Doctor Who: Doomsday (Live, Cardiff)

Live performance of Murray Gold's ending music from Doomsday. From the concert Doctor Who: A Celebration, Cardiff, 2006. Composed by Murray Gold. Performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, sung by Melanie Pappenheim, conducted by Ben Foster.

[@Kibouo]

It took me this long to realise that the voice is like a sad lone howling wolf... Bad Wolf

[@SkaroShorts]

😳whatttttt Omg how did I not realise, truly amazing

[@rexmcb1357]

Mind blown by this realization.

[@j.pachelbel]

wow

[@Probablylani]

I don't understand this. Every damn time I see something about Rose/Ten and/or hear this song especially, I have this ache in my heart. I have never been so emotionally scarred by a Entertainment Media in the way I feel about Doctor Who, specifically this era. Damn feelings.

[@bradley5819]

Lani Alvarado because it’s quality and huge production cost

[@livingcoffee_edits]

We can remove emotions with a upgrade

[@hybridtcg3643]

Yeah 9 and 10s era was true doctor who and when rose left it ended the best years doctor who had

[@2323-n2n]

Season 2 wasn't very good and Rose a self centred piece of shit.

[@mv9370]

@@2323-n2n Lmao, a season 2 hater, how unexpected. Rose may have been self-centred sometimes, but how is that bad? I mean, do you prefer the Mary Sues of the Moffat era, or perhaps the cardboard cut-outs that are the 'fam' in the Chibnal era the show is currently dying in? Rose was one of the most human companions, and it's obvious why she is a fan favourite.

[@cameronclarkhull]

15 years later, I still get goosebumps from this episode

[@JAYMES2568]

It was a great series my favourite is the girl in the fireplace

[@notjustanotherchristian_13]

18 years later, i agree

[@ItsTheRealMusicMan]

I hope Murray Gold is getting paid well for his work because he makes masterpieces each and every week. This is my very favorite of the bunch.

[@TheHC09]

Well considering in 2005 when he started working on DW he was based in a small apartment studio in London, and then 2007 moved to a luxury high rise apartment in New York City, I'm pretty sure it's safe to say he got VERY well paid ;)

[@toffylikesgames]

One of the most beautiful, tragic and heart touching tunes ever. God, I want to cry.

[@MsTheGhostwriter]

I've got tissues. A little late, but please take them. 😭🤧

[@JAYMES2568]

I did😂

[@zzzzzzzzzzy]

This song turned heartache into a sound. Murray Gold was a genius

[@lookatthemessyoumade]

This is one of the most under-rated pieces of music I know. Murray Gold's music is truly amazing and deserves more recognition, this is just beautiful! And Melanie has such a gorgeous voice to go with the stunning music too!

[@thefilmmusicaficionado7937]

My whole life ive wanted to go to a live performance of Murray's music and never had the chance. Now theres a 2024 prom and i booked tickets in the first hour of being available. Ive always wanted to hear this live. I think i will honestly cry!

[@jamesdeegan211]

Murray Gold is a true legend

[@livvydunham]

This is such a beautiful and fantastic song. I go through so many emotions while listening to this. I have never heard sadness and melancholy portrayed so passionately before.

[@plb85]

i still tear up when i see rose beating the wall or tennant leaning at it lol

[@DominicMagliocco]

I am 54 years old. I have watched the Doctor all my life and it is my opinion that this is the best piece of music ever written for Doctor Who. and the storyline could well be the best ever also.

[@thedoctorreileymtd4022]

I agree with you mate. This and Rose’s theme. David and Rose have a very very special place in my heart from watching them since I was a kid. I just finished watching Doomsday. Hearing her say she loved him and he tried to say it back to her, but being cut off and left in his lonesome and silence in the Tardis gets me every time. That and his regeneration which I know I’ll ball my eyes out too as well. Doctor Who will always have a special place in my heart. Forever.

[@Futurebound_jpg]

10 years later this is still true ❤

[@Jamie_Oboist02]

I love that song there is a lot of bass in it..

[@IrothU]

I'd be sat there sobbing my heart out. Actually amazing.

