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| A perfect musical portrait of the series |
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| By: | LadyInque |
| Date: | 1 Sep 2009 |
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What I said in the title of this review should be true of any score, but we all know how rare that can be. Of course, it’s even better when the series itself is so good. The score for <i>Doctor Who: Series 3</i> is exciting, clever, glorious, scary and sad, just like the show it represents. Just like the Doctor himself, come to think of it.
The <i>Doctor Who</i> theme from the opening credits isn’t here, having been released on the <a href="http://www.streamingsoundtracks.com/modules.php?name=Album&asin=B000KC8O3S" target="_blank">previous disc</a> and in its revamped form on the soundtrack for <a href="http://www.streamingsoundtracks.com/modules.php?name=Album&asin=B001H5113W" target="_blank">Series 4</a>. Instead, we have “All the Strange, Strange Creatures,” which plays pretty much whenever our heroes have to run from danger. Listen for the steel drums on this one; I think they’re nifty, and it’s not a sound you hear often in scores. “The Doctor Forever” gives us the theme for the Doctor. According to the liner notes, it’s purposefully similar to “Martha’s Theme,” to show the affinity between the Doctor and his companion for the series. I think they’re too close to be easily distinguishable. Martha’s theme appears several times on the album.
The score is full of great tracks, to list them all would be overkill. Tracks like “Gridlocked Cassinis” and “Only Martha Knows” are playful and fun to listen to, though the latter track takes on a sinister turn so subtly you find you don’t notice it creeping up on you. “Blink (Suite)” captures the sadness and danger from that great episode in a mere three minutes. “Evolution of the Daleks” gives us a march of conqueror monsters, while “Just Scarecrows to War” does the same thing more creepily, with fife and drum.
Introduced in the last leg of the series, the theme for the Doctor’s home planet of Gallifrey is heard on “This is Gallifrey: Our Childhood, Our Home.” This was the track that got me interested in this score, and eventually led me to purchase it, the show itself unseen. I think it’s deservedly popular. It has a bit of a Zimmer/Media Ventures sound.
On a final note, I think it’s unfortunate that two of the vocal tracks on this CD, “My Angel Put the Devil in Me” and “The Stowaway,” have not been added to the playlist. These are not the versions from the show, but they are good songs, written for the series, and certainly form part of the story. “The Stowaway” is a nifty Christmas song as well. If you’re interested, you can buy the tracks alone online fairly easily. The last track, “Abide with Me,” is also vocal; it’s a traditional arrangement of the hymn sung by choir. I like it.
<b>Request</b>: “This is Gallifrey, Our Childhood, Our Home,” “Martha Triumphant,” and “The Futurekind,” in addition to the songs mentioned in the review.
<b>Avoid</b>: “Drowning Dry” has never made much of an impression on me.
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