Doctor Who TV Movie full opening theme

The Doctor Who TV Movie/Pilot opening credits as heard in the actual movie but without other sound effects or voices from the movie. From the very beginning of the show to the end of the credits.
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[@brianholmes1812]

This is exactly how you take a TV theme and make it a movie theme. Largely the same, but beefed up with an orchestra and just given auch great scale and excitement

[@nerdyworld938]

Best part is that Murray gold took some inspiration for the 2005 reboot

[@drvoid7]

@@nerdyworld938 The TV movie inspired a lot of the revival, from the TARDIS console all the way to the Doctor's personality and view of the world.

[@larryaniel2572]

Aucht 8

[@adamburke4738]

Just imagine that McGann got a full tv tenure, hearing that theme each week. Would have been amazing.

[@jkjordon1]

I would rather see a paul McGann spin off series than the current season!

[@adamburke4738]

@@jkjordon1 A spin-off is never going to happen when Big Finish exists.

[@jkjordon1]

@@adamburke4738 I dont use audio books

[@Benplanes]

@@adamburke4738 #RTD is coming back so you never know. :))

[@adamburke4738]

@@Benplanes won’t happen

[@peterstangl8295]

0:26 i love that little part

[@fionabaker8586]

We had this as our exit music for our wedding . Kept everyone guessing till the last moment

[@ChrisOMasterGAMING]

that sounds amazing

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

You are the best people ever

[@Pentarax]

The best part is that it's got a bit of buildup to it, so if you're a Who fan who still hasn't seen the movie, you're kept guessing even after the music starts until the four knocks part hits.

[@HOTD108_]

​@@PentaraxYes, that's what the original comment already said.

[@ImperialDalek1963]

Lol what 😂

[@paultanski-hampton928]

Goosebumps,everyone... goosebumps A big smile at 0:44

[@khforeteller6523]

Chills every time

[@DoctorTex]

Thats the part that plays in my head when any good thing happens in a Doctor Who related anything (mainly fan projects getting uncancelled)

[@Shadowkey392]

Love this version of the theme! It sounds so...adventurous!

[@obscureentertainment8303]

It sums up the power of the WHO. He is supreme, all knowing and beyond ancient. He brings life, death sex and destruction with his aged footsteps as he walks through our lives. Lustful eroticism is his code. Death is his key. Life is his salvation. The WHO is the king.

[@ValoricStarlight]

punctuation helps... what is death sex?

[@bobafett4009]

Shadowkey392 Sounds Like A 80's Action Cartoon Theme. Thats Why I Like It. 😉

[@obscureentertainment8303]

I am equally baffled by my own comment. I have no clue why i posted this two years ago, but it was most likely the result of drunken behaviour.

[@DiscoRoyale]

Well Na! This is the best Doctor Who Theme Of all Time

[@elijahrasmussen1641]

"It was a request... they should have never granted..."

[@MissCatkidStudios]

This feels like a great comeback theme for the Doctor after being off the air for ages - if the final episode ever airs I want them to use this in the end credits

[@plantainsame2049]

I like this thing too but if the show ever ends it'll be with the original version and that first doctor speech you know the one day I shall come back

[@Tony_Baloney_69420]

Finally this is the right one.

[@jackticsinc.8848]

I feel your pain

[@richarde.skywalker1977]

Very cool.

[@Mental_Warlock]

Assy McGee ur name is hilarious

[@colinwaite8328]

The 10th Doctor hey I'm the doctor did you steal my tardis?

[@Mental_Warlock]

10th Doctor no that's your job lol

[@gdparry2727]

Getting emotional hearing this each time - it is THE best Dr Who theme

[@paul-janvanrooijen2007]

THE best intro

[@NN2484]

Was this movie any good? The clips i've seen look a little cheesy, but its doctor who so i'm open minded :D

[@nikohatbot]

it wasnt amazing but its ok

[@somethingstuffguy4159]

@@NN2484 The doctor himself was amazing but the movie itself was kinda meh

[@splagungus8127]

Somethingstuffguy *the doctor was Fantastic

[@oliverasensio9429]

AGREED.

[@noahplaysgames3748]

It was on the planet Skaro that my old enemy, the Master was finally put on trial. They say he listed calmly as his list of evil crimes was read.

[@TheAverageGuyTAG]

"FOR THE CRIME OF NOT BEING A DALEK, WE SENTENCE YOU TO EXTERMINATION"

[@Gabsagainstgod]

1:43 that piano is an eargasm...and it also sounds like when you find a secret in a Zelda game lol

[@TDGalea]

Would've much preferred without the piano personally.

