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sff_corgi_lj ([personal profile] sff_corgi_lj) wrote2009-06-09 11:12 am
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Behind every great man is a woman doing the actual work

At least, we're finding that more often than before. Turns out Delia Derbyshire is the person REALLY responsible for the much-beloved and iconic Doctor Who theme music.

Watch a performance of an arrangement she might have really got a kick out of - Doctor Who on Zeusaphone!

[identity profile] selenesue.livejournal.com 2009-06-09 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Is not the author of the music called the composer? I am somewhat confused by this distinction. Certainly, from what the article says, she should be credited as the Artist instead of Grainer, along with the rest of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
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[identity profile] cscottd.livejournal.com 2009-06-10 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
Delia Derbyshire was a genius.

[identity profile] sff-corgi.livejournal.com 2009-06-10 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
Apparently she did the theme, he did the music overall for the series.

What is that TARDIS doing, in your icon?

[identity profile] selenesue.livejournal.com 2009-06-10 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Chasing a car with a kidnapped lady, the eponymous "Runaway Bride," later a series regular. This visual was a really notable departure from old time action shots with not much action in them, "This is not your father's Doctor Who".

[identity profile] blargblarg.livejournal.com 2009-06-10 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
Nifty! Thanks!! :)