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Been awhile. Missed thread's anniversary. Had song planned. Here it is (remind people of thread):

ZUTOMAYO - "STUDY ME"


Long day. Short sentences. Good song, though. ?
 
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I was rewatching some of my favorite Doctor Who specials recently. For those who don't know, the main theme of the series has been arranged and rearranged around the same motif for over fifty years. Across the TV series, movies, and audio dramas, there are at least twenty official variations. While I have been severely disappointed with the direction of the series of late, I have and will always consider the theme one of the best musical products of television ever.

These are the three version I suspect to be considered "the best" by the fandom at large, arranged by Delia Derbyshire, Peter Howell, and Murray Gold, respectively. Ironically, the motif itself was composed by Ron Grainer, who was not otherwise connected with the show and never arranged it for the series.
Delia Derbyshire - "Doctor Who Theme (1967)"


Peter Howell - "Doctor Who Theme (1980)"


Murray Gold - "Doctor Who Theme (2008)"


FTR, I suspect the case with most fans is to prefer the theme that coincided with their favorite Doctor, possibly by way of familiarity. I grew up with Tom Baker, so I'm partial to the first of these three (Derbyshire's second/third arrangement). But ultimately I love all of them (even the Dimensions and Delaware themes).


I might come back to talk about this theme more in depth at a later time.
 
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I rewatched The Big Country this week (the definitive old-American-west film), and was struck by its use of silence in multiple scenes. The film makers had a masterful sense of what they wanted the audience to focus on and when; there was never a point in the film that I found boring for lack of audio or visual activity, since it was always clear why there was silence when it occurred.

But that aside, the film also had a really good main theme; the primary motif served to represent the wide-open land and the personalities that characterized it rather than the characters and their conflicts, thus keeping the audience grounded to the real underlying theme of the story. It pops up quite a bit throughout the film, and I felt like sharing it.

Jerome Moross - "Main Title" from The Big Country (film)
 
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I came across this album randomly, and appreciated the Castlevania-esque style of this track. It has a techno baseline, but is carried by violin solo bridged by interchanging sections of strings, synths and at one point even an organ! It all blends together really well.

Should I be noting look-up information here, too? I suppose it can't hurt . . . But I won't bother translating the title this time.
TatshMusicCircle - 深淵
 
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I don't quite remember when I first heard Tim Hawkins's parody songs, but they've been a source of entertainment for me for many years. I recently came across them again, so I'll share some of my favorites.
Tim Hawkins - "Delilah - The Samson Version"


Tim Hawkins performance "Shortened Songs":


Tim Hawkins - "Sounds of Starbucks"
 
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