[@sweeney37]

one of the most perfectly composed and conducted sounds I ever ever heard

[@DC11961]

My god the control in her voice is amazing. :O People don't realize it, but singing is a lot harder than it seems. It takes a lot of work and practice to be able to sing with a good tone, good breath support, and perfect notes consistently. Of course, over the years it gets easier, but still. She is amazing here. :O And I love the bass-line under her voice, and the drums over both. Just an amazing piece of music in general. -3

[@thefilmmusicaficionado7937]

This piece of Music made Murray a legend!

[@EverythinggnihtyrevE]

Спасибо Вам Мюррей. Эту композицию я запомню навсегда,очень на это надеюсь.

[@awells051190]

Apart from Vale Decem, this is my favourite piece from Murray Gold!!

[@poltergeist5274]

+Andrew Wells I can't even pick my favourite. There are at least 3 (usually more) awesome tracks in every series. I have every OST on CD and I can't wait for S9 soundtrack.

[@SimsinWonderland]

It’s haunting I love it

[@camillechauve1352]

I personally prefer A Dazzling End and Song of Freedom (yep, I'm a big S4 fan), but Doomsday is third!

[@llac_zhonghuajia]

@chipiecqt Yes, it's David Tennant! You can watch him (and a few members of the cast and crew in the audience too!) give the introduction to the concert in the KZbin video: doctor who cardiff concert 2006 part 1 (alas, no URL is allowed here)

[@TheKid102938]

if you listen carefully, you can hear the Masters drum beat :)

[@ali-kun7038]

Holy crap i never noticed it before...

[@cbritton1876]

@BeccaJing Like you I'm an American who absolutely loves Doctor Who. Been watching on the PBS channels since the early 80's and was so glad to see it have a nice comeback in the 2000's. Rose is awesome, but my favorite will always be Donna.

[@BadMoonRising0202]

Oh yes that's him! His voice!

[@chipiecqt]

Is it David Tennant that talks at the beginning or its just my hears thinking only about his voice? :P

[@MsTheGhostwriter]

Wondering too

[@notjustanotherchristian_13]

@@MsTheGhostwriteri think it’s him, if you watch to the very end, he walks out in his brown incarnation suit

[@thecodewerks]

The pianist is Murray Gold. He wrote this.

[@elric9454]

The FEELS!!!!

[@HomeTrees]

AWWW THE FEELS! I'VE NEVER CRIED AT A TV SHOW! Why you people got to make it so sad! let die in peace! dang it bbc you make me cry at every season final.

[@HomeTrees]

eww my past self though

[@pixelli]

Or, love that for u :^) death to dringe culture

[@cyec123]

Seeing this, and all of those people who are fans of the greatest show ever made, is truly amazing! Doctor Who is and will always be a huge mark in the history on television.

[@TheBuildabearfan123]

tearing up thanks chick for making this song making me cry :'(

[@ouranhostphan1018]

This song brings chills.

[@Liamsflshngtoothbrsh]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@Ianjowett1]

JUST LOVE THIS !!! ive worked on who too but this just gets me every time.

[@Abaor]

υπέροχο.. λυπητερή μελωδία.. βγαλμένη μέσα από την κοσμική δυνη

[@snownykatie66]

η μουσικη ειναι παντα τελεια στη σειρα

[@Abaor]

μουσική βγαλμένη μέσα από τις ιστορίες.. νομίζω πως είναι κοσμικές εικόνες.. με νότες.. σαν να έγιναν όλα στον παρελθόν και το μέλλον και κάποιοι καλλιτέχνες τα αποτύπωσαν στο πεντάγραμμο :)

[@snownykatie66]

ναι σωστά

[@annalovesfilm]

Wonderful music!!! I would love to be there and hear live performance. :) Love Doctor Who!

[@TheGeekPerspective]

Beautiful...just beautiful!

[@vojtav.420]

Those were happy times...

[@LaurenSpaceTV]

Thank you melony pathenhyn you sing amazingly you make this song so much better

[@Rheesoman]

I hope some day I get to here this live....so emotional/ cool.

