Doctor Who
Incidental Music by Mark Ayres
In 1972, when I was eleven years old, "Day of the Daleks"
became the first complete Doctor Who story I ever
saw. I was instantly hooked, and Saturday evening (when
Doctor Who was transmitted in the UK at that time)
became one of the highlights of my week. Some 16 years later
I was starting to build a career as a composer of music for
film and television. I wrote to many producers and
directors, one of whom was John Nathan-Turner, Doctor
Who's then-producer. A letter from John in March 1988
led to "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy" becoming my first
major television commission.
I composed the incidental music for three Doctor
Who adventures over the following two years. All three
of my Doctor Who assignments were as challenging as
they were enjoyable. I'm pleased to have been able to make a
small contribution to a programme which is so much a part of
television history.
This Page:
The Greatest Show in the
Galaxy
Ghost Light
The Curse of Fenric
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
- The Best of Doctor Who Volume 2
See Also:
Discography for more
Doctor Who-related and other recordings by Mark
Ayres
The Doctor Who
Compact Discs Catalogue for
more Doctor
Who CDs
For information on
obtaining CDs, please click here.
Doctor Who - The Greatest Show
in the Galaxy
CD Tracklisting (Silva Screen FILMCD 114, 1992)
1. Introduction: Doctor Who (1.35)
2. The Psychic Rap (0.49)
3. Invitation to Segonax (3.55)
4. Bellboy and Flowerchild (1.43)
5. A Warning (0.50)
6. Fellow Explorers (1.51)
7. The Robot Attacks (1.06)
8. Something Sinister (2.47)
9. `Welcome, One and All!' (1.16)
10. The Circus Ring (2.17)
11. Deadbeat (0.38)
12. Eavesdropping (4.06)
13. `Let Me Entertain You'/Stone Archway (4.12)
14. The Well (4.23)
15. Powers on the Move (2.42)
16. Sifting Dreams (3.14)
17. Survival of the Fittest (2.01)
18. Bellboy's Sacrifice (2.59)
19. Plans (2.11)
20. The Werewolf/"Request Stop" (5.50)
21. The Gods of Ragnarok (3.42)
22. Playing for Time (10.21)
23. Entry of the Psychic Clowns (3.28)
24. Liberty Who (2.25)
25. Psychic Carnival (2.03)
26. Coda: Kingpin's New Circus (0.36)
27. Epilogue: Doctor Who (2.56)
Total Playing Time 76.21
Composed, arranged and performed by Mark
Ayres.
Doctor Who Theme (Tracks 1 and 27) composed by Ron
Grainer, arranged and performed by Mark Ayres.
Produced and engineered by Mark Ayres.
All music copyright © 1988/1992 Mark Ayres
(MCPS) except 1 and 27 published by Warner Chappell.
Recorded between July and October 1988.
"The Greatest Show in the Galaxy" was originally
transmitted in 4 episodes on BBC1 between
Wednesday 14th December 1988 and Wednesday 4th January 1989.
"The Greatest Show in the Galaxy" starred
Sylvester McCoy as the seventh Doctor, with Sophie Aldred as
Ace.
Written by Stephen Wyatt. Produced by John Nathan-Turner.
Directed by Alan Wareing.
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Doctor Who - Ghost Light
CD Tracklisting (Silva Screen FILMCD 133, 1993)
1. The Madhouse (3.44)
2. Redvers, I Presume? (0.43)
3. Uncharted Territory (1.42)
4. Heart of the Interior (2.19)
5. Enter Josiah (0.28)
6. Indoor Lightning (1.39)
7. Nimrod Observed (1.02)
8. Time to Emerge (1.23)
9. Burnt Toast (1.37)
10. Ace's Adventures Underground (4.36)
11. Where is Mamma? (0.44)
12. Loss of Control (3.34)
13. The Way to the Zoo (1.54)
14. The Memory Teller (1.51)
15. Lighting the Touchpaper
(1.11)
16. Homo Victorianus Ineptus (1.19)
17. Out of the Shadows (4.03)
18. Light Enlightened (1.58)
19. Tropic of Perivale (2.10)
20. Tricks of the Light (4.29)
21. Judgement in Stone (2.19)
22. Requiem (5.03)
23. Passing Thoughts (1.26)
Total Playing Time 51.34
Composed, arranged and performed by Mark
Ayres.
Produced and Engineered by Mark Ayres.
All music copyright © Mark Ayres 1989
(MCPS/PRS).
Recorded between August and October 1989.
"Ghost Light" was originally transmitted in 3
episodes on BBC1
between Wednesday 4th October and Wednesday 18th October
1989.
Available on Home Video.
"Ghost Light "starred Sylvester McCoy as the
seventh Doctor, with Sophie Aldred as Ace.
Written by Marc Platt. Produced by John Nathan-Turner.
Directed by Alan Wareing.
