Radiophonic Workshop Dr. Who Theme - Yamaha CS-80, ARP Odyssey , Roland SVC-350

Radiophonic Workshop Dr. Who Theme - Yamaha CS-80, ARP Odyssey , Roland SVC-350 Vocoder
Original Dr who theme By Ron Grainer

[@marcbrasse747]

Did you know that the original theme, so the first version, was not done on synthesizers at all but through recording, and splicing bits of tape. The original bass sound was actaully a twanged metal ruler. ThatTardis sound was a piano frame with the strings still attached to it brushed with a metal object. They still haven't been able to improve on that one.

[@LukaT]

Marc Brassé They were able to improve TARDIS sound, but the old one is nostalgic...

[@75peterolsen]

@@LukaT There is no better/worse :)

[@mrfuzztone]

Delia Derbyshire

[@joshhayes5218]

The TARDIS sound was made by Brian Hodgsons mums front door key which was brushed against the back of piano strings

[@tostare]

Yes, it was incredible. Delia would say "Ok, we're going to need 64 B flats" and then record 64 notes, cut them out individually and stick them onto the tape.

[@Flashback_Jack]

One of the greatest electronic productions of all time.

[@Ihavetruth22]

I miss the old dr who shows and Without all the cgi. Dr who is dead now.

[@Yodelinthegully-d7r]

That ending with those notes that sounded like it was on a delay is AMAZING.

[@deanatkinsonfilm5403]

Everyone was so skinny back then.

[@michaos1]

7:04 awesome tune, fav version by Orbital

[@magicknight8412]

This theme tune is imprinted into my childhood brain , kind of a signature of the 80s to me. hearing it takes me right back ! Now I have virtual versions of these synths, so can try and make it myself.

[@unclemick-synths]

A signature of the 60s (and 70s) for me!

[@jamesdean3548]

Have you settled on the right vst for the job? I'm starting my exploration now and trying to get the bass to work with Arturia DX-7 and the "whistle" part using the KORG ARP Odyssey. For me, it's the 4th Doctor or nothing.

[@premiumsofaclub9104]

one of the best video on KZbin I've seen so far!

[@simontonkinson8073]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delia_Derbyshire Credit Delia....

[@dominiquepilon5764]

Ooo weee ooo oooooweeee

[@ArrowProds]

Eeeeyaaawuuuuuu eeeeeyawuuuu....

[@fnutboy]

Yeah where is Derbyshire?....this is back when the bbc had money and original ideas.

[@BaddaBigBoom]

She did all the hard work using tape loops and found sound before the days of synthesizers and got little credit for it until it was flagged up. She was an absolute musical and technicl genius.

[@southpark4151]

0:46 ------ that one was done excellently.They used excellent sounds ---- and arranged it very nicely ---- as in they didn't get over-fancy with the oscillators - which some people are tempted to do - and this is what happened with some later versions - where they decided to tack on bits that get into the cheesy category. Interesting - but cheesy. The 0:46 one is classy.

[@marcfield1234]

6:50 The Peter Howell version is by far the best. Within the first 2 seconds you are hooked. The hair and your arms stand straight up on end and you have goosebumps all over your body.. Absolutely awesome.

[@tsmith7146]

Delia Derbyshire's original version is the best. Totally original and will never sound dated as there isn't a synth in sight to link it to a particular time. Of the other versions, Peter Howell's version is the next best but the big problem with using synth technology of that time is that it then sounds of its time. Wonderful use of CS80, Arp Odyssey and Jupiter 4 though. The worst version is Keff McCulloch's version which has dated terribly; unbelievably, he used a Prophet 5, which is such a wonderful synth, but the result is awful.

[@funkmasters]

@@tsmith7146 Prophet 5 is one of the machines the genius Paul Hardcastle used to use

[@unclemick-synths]

@@tsmith7146 yep the original was the best. There's some really cheesy sounds on this one - and I thought that at the time. They were screwing with Dr Who in so many ways - the gossip was Michael Grade wasn't a fan and resented its enduring success. My theory was he got scared as a kid - he should have watched from behind the sofa like the rest of us! 😀

[@BaddaBigBoom]

"Actually Ron Grainer wrote the original Doctor Who theme" ...but Delia Derbyshire did the hard work.