[@rhyanbennett2629]

Thomas Galea heresy!

[@daetoris4473]

Personally I thought 00:25 was more of an eargasm

[@wakingseafoam7459]

I've been looking for the words to describe it

[@john_o]

And they even brought it back for the 2023 theme.

[@martynbolam9932]

This is one of my favourite versions of the Doctor Who theme tune ever!!! I love Doctor Who!

[@Jowsh44]

IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOR A WHILE! NO ASTEROID WOOSHING NOISES. THANK YOU

[@dustinakadustin]

Play at 1.25 speed and you've got the revival theme 😂

[@aranjournal]

this may have become my favorite intro after watching paul mcgann's movie.

[@MLIrons]

I think this is the most epic DW open theme. I like to drive to it when I start a long trip.

[@Lizewski213]

Paul mcgann and Matt Smith doctor had my fav themes

[@nateowen1064]

It’s between that and the season 4 tenant intro

[@phillipgathright8001]

I love that fanfare at the beginning.

[@martymcfly4654]

It's a shame Jon Pertwee never got to see this masterpiece of a theme

[@Sheepy765.]

0:26 warms my soul

[@incidentalreelz]

Now THIS is how you make a tv theme sound THEATRICAL!

[@josephmcmahon7470]

Nice to see the new series has implemented aspects of this theme in it's arrangement (particularly use of the Piano).

[@jasonsignor7237]

Such a cool piece of music! I really like the section from 0:45 to 1:00. Also, the cool little piano run at 1:43. :)

[@benbrunton1901]

I love this intro

[@gen-ky5wo]

I always get goosebumps on 0:26 when the trumpets start

[@HMMadsen]

I love this. It gives off the sense that it's something that has been gone for a very long time, only to make a triumphant return. Sucks that it wasn't that triumphant.

[@secretblue0290]

Doctor who had been cancelled for only 7 years by that point. That's nothing compared to the 16 years we had to wait for the actual show to come back onto the air

[@HMMadsen]

@@secretblue0290 I mean, yeah of course. But 7 years is also quite long.

[@oliverasensio9429]

The movie? No. It wasn’t. But the Doctor and the tardis on the other hand? Hell yes.

[@Tabulatelk15]

I feel like I'm the only one who likes the movie.

[@thatjedifromgallifrey6663]

​@@Tabulatelk15Nah i'm with you. I bought the Doctor's Revisted 5-8 DVD set just so i could have a copy of it because I couldn't find a region 1 copy of it anywhere due to being in the States. Got some fun Classic Who stories along with it too though so I can't complain!

[@viliinaj7531]

I love this more than life itself

[@blueraccoon1088]

It was there on the planet skaro the master was finally put on trial they said he listens calmly in the list of crimes he has committed and he made his last and I thought most curious request. he demanded the doctor a rival time Lord shall take his remains back to our homeworld galifray a request they shut have never have granted.

[@keelanbarron928]

Ah yes, something that doesn't make any sense.

[@keelanbarron928]

@Nob the Knave except that it makes no sense in terms of anything related to the show.

[@ivaneames4354]

The people behind this just had no clue about Doctor Who. The Daleks would have just killed The Master without a trial, and they would not have honoured his request except maybe to try and trap The Doctor. In that case he would not have got off Skaro, if he'd even agreed to go in the first place. It's no wonder the TV movie failed. Thank god the Big Finish writers knew how to do it properly and showed us what a great Doctor Paul Mcgann could have been.

[@blueraccoon1088]

@@ivaneames4354 atleast i liked it than sonic sunglasses

[@abbyalphonse499]

@@blueraccoon1088 Hey don't diss the sonics!

[@limetwistanimations8628]

We all talk about which theme is our favorite, I love my 11's theme, some like the classics, some prefer 9 and 10's, but we all know this is the REAL best theme.

[@willadeefriesland5107]

When part of a themes compilation, a faster tempo version works better, but when standing alone? This is best!

[@floouk]

Utterly brilliant! Love the middle 8 "Intro."

[@lord_egg]

I like the way that they used the knocks. The knocks on the door he did when he regenerated into the 8th

[@wizard6029]

i love the piano at 1:43 omg!! its so... cool

[@dustinakadustin]

This is the perfect music for a Dr Who movie, it's a nice triumphant spin on the music. Paul McGann is a great Doctor. The movie is okay

[@gretelandcat6393]

Love this one - it's the most triumphant I think

[@azurerainbow4637]

Fox-TV showed the Doctor Who TV-Movie only once in May,1996. It was going to be repeated on that network on Dec. 31st of that year,but the network scrubbed the repeat of that movie based on the hit science fiction series from the BBC.