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Doctor Who - The Curse of
Fenric
CD Tracklisting (Silva Screen FILMCD 087, 1991)
1. Introduction: Doctor Who (0.40)
2. The Boats (0.47)
3. Beach-head and Rat-Trap (2.06)
4. Sealed Orders (1.21)
5. Eyes Watching (1.03)
6. Commander Millington (0.47)
7. Viking Graves (0.54)
8. Maidens' Point (1.17)
9. The Translations (3.23)
10. Audrey and Millington's Office (2.13)
11. The Curse of Fenric (2.32)
12. High Stakes (0.34)
13. The Crypt (1.21)
14. The Ambush (0.42)
15. The Well of Vergelmir (1.16)
16. The Ultima Machine (2.00)
17. Dangerous Undercurrents (1.02)
18. The Seduction of Prozorov (1.54)
19. Half-Time Score (0.40)
20. Exit Miss Hardaker/The Vicar and the Vampires
(2.25)
21. Stop the Machine! (2.25)
22. The Haemovores (1.49)
23. The Battle for St. Jude's (4.27)
24. The Mineshaft (1.51)
25. Sealing the Hatch (1.55)
26. House Guests (1.35)
27. The Letter (0.50)
28. Evil From the Dawn of Time (1.10)
29. The Storm Breaks (3.33)
30. Ancient Enemies (3.46)
31. Shadow Dimensions (1.10)
32. Chemical Grenade (1.00)
33. The Great Serpent (0.40)
34. Pawns in the Game (3.16)
35. Kathleen's Escape (2.08)
36. The Wolves of Fenric (3.08)
37. Black Wins, Time Lord! (2.22)
38. The Final Battle (2.48)
39. Epilogue: Doctor Who (2.12)
Total Playing Time 72.09
Composed, arranged and performed by Mark
Ayres.
Doctor Who Theme (Tracks 1 and 39) composed by Ron
Grainer, arranged and performed by Mark Ayres.
Produced and engineered by Mark Ayres.
All music © 1991 Mark Ayres (MCPS/PRS)
except 1 and 39 published by Warner Chappell.
Original Score recorded between May and August
1989.
Additional material for video version recorded August 1990.
"The Curse of Fenric" was originally transmitted
in 4 episodes on BBC1
between Wednesday 25th October and Wednesday 15th November
1989.
In February 1991 some scenes which had been omitted from the
TV version
were reinstated for an expanded release by BBC Video.
"The Curse of Fenric" starred Sylvester McCoy as
the seventh Doctor, with Sophie Aldred as Ace.
Written by Ian Briggs. Produced by John Nathan-Turner.
Directed by Nicholas Mallett.
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The Greatest Show in the
Galaxy - The Best of Doctor Who Volume 2
CD Tracklisting (Silva America SSD 1042, 1994)
1. Doctor Who (Main Title Theme) (0.54)
THE GREATEST SHOW IN THE GALAXY (27.39)
2. Invitation to Segonax
(3.46)
3. Bellboy and Flowerchild/Fellow Explorers (2.22)
4. The Robot Attacks (1.04)
5. Something Sinister (1.38)
6. The Circus Ring/Eavesdropping (2.15)
7. Stone Archway (1.45)
8. The Well (1.04)
9. Bellboy's Sacrifice (2.56)
10. The Werewolf/`Request Stop' (5.49)
11. Playing for Time (4.56)
GHOST LIGHT (23.02)
12. The Madhouse (3.26)
13. Uncharted Territory (1.37)
14. Heart of the Interior/Nimrod Observed (1.48)
15. Time to Emerge (1.19)
16. Burnt Toast/Ace's Adventures Underground (1.51)
17. The Memory Teller (1.34)
18. Homo Victorianus Ineptus (1.18)
19. Out of the Shadows (2.37)
20. Tricks of the Light (1.31)
21. Judgement in Stone (2.14)
22. Requiem/Passing Thoughts
(3.42)
THE CURSE OF FENRIC (26.26)
23. The Boats (0.43)
24. Rat-trap (1.02)
25. Sealed Orders (1.19)
26. Commander Millington (0.46)
27. Maiden's Point (1.16)
28. The Translations (1.36)
29. The Well of Vergelmir (1.15)
30. The Ultima Machine (1.27)
31. Stop the Machine! (2.23)
32. Vampire City! (i) The Battle for St. Jude's (ii)
Kathleen's Escape (iii) The Vicar and the Vampires (5.14)
33. The Telegram (0.49)
34. Evil from the Dawn of Time (1.10)
35. Shadow Dimensions/The Great Serpent (1.02)
36. Pawns in the Game (1.12)
37. Black Wins, Time Lord! (2.18)
38. The Final Battle (2.46)
39. Doctor Who (End Title Theme) (1.12)
Total playing time 79.25
Music composed, arranged, performed and produced
by Mark Ayres.
Doctor Who Theme (Tracks 1 and 39) composed by Ron
Grainer, arranged, performed and produced by Keff McCulloch.
Album compiled and edited by Mark Ayres.
All music Copyright © 1988/1989 Mark Ayres
(MCPS/PRS) except 1 and 39 published by Warner Chappell.
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