01 DoctorWho(New Opening Theme, 1967)
02 TheLearningHall
03 DoorOpens
04 EntryintotheMachine
05 TARDIS(New Landing)
06 WastelandAtmosphere
07 MachineandCityTheme
08 MachineExterior
09 PanelsOpen
10 DispersalUnit
11 Sting
12 Selris’House
ORIG INALTELEV I S IONSOUNDTRACKBYBR IANHODGSONANDTHEBBCRADIOPHONICWORKSHOP
13 MachineInterior
14 SnakeBleepsLow
15 SilverHose(The Snake)
16 SnakeBleepsHigh
17 TeachingMachineHums
18 Forcefield
19 BurningLight
20 BirthofaKroton
21 KrotonTheme
22 KrotonDies
23 Link-RisingHum
24 KrotonDies(Alternative)
A l b um P rod u c e d b y MARK AYRE S
W W W . D O C T O R W H O . T V
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Youneedtounderstandseveralthingsabouttheitemsonthisrecording.Firstly,thetrackswere created tomatch thewritten scriptwhich could often change before recording.Secondly,atthattimewedidnotseetheeditedtapesinadvance,solongertrackssuchasdoorsandrisinghumswereoftencreatedtobefadedupordownasrequiredinthestudiooratadub.Thirdly,thetechnologyatourdisposalwasextremelylimited:nomultitracktapemachines,computers,samplersorevensynthesisers.
ForthisstoryImainlyusedthe“CrystalPalace”,socalledbecauseitscasewasmadeofclearPerspexwhichexposeditsworkings.Thismachine,createdbyourengineerDaveYoung,couldmechanicallysample16inputsandcombinethemintoasingleoutputin4prearrangedpatterns.Theprogressionof thepatternswasdeliberately slow tocreatetextures of sound. Iwas verymuch interested in exploring changing aural textures intrackssuchas“TheLearningHall”and“KrotonTheme”.
BRIANHODGSON,2012
Fromitsverybeginningsin1963,innovativesoundscoresaccompaniedBBCTelevision’sSaturdaynightsciencefictionadventure,DoctorWho.Generally,themusicwasprovidedby contracted freelance composers or - when fundswere tight - from “stock”musiclibraries, whilst the “Special Sound” (what we might now call “Sound Design”) wasproducedbyBrianHodgsonat theBBCRadiophonicWorkshop.Occasionally,budgetsweresuchthatnooriginalmusiccouldbeaffordedatall,andonthoseoccasionsBrian’ssoundexpandeditsroletofillbothfunctions.TheKrotonswasonesuchstory.Sowhilesomeofthesesoundsarepurelyatmospheric,othersaredeliberatelycreatedtobemoremusicallyevocative.Asever,theRadiophonicWorkshop’sengineersandcomposersweredevelopingnewtechniquesandinventingnewdevicestoenablethecreationofthesoundsheardhere.
MARKAYRES,OCTOBER2012
CREDITS
SpecialSoundsbyBRIANHODGSON,BBCRADIOPHONICWORKSHOPPublishedbyBBCMusic(UniversalMusic)
DoctorWhoThemeComposedbyRONGRAINER(WarnerChappell)RealisedbyDELIADERBYSHIRE,BBCRADIOPHONICWORKSHOP
Thiscompilationcompiled,producedanddigitallyremasteredbyMARKAYRES
TheKrotonswasoriginallytransmittedin4episodesonBBC1between28thDecember1968and18thJanuary1969
TheKrotonsstarredPATRICKTROUGHTONasthesecondDoctorWrittenbyROBERTHOLMES.ProducedbyPETERBRYANT.DirectedbyDAVIDMALONEY
OriginalSleeveIllustration:LeeBinding
SILVASCREENRECORDSLTD.ExecutiveProducers:REYNOLDD’SILVAandDAVIDSTONER
Artwork:STUARTFORDReleaseco-ordination:PETECOMPTON
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