Before I start on the serious stuff, here’s another fun video I found on YouTube. It was put up by Dan Louisell, who performs a rock version of the Dr. Who theme on various instruments – piano, double bass, electric guitars, drum, mandolin and the Theremin – in costume as the Doctors. They are Christopher Ecclestone’s, David Tennant’s, Matt Smith’s, Peter Capaldi’s, Patrick Troughton’s and, of course, Tom Baker’s incarnations of the Time Lord. In the case of Peter Capaldi’s Doctor, the performance is actually completely accurate, as his Doctor was a master of the electric guitar. And of course, lacking a proper BBC radiophonic workshop, the weird quality of Delia Derbyshire’s arrangement has to be played on the Theremin, a suitably weird instrument itself.
Doctor Who Theme cover by Dan Louisell – YouTube
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February 7, 2021 at 1:37 pm |
Well it’s an enthusiastic rendition, and good to recognize one dressed as a Patrick Troughton, the Dr.Who I probably remember the most though I do vaguely remember William Hartnell.
Orbital are famed for their electronic version of the Dr.Who theme, which they performed at Glastonbury a few years ago:
February 7, 2021 at 2:30 pm |
That’s a good one, Trev. 🙂