Talk:Doctor Who theme

re-name this Doctor Who theme?
one, this Wiki covers a few other series other than Doctor Who (worth nothing).

two, to my surprise, I found out that the Wiki has no entry for the theme. so, I say re-name, with Theme Arrangement entry re-directing to here.--204.167.92.26 17:00, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Format section
It occurs to me that someone reading this with a lack of familiarity with the theme might find the use of terms like "Middle Eight" and "Bridge" somewhat confusing and unhelpful without context. I have added a format section discussing the different sections of the theme. Someone with a more thorough knowledge of musical terms is welcome to revise what I've written here with something more technically accurate, but I hope you get my meaning for including this section, so readers have a better idea what is meant by Middle Eight. I wonder if someone with the technical know-how could add OGG sound files for each of these sections? 68.146.81.123 23:28, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

Peter Cushing?
What's the relevance of the Peter Cushing movie theme(s) to this discussion? Those in no way use the piece of music known as the "Doctor Who Theme". Indeed, the second movie doesn't even have Dr. Who, or any variation thereof, in the title. It couldn't even loosely be considered a relation of Doctor Who at all. I think people reading this article as it stands will come away believing there's a version of the Doctor Who theme in the Cushing movies, and of course that's not the case at all. Should be removed, or at least heavily redacted to: "The Peter Cushing movies did not use the television theme at all, but instead featured its own music by Whatever His Name Is." Personally, I think it should be totally removed, but I'll leave a discussion going here for those that want to plump for some kind of redaction.  Czech Out  ☎ | ✍ 20:21, July 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * It needs to be indicated that the Cushing movies used music by Barry Gray and not the main theme, because there are reference works out there that credit Barry Gray with composing the TV SERIES theme (The Complete Encyclopedia of Television Programs 1947-1979 is just one). Also, technically, the music composed by Gray for the movies can also be called the Dr. Who Theme. Remember this wiki is not just for fans but for people with no knowledge of the franchise, so we need to cover our bases. 68.146.81.123 18:52, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

Link removal rationale
I took out an External Link that purported to be a link to the sheet music for the theme, but was just a commercial site selling copies of the sheet music. As I understand it that's against the rules for links here. 68.146.81.123 18:52, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

Ferguson
The unique nature of the Craig Ferguson use of the theme on a mainstream American network show is I think notable enough to include here. Plus he's the only one to actually try and put lyrics to the tune. The link I used is for the website of one of the major North American entertainment magazines, in case anyone doesn't recognize it. I decided it would carry more weight than a link to a blog or fan site. 68.146.64.9 17:13, December 3, 2010 (UTC)

A bit removed
When I encountered it, article said:
 * (Derbyshire would receive screen credit, but for creating the TARDIS dematerialization sound effect).

to which I say, WTF? What's the source for this, and why would she have received credit for it? She didn't create it. Brian Hodgson did, or at least he's been dining out on the story of the key against the piano wire for decades. Need some kinda proof of this.  Czech Out  ☎ | ✍  01:32, January 21, 2011 (UTC)

2012/2013 theme
Did Murray Gold arrange the theme first used in "The Snowmen"? I have been unable to find any information on who was responsible for it. Memnarc ☎  10:38, January 5, 2013 (UTC)