Doctor Who: Pyramids Of Mars

Posted on by Earl Green
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I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this one advertised. Wow! The Dudley Simpson scores from the 1970s? Where did they find them? Well…they didn’t. You see, the music on this CD was re-created on synthesizers by the talented Heathcliff Blair, since the original tapes of the Dudley Simpson music which became the sonic trademark of pre-80s Doctor Who have long been lost. Blair’s new recordings of the music from such all-time classic episodes as Ark In Space, Genesis Of The Daleks, Pyramids Of Mars and more are incredibly faithful…but they’re so obviously synthesized. In a few places, Blair manages to squeeze something not unlike the acoustic warmth of the original performances out of his synths, but the fact is, contrary to popular perception, the music from Doctor Who was not always entirely synth-based, and with the best intentions and equipment, even these lovingly crafted 3 out of 4results of a tribute to the show’s past sound a little off. You be the judge. Personally, I like it, because it’s as close as we’re ever likely to get to having a collection of music from that period of Doctor Who’s history. And if you do enjoy Pyramids Of Mars, I strongly urge you to check out the similar arrangements and style on Mark Ayres’ soundtrack for the related video Shakedown.

Order this CD

    The Ark In Space

  1. The Violation (0:54)
  2. Cryogenic Sleepers (3:14)
  3. Wirrn Attacks (1:24)
  4. Noah’s Humanity (1:51)
  5. The Trap (1:14)

    Genesis Of The Daleks

  6. The Battlefield (0:58)
  7. Futile Escape (1:08)
  8. Sarah Pursued / The Prototype (1:16)
  9. Genocide (1:41)
  10. Davros’s Megalomania (2:37)
  11. Explosives and Detonators (1:06)
  12. Sneaky Nyder (1:35)
  13. Good From Evil (2:02)

    Pyramids Of Mars

  14. Egyptian Expidition / TARDIS Attacked (2:29)
  15. Clements and the Mummies (4:35)
  16. Sutekh Descends (1:40)
  17. Cottage Under Siege (1:41)
  18. Sutekh’s End – The Doctor Wins (4:30)

    Planet of Evil

  19. Nightfall on Zeta Minor (4:53)
  20. The Thing in the Pit / The Big Fall (2:23)
  21. Anti-Man (4:26)
  22. Redemption (4:54)

    The Brain Of Morbius

  23. The Doctor’s Mickey Finn (2:02)
  24. Portrait of Morbius (1:14)
  25. The Sisterhood of Karn (1:01)
  26. Condo’s Death / Monster Rampage (4:22)
  27. Cyanide (1:07)
  28. The Mind-Bending Contest (1:08)
  29. The End of Morbius (1:35)
  30. Self-Sacrifice (0:30)
  31. The Doctor’s Theme (3:27)

Released by: Silva Screen
Release date: 1993
Total running time: 68:57

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