[@jabt2023]

'it was a request I should never have granted...' (goosebumps)

[@AidzWithAZ]

Flawed as the film may be, McGann has one of my favorite performances as the Doctor. I can’t help but smile whenever he’s on screen

[@dracos0322]

This movie has also been released in France where the episodes of DW from 1963 to 1989 never came

[@thelionheart88]

This intro is GLORIOUS

[@seaningram3285]

0:38 "It was a request they should have never granted".

[@rhyslloyd3200]

God, I hope it's in the cinema for its 25th anniversary next May. This on the big screen would be wow.

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

It will have a 8k dvd release in 2022,I’m getting it for sure.

[@Lizewski213]

@@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2 what stores

[@Osprey8010]

May be a controversial opinion but I maintain the belief that this is the best that the doctor who theme has ever sounded, it really encapsulates the obsession and craze with sci-fi in the 90's, it just sounds so grand and monumental.

[@MasterBeef47]

Not sure if the movie was show in theatres when it was released or not but imagine being a Who fan In the 90's and the excitement of seeing this intro after years of no new episodes!

[@gen-ky5wo]

It was a TV Movie if i remember correctly

[@basedchungus]

This is the best dw theme there has been

[@johntaylor6345]

One of the best versions of the Doctor Who themes ever recorded Brilliant

[@Fearyourown]

Anyone else get so excited when this was announced back in the mid 90s? Being a fan of the original run from the mcoy era, to finally get something new was amazing it’s a shame it never took off This kept me going through those dark days of being a who fan

[@sharked8831]

Best Dr who theme of them, mcgann was a good doctor who didn't get a tv run, hopefully they give him one more multdoctor live story and his legacy is told

[@rhyanbennett2629]

This is easily the best rendition of the theme *ever*.

[@Lord_Trap]

i love this theme, one of best Classic Who themes

[@definitely_notme4112]

Favorite theme: 1963 theme 2: this theme 3: 1966 theme 4: 80s electronic theme 6: 2008 theme 7: 2014 theme 8: 2010 theme

[@VeeRoxy]

Where is 5???

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

@@VeeRoxy 1981-84

[@RyansGuitars]

Top 5 themes: 1. 2008 Theme 2. 2010 Theme 3. 80s Theme 4. 1996 Theme 5. 2014 Theme

[@TheScouse]

So, 2 people have said "80s theme" even though there were 3 themes in the 80s, one for the 4th, 5th and 6th Doctors, composed by Peter Howell, one for the 6th Doctor's "Trial of a Timelord" composed by Dominic Glynn, and one for the 7th Doctor, composed by Keff McCulloch (which has probably the best bassline)

[@CameronKiesser]

0:59 is the best part.

[@oliverasensio9429]

Hell yeah.

[@tedcharter4804]

I still remember hearing this in 1996 and its still the best!

[@strumdynastygaming7217]

This would be really good with a synthesizer over it playing the high theme

[@toainsully]

I can imagine a simple 8th Doctor episode intro with the music starting at 0:40 0:44 - 0:56 The logo just like in the TV Movie 1:00 - 1:40 The main cast as they appeared in the episode 1:42 - 1:46 The 8th Doctor's character shot (Night of the Doctor version) appears as the piano jingle plays 1:47 - End The TARDIS flies on-screen (like the TV Movie) version, and then the episode starts

[@scp-173thepeanut3]

Would be amazing.

[@oliverasensio9429]

Nice but I would replace the character shot with TV movie McGann. I’m not a fan of his night of the Doctor look.

[@toainsully]

@@oliverasensio9429 That also works too

[@jalpro7997]

The banging in the beginning kinda reminds me of the scene when he busts out of the morgue

[@christopherkosky2782]

one of my favorites

[@yousufshahkhan5135]

I’m gonna play this as soon as the 60th anniversary releases. I can’t wait!

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

If I had a time machine, I'd travel back to the 1960s, get a job at the BBC, and work to prevent the purge of the earlier serials

[@robinhood5124]

Love this. 👍

[@azurerainbow4637]

It would've been great if at least 1 of The Doctor's earlier companions in The TARDIS got to be with him during the 1st adventure of his 8th incarnation.

[@jennyinutil2018]

I find it hilarious that i can see this video in 1080p

[@MUKBA711]

great work

[@Passfield_1890]

One of the best themes because of it's style

[@thedoctor9980]

I would to have this as my alarm clock sound cuz I love the sound

[@redsphinx113]

PEAK AESTHETIC

[@deaconfrost4100]

I can remember when this came out...I saw my first Doctor during the reruns on my local PBS and then this showed up on my local FOX affiliate one night a few years later...Tom and Paul are my Doctors...❤❤

[@jamestoyn9755]

This would make a great doctor who theme tune for the 13th doctor who series.