[@kiwi199320]

esta música me ayudo a pensar y ademas esa mujer tiene una vos preciosa me encanta y su tono es increíble se que es profesional pero se lo tuvo que currar duro, me encanta la serie y sus músicas

[@Sheriff_K]

Goosebumps...

[@caitlinstrong3273]

I always wondered who did all the "ooooo"s in the show lmao

[@JamiaKlanister]

Why i crying?(

[@jennatavarez2068]

is that david announcing it??

[@SimsinWonderland]

Yup - he probs hosted this

[@notjustanotherchristian_13]

yep i think it is

[@camillechauve1352]

David Tennant presenting at the start?

[@doarner]

Press BLUE!!

[@MinecraftChick4779]

I Think Melanie's key is a bit off and she was singing a bit to fast at times as well

[@coastertron]

Apples Got Swag I'm guessing she doesn't have any guidance since the conductor is at the stage level which can make staying in tempo a lot harder.

[@iz723]

sounds nervous

[@aaronwilson9465]

@@iz723 Likely as she is used to singing in a recording booth where she can make mistakes.

[@edgeeffect]

I'd find that big TV screen showing bits of "some TV programme" very distracting. Oh... very discrete microphone you've got there Melanie!

[@StGeorgesofMons]

@DemonicC0ward.. it's not an editing error or a live jinx. Just listen to the OST CD it's also out of sync. Out of sync is a well-known trick used when emphasizing climax moments (listen to Zimmer's Inception for instance).

[@JimmiThgersen]

I wouldn't quite use the words DemonicC0ward uses, but to be fair, I think he/she does know about syncopation. And I'd agree with him/her that Murray *is* out of sync on this track, in a slightly hesitant, not-all-that-musical way. It may indeed be an editing error with different microphones out of sync. I know from personal experience that this happened to the brass in the broadcast version of This is Gallifrey at the 2010 proms - it wasn't out of sync at the actual performance. Or (less likely) he may be nervous or (slightly more likely) confused by various inputs - e.g. in ear mic vs the orchestra around him - or whatever. I don't think this detracts in any way from Murray's status - again, it may actually be completely out of his control. On the contrary: He can do better than this.

[@NainaNuklaic]

Have to agree with StGeorgesofMons, I heard the out of sync bit on the actual episodes that used this music. Probably a bit before this live performance.

[@vojtav.420]

Greatest story ever.

[@falscherbruce5522]

I am curious why the Beeb didn't have music credits at the end of the episode like many other show do.

[@AmyLee-yl3vn]

Ooh,my God!!!This is...It`s not... I mean, it`s .....I don`t know ,it`s all sort of.....I don`t even know what the word is !!! I even cried!!!slightly .....Adorably....

[@Sheriff_K]

Well David is married to the girl who played his daughter in the Doctor's Daughter episode, who is also the daughter of the 5th Doctor, who is Tennant's favorite Doctor... o_0

[@PanzerFalcon2232]

Lyrics: OooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOoooooooooooooooooo

[@gojiking2790]

Is there a full video of this whole concert?

[@lookatthemessyoumade]

Me too :(

[@marylawliet]

Yes, I know that. But I still ship David Tennant and Billie Piper.

[@kingregan188moore5]

2020

[@NormSpupsEntertainment]

That bassist needs some practice

[@joshrichard3157]

needs to play to a metronome for a long time. first thing i noticed was his timing

[@VeldOfRoses]

Don't say that...It will bring back bad memories of his parents!

[@JimTheKnight01]

Gohan? Gohaaan!! GOOOHHAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[@CrownTehNoobs]

A TARDIS full.

[@anika103]

This got me till Reinette showed up wtf? This song is about heartbreak and lovers separation( Rose and the Doctor) and they go and put REINETTE THERE OF ALL PEOPLE! I got really mad, though the song is as always beautiful!!

[@sagenebula]

It's not lovers and separation, it's *Rose*, and her story. Listen closely when she enters the TARDIS for the first time in the first episode of season one---this song plays, or at least a small snippet does. And Reinette was there because she was a part of Rose's story, and caused strife between Rose and the Doctor, however terribly that episode was written. Reinette was relevant to Rose's story, so she was there.

