Records (UK)
7" December 1982
"Doctor in Distress" Who Cares? Record Shack 7"
12"
March 1985 Charity single with proceeds going to Cancer Research created to raise awareness of the 1985 hiatus
"Doctorin' the Tardis"The TimelordsKLF (UK)
TVT Records (US)
7"
12"
cassette
CD
23 May 1988
Doctor Who: Variations on a ThemevariousMetro Music
12"
Square CD
November 1989This disc consists of four versions of the Doctor Who theme, arranged by Mark Ayres, Dominic Glynn and Keff McCulloch. Reissued in 1991 by Silva Screen.
CyberTechAdrian Pack and Michael FillisJump CutCDFebruary 1994Music inspired by the series, including the Dimensions in Time version of the theme music
CyberTech Part II - PharosAdrian Pack and Michael FillisJump CutCDJuly 1995Music inspired by the series and the New Adventures novels
Who is Dr WhovariousRPMCD30 October 2000Compilation of novelty singles and related singles from 1964–1973 produced by Mark Ayres
Chameleon Circuit Chameleon Circuit DFTBA Records CD, Download 1 June 2009
Still Got LegsChameleon Circuit DFTBA Records CD, Download 12 July 2011
Doctor Who Theme: The Gallifrey Remixes[39] Dominic Glynn No Bones Records Digital Download 16 June 2014
Vortis - music inspired by The Web Planet[40] Jim Mortimore Bandcamp Download 8 August 2014

See also

Notes and references

Notes
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  2. Seale, Jack. "Doctor Who sound effects LPs to be re-released on vinyl". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  3. "BBC Sci-Fi Sound Effects (Vintage Beeb): Amazon.co.uk: BBC: Books". Amazon.co.uk. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  4. This issue was mastered at the wrong speed, the whole album playing much too fast.
  5. "Doctor Who: Ghost Light". Doctor Who Music. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  6. "Doctor Who: Series 1&2 – 12 inch vinyl". Doctor Who Music. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  7. "Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol on Vinyl". Silva Screen Records. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  8. "Doctor Who Soundtrack - The Caves of Androzani Vinyl DLP - TM Stores". Cart.tmstor.es. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  9. "John Smith And The Common Men Out On Disc". Doctor Who News. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  10. "New Classic Who Release:The Krotons". Doctor Who Music. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  11. "Doctor Who: Series 7". Doctor Who Music. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  12. Silva Screen Music. "Jeremy Holland-Smith, Ben Foster - Doctor Who: The Snowmen / The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe :: Silva Screen Music". silvescreenmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  13. "Doctor Who – The 50th Anniversary Collection " Silva Screen Records America". Silvascreenusa.com. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  14. "DOCTOR WHO 50TH ANNIVERSARY BOX SET". Silva Screen Records. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  15. "Twitter / SilvaScreen: Doctor Who cover with brand". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  16. "Doctor Who - The 50th Anniversary Collection (Original Television Soundtrack): Various artists: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  17. "CineMedia Promotions". Cinemediapromotions.tumblr.com. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  18. "Doctor Who Soundtrack - DOCTOR WHO: THE TARDIS EDITION - TM Stores". Cart.tmstor.es. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  19. "Doctor Who Soundtrack - DOCTOR WHO: THE ELEVEN DISC EDITION - TM Stores". Cart.tmstor.es. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  20. "Doctor Who: 50 Years in the TARDIS Vinyl Box Set". ThinkGeek. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  21. Coopee, Todd. "Doctor Who: The 50th Anniversary Collection 4 LP Box Set". ToyTales.ca.
  22. "Don Harper - Cold Worlds". Dual Planet. 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  23. 1 2 "Dual Planet to release incidental music by Don Harper and Eric Siday". Doctor Who News. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  24. "Eric Siday - The Ultra Sonic Perception". Dual Planet. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  25. Silva Screen Music. "Doctor Who - The Day Of The Doctor/ The Time Of The Doctor - Original Television Soundtrack". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
  26. "SPACELAB9 Releases 'Best Of' DOCTOR WHO Vinyl Soundtrack Today". Broadway World. 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  27. "Doctor Who: Series 8". Silva Screen. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
  28. "Various Artists - Doctor Who: Musical Adventure Through Time - Amazon.com Music". amazon.com.
  29. Mortimore, Jim (11 October 2012). "Doctor Who - Embrace the Darkness - remastered OST". Bandcamp. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  30. Mortimore, Jim (28 October 2012). "Doctor Who - The Rapture - remastered OST". Bandcamp. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  31. Mortimore, Jim (19 November 2012). "Doctor Who - Project Twilight - remastered OST". Bandcamp. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  32. Mortimore, Jim (16 December 2012). "Doctor Who - He Jests at Scars - remastered OST". Bandcamp. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  33. Mortimore, Jim (6 January 2013). "Doctor Who - Seasons of Fear - remastered OST". Bandcamp. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  34. Mortimore, Jim (4 February 2013). "Doctor Who - Davros - remastered OST". Bandcamp. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  35. "OST (1) - DR WHO AND THE DALEKS". Record Store Day.
  36. Screen, Silva (4 April 2011). "Silva Screen Blog: Limited Doctor Who Release". Silvascreenblog.blogspot.com. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  37. Mark Gatiss (12 December 2013). "Twitter / Markgatiss: Very happy to report that Ed". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  38. "An Adventure In Space And Time". Doctor Who Music. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
  39. "Amazon.com: Doctor Who Theme: The Gallifrey Remixes: Dominic Glynn: MP3 Downloads". Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  40. "Vortis - music inspired by The Web Planet - Jim Mortimore". Jim Mortimore. 8 August 2014.
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