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There’s no end to what fans do to celebrate their fandom. Some write, some draw, some make videos.  There are websites, poems, paintings, and sculptures out there being created by fans.  I’ve just recently happened upon a website that deals solely with remixes of the Doctor Who theme.  I’ve always enjoyed hearing new variations on the Doctor Who theme.  I guess the Mark Ayres “Variations” release back in the 1990s was my first introduction to DW remixes. In fact I don’t think I knew what a remix was back then!  Since then I’ve heard rock/pop covers (KLF), string quartet compositions (Foreplay), and dance club dubs (Orbital) of the theme…and there are more out there, it’s amazing.  Some are good, some are terrible.  I guess if I was musically gifted, I too would set out to rework the theme, and play with it.  Why not?  It’s a bloody cool track.  Check out the following links for a quick audio fix: 

music copy.jpgMetalhead?
Hip Hop
Odd but I like it
Clubland

“The website was created to pay tribute to Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire’s influential and timeless theme, with amateur (non-commissioned and non-profit;) remixes, electronic or acoustic, faithful or pisstakes, of the theme.” http://whomix.trilete.net/ 

And I say right on. 

I wonder how they will rework the New Theme… or are have they already hit the mark?

5 Comments...

Some of these are interesting, but none of these for me captures the verve and enjoyability of Fourplay’s acoustic string rendition of the theme. Man, that’s da bomb. Or something.

Posted by Graeme  on  02/23  at  01:35 PM

Too true.  Foreplay is the best one out there.  I hope more musicians pick up their instruments and gives us their versions of this classic tune.  But there’s something about the Metal remix I like.  Perhaps I’m just waiting for Iron Maiden to do the theme.  Then I could die happy.

Posted by Rod  on  02/23  at  01:43 PM

the “odd” one is supposed to be in the style of Michael Nyman, and it does it really well. It’s one of my favourites. I love Orbital’s live version too.

Posted by John  on  02/23  at  02:36 PM

Nyman… just looked him up. He did the Gattica soundtrack…one of my all time favourites. As for Orbital…never been a big fan, but that’s more about my genre alliances than anything.

Posted by Rod  on  02/23  at  05:13 PM

I’m not a big fan of Orbital, but I do like their version. I am a big fan of Michael Nyman, and that Nymanesque version is eerily spot on.

I quite like “Dr Who By Jiggity (The Cursed Mix)” as well
and I’ve just heard Fourplay’s version, it’s pretty awesome.

Posted by John  on  02/23  at  05:56 PM

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