[@simplysamtheham]

that piano solo tho

[@rayner417]

The way it sounds. Reminds me of Police academy. I don't know why lol

[@AiRsTrIkExXzZ]

Would’ve been great for the 50th anniversary considering how big it was but it’s understandable as the reference to the first episode is much better

[@duncangregory1815]

1:43 though mmmmm

[@colinwaite8328]

Duncan Gregory what's wrong with it?

[@elliotfallows6814]

Fortnite Is Awesome it’s amazing

[@azurerainbow4637]

It would‘ve been good if at least 1 of The Doctor‘s earlier companions had seen him during the beginning of his 8th incarnation.

[@thehopeofeden597]

azure rainbow it happens a lot in the comics and audios

[@oliverasensio9429]

Maybe ace!?

[@rassisca3931]

It was allegedly almost a cameo from Polly as Anneke Wills lives in Canada.

[@carlesq137]

So epic!

[@denise-comicnerd-bray]

This soundtrack intro kinda reminds me of Independence Day for some reason. But I still like it though

[@robholloway6829]

Paul McGann, if you listen to his radio episodes is definitely the best Doctor since John Pertwee. Sylvester McCoy coming slightly after.

[@LukaT]

My favourite!

[@colinwaite8328]

freaky thing if you watch the actual video by the doctor who channel in the time vortex you see two eyes

[@supernerd5781]

Yes, you do, you're meant to.

[@johnmogavero8156]

I loved Paull McGann and he should have had a full series

[@Lizewski213]

I've been saying that for years

[@supersnakeboi46]

Whilst people are talking about Paul Mcgann in the comments, can we take a moment to appreciate the fact stylverser mccoy came back just to regenerate

[@azurerainbow4637]

The Doctor Who logo in the 1996 TV-Movie was used in most of Jon Pertwee's era from Spearheard From Space (1970) to The Green Death (1973).

[@KiArAmAkEn]

Jon Pertwee was the best doctor.

[@Jesse-mh6hv]

This is just epic

[@dakter5916]

0:55 I LOVE THIS!

[@Philipp.of.Swabia]

People can say what they want about this movie, but the theme in my opinion is the best interpretation of the original theme.

[@isaacsatar9304]

It's so epic and I love it 💖

[@azurerainbow4637]

It would've been good if the Doctor found a hat suited for his style of clothes after he entered his 8th incarnation,like he did when he picked clothes for after he entered his 3rd incarnation while getting away from the hospital years earlier.

[@gammaghastgaming157]

This is my doctor who theme😃👍👌👽🤖💙💙💙

[@Miksy51]

There's this weird Pokémon lemotif. But that's just a coincidence

[@nicktroisi6347]

1:43 beautiful

[@FranciumBoron]

At 0:26 it reminded me of Star Wars but then at 0:44 it started to sound more like a Christmas song. XD

[@Sheena1234ization]

0:44 What Christmas songs do you listen to?

[@dankerbell]

Emmett L. Brown it does actually

[@docbrown8102]

yea

[@gastertwosoul7763]

@@Sheena1234ization the very pagan christmas songs that are way more epic than christian christmss

[@petermcphoneface1987]

This reminds me of star wars also

[@Aryan-un8dv]

My Favorite intro

[@johannschmidt3389]

The thing about this theme is that it sounds like a military parade before going to war, perhaps foreshadowing the time war?

[@samuelmyth8392]

The Time War was invented for the new show so it can't be

[@SMPandanic]

@@samuelmyth8392 well it is cannon to the original tv series so ... its wibbly wobbly timey wimy stuff

[@andreistoica2470]

I dont Obey Hydra

[@andreistoica2470]

I dont Obey Hydra

[@johannschmidt3389]

andrei stoica, into the shadow realm you go Jimbo

[@jasonwilliamcooley8132]

Best theme of the series

[@marcoalcaraz7218]

i realize that the movie theme, but is actually in reversed order, wich is genious

[@mypeacefulanxiety9928]

It’s got a Star Trek The Next Generation vide to it.

[@jonahvenables8917]

0:32 is where it gets really good

[@nohanhalbmeyer5591]

Biutifull music 💖

[@arthurmartin4616]

The time Doctor Who went a bit Star Wars

[@jadenbryant9283]

I got more superman vibes to be honest

[@floouk]

F*****g superb!

[@supersnakeboi46]

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