[@KENNETHUDUT]

My favorite.

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Nice to see a Roland SVC 350 Vocoder doing its thing :-)

[@stevegriffiths566]

Great video Perfect this is by far the best version

[@CH-gb7hf]

Best thing I've watched all week. :)

[@marisaelenenadiejamusiccom3974]

This was absolutely a great video thank you for sharing it I love this music is so experimental and modern!

[@Novaheart1998]

So cool! Best job ever. I wanna do that 😀

[@ErykMaler]

thanks, super

[@haphaz7ard]

This video is amazing

[@jirkadolezal8127]

thank you

[@CS80undermybed]

I did this on mine (serial no: 1735). Sold it 3 years ago. Bugger. Wish I hadn't. Gonna get a new one soon.

[@therestorationofdrwho1865]

Did what?

[@Galaxyngc7331]

On your what?

[@Flashback_Jack]

With what?

[@gamingwithcallum6087]

@@Galaxyngc7331 what do you think? His CS-80 of course

[@gamingwithcallum6087]

@@Flashback_Jack what do you think? His CS-80 of course

[@brettrogers1099]

M O D E R N

[@therestorationofdrwho1865]

What did Howell use the Roland for?

[@everettrailfan]

Middle 8 I think, not sure.

[@abstral66]

and what about dellia???

[@Magnus-gh8gp]

She arranged the theme and out it together, Ron wrote it

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Everyone was so stiff and starchy and inhuman in those days!

[@sjstyx]

Glazed right over the Vocoder

[@NFawc]

Yeh! Unbelievable!

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Roland SVC 350 ...I had one for a while, great fun :-)

[@KogetsuKuzunoha]

GIVE ME FULL INTERVIEW

[@Galaxyngc7331]

@ 3:50 Bwaaaaaaa haaaa haaaaaa

[@unclemick-synths]

Ah, now I know why people name these synths as being on the Dr Who theme - it's the re-recorded one. Old farts like me remember the original theme that was recorded well before these synths existed. Davison was a mistake - too well identified as Tristan Farnon so we kept expecting the TARDIS to be filled with pregnant ewes! 🙄

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Totally agree, typecast as Tristan. I lost interest the first time round after Tom Baker. After Ron Grainer composed the theme, Delia Derbyshire did all the hard work using tape loops and found sound but RG got the credit. Delia Derbyshire was a musical and technological genius sadly her affinity with the demon drink caught up with her and she died before her time.

[@01ab23cd]

Esse cara parece com o Celso Russomanno

[@bugsan]

Coke nails 4:55 ;)

[@angularsquare8757]

Not an improvement on the original at all. Sounds horribly dated.

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Yup. I am a great synthesizer fan and own a few but Delia Derbyshire constructed the theme using found sound, tape loops and a hell of a lot of splicing, speed adjusting and hard work.

[@scopex2749]

NOPE sorry the ORIGINAL DR Who theme by Ron Grainer is the ONLY version when William Hartnell played Dr Who was at least MALE! What a nonsense they have made of the series now :(((( Whats next JANE Bond???

[@RC-rn3jm]

@@docdelete I agree w/ Doc Delete here, Every single Time Lord have the possibility of regenerating into the other gender, think of how Harold Saxon became Missy, or how the Galifreyan Commander regenerated into women, then man, and then a woman again. Or the fact that the Doctor's female incarnation was discussed in 1986, when they were trying to up the viewership of the Season 25-27. I don't hate the fact that the Thirteenth Doctor is played by a woman, I hate the scripts. I want more depth in the Fourteenth...

[@DevCakeProductions]

Dude this video was about the development of a doctor who theme. What's the fucking point in trying to connect this to the 13th doctor, and you're politically charged stance.

[@BaddaBigBoom]

This might shock you but your "ONLY version" despite being composed by Ron Grainer was actually put together by (shock horror) A FEMALE!!! (Delia Derbyshire) ...how does that grab you? ;-)

[@BaddaBigBoom]

"William Hartnell played Dr Who was at least MALE! What a nonsense they have made of the series now :(((( Whats next JANE Bond???" ...so what's your beef ...are you a male supremacist or homosexual? ...or both?

[@BenDaleTV]

I remade this and put it on KZbin - search BenDaleTV