Segun Akinola leitmotifs

Segun Akinola is the current composer for Doctor Who. He has composed incidental music for Series 11 and 12.

As part of his work, he has created leitmotifs for characters, ideas and situations. Some of these are episode-specific; others recur between episodes and seasons.

This page aims to document all known leitmotifs in order of their appearance.

NB: The majority of leitmotifs have not been officially recognised by Segun himself, but their associations with particular characters/scenarios etc. can be assumed from the timing of their appearances.

Recurring motifs

 * The Thirteenth Doctor's theme (A and B)
 * Yasmin Khan's theme
 * Ryan Sinclair's theme
 * Graham O'Brien' s theme
 * Grace O'Brien's theme
 * TARDIS theme
 * Historicals theme
 * Fam theme (A and B)
 * Pting theme
 * Dalek theme
 * The Master's theme
 * The Thirteenth Doctor's theme (minor)
 * Earth theme
 * The Fugitive Doctor' s theme
 * Judoon theme
 * Captain Jack's theme
 * The Division's theme
 * Cybermen theme
 * Jack Robertson' s theme
 * Doctor Who theme

Episode-specific motifs

 * Tzim-Sha/Stenza theme
 * Karl's theme
 * Desolation theme
 * Ilin's theme
 * Angstrom's theme
 * Rosa Parks' theme
 * Krasko's theme
 * Mutant Spiders theme
 * Tsuranga theme
 * Eve & Durkas' theme
 * Umbreen's theme
 * Prem's theme
 * Kerb!am theme
 * Dan's theme
 * Jarva Slade's theme
 * Morax theme
 * Norway theme
 * The Solitract's theme
 * Ranskoor Av Kolos theme
 * Ux theme
 * Kasaavin theme
 * Daniel Barton's theme
 * Tranquility Spa theme
 * Dreg theme
 * Nikola Tesla's theme
 * Thomas Edison' s theme
 * Skithra theme
 * Jake & Adam's theme
 * Zellin & Rakaya's theme(s)
 * Claire Clairmont's theme
 * Percy Shelley' s theme
 * Mary Shelley's theme
 * Brendan's theme
 * Human survivors theme
 * Time Lord theme
 * Regeneration theme

There is also a leitmotif in Ascension of the Cybermen and The Timeless Children for which the association is not yet distinctly identified. It has been provisionally referred to on this page as the danger theme.

Series 11 - leitmotif appearances
All of the below listed official soundtrack appearances are on the Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack: Series 11.

Notes to be added here regarding:

''Difference between Thirteenth Doctor's theme A variation, B variation and "ambience". Also needs note for minor variation.''

Difference between Fam theme A variation and B variation.

Series 12 - leitmotif appearances
All of the below listed official soundtrack appearances from Spyfall to The Timeless Children are on the Doctor Who - Series 12 (Original Television Soundtrack). All listed appearances for Revolution of the Daleks are on the Doctor Who - Series 12 - Revolution of the Daleks (Original Television Soundtrack).

Revolution of the Daleks
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