[@BeccaJing]

ROSE!!! God, i miss her. and why don't americans like doctor who? it's aweful! Brits rock (I say that as an american...)

[@MysteriousMaysa17]

@JeannieGene i know, right? :D i can sing this entire thing, took me a long time though :)

[@Lowrences1]

No sé porqué me causa un sentimiento que no puedo describir

[@TheOtherKaneda]

How about we end this parody of a discussion right now?

[@CVZemo]

I'm 'LIKE' #100!

[@AConquerorsVendetta]

the bass needs to be amped up!!

[@ratty1942]

I dont believe we cant hear the cellos. And they left the guitar out. ugh. But its beautiful either way. ):

[@LaurenSpaceTV]

+TheMunchFan get it right it's an orchestra not a fucking band As you can see I'm a big enough fan of the orchestra + wales + doctor who I care

[@vinniemaia1]

Rose, come back!!!

[@DanielGurney]

13 years later...it's bloody brilliant. The Doctor Who Bond Theme. Superb.

[@sweetjoker0813]

someone,somewhere in those crowd down there is sobbing quietly with feels and when 3:28 hits,the damn feels that bottled up for damn too long burst and start banging her/his along to the tune~ *me*

[@kostantismp3704]

love the bassline especially at this track

[@tevvytevvy2672]

lyrics: oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@KHeartsdiva54321]

It'd be an honour to be in that audience, I'd be crying with joy of being there to see it live and sadness because of the memories it brings. Doctor Who brings so many special things to our lives, what a masterpiece!

[@1percentAvailability]

Does this Orchestra know what song they created? The ultimate! The ultimate song, is what they created. It is to be always known!

[@dominicfusco5601]

All I heard while listening to this was Rose screaming 'Take me back!' It's truly an emotional moment for David and Billie, knowing that they probably won't even see each other again. *Insert River saying 'spoilers!'* Until if course they're briefly reunited later in series 4

[@idkj350]

lol im watiching a 2009 vidoe in 20162 im from the futer so its 2016386

[@SMITHYVERSE]

Clarification: I said that the woman singing didn't have much control over her voice. I am not saying she cannot sing. politicalprincess1 was using foul and unnecessary language, which I have never heard a pianist use, not to mention getting involved in the first place. I regret saying the part "I know music" because that just made me sound full of myself, but I stand by what I said about the control.

[@MisterKargar]

If this song doesn't give people chills then they have been dead for 900 years

[@JofusSunshyne]

I can honestly say that's the first time I've seen a concert pianist having a petty argument on KZbin. Here's me thinking they would be above all that. Guess not. Anyhow, this video is great!

[@RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea]

I love this! Her voice + the band = Doctor Who worthy!

[@rhiannairwin9716]

Just epic!

[@H4rryL0ve5Hi5Pu55y]

oh my. how big is the audience? :o

[@yuriysychev372]

🙏🙏🙏

[@ErikaSynvillan]

She's great. I can hear a few places where she is just a little bit false, but it isn't very anoying and it's such a hard piece. Fantastic song.

[@DemonicC0ward]

I know he wrote this dude, but it's kind out of sync, I don't know if it's a editing error or the live playing (3:38)

[@mrees0911]

10 Years Old

[@TARDISgirl123456]

the TARDIS translates that as: this music helped me to think and also that you have a beautiful woman I love and his tone is amazing is that is professional but it was hard Curran, I love the series and its music

[@graz9525]

Это волшебно...!

[@jojo76638]

if you "know" music, you would not say that. she has fantastic singing ability.

[@amaendo]

why do they show the clip of rinette and the doctor ;(... buut rooseee

[@marylawliet]

Yep. he was kind of the host in this concert.

[@marylawliet]

I like to imagine that during this, David was sitting in the backstage, kindly remembering of his last scene with Billie. Yes, I ship them.

[@ares19711971]

Amazing!!!! I just love it!

[@classicalsrock]

Billy Piper forever!!

[@vonte14321]

now i am sad

[@BelieberForeveer1]

Gorgeous

[@alexh3726]

LOVE IT