Doctor Who Patrick Troughton Title sequence tests Very Rare

[jampox101]

which dvd is this on

[glenrea]

@jampox101 Tomb of the Cybermen

[WolfSyndrome]

I don't need to be on anything to get the full effect of this shit...woo hoo!

[protestifications]

Kool

[borgduck]

Are you sure I shouldnt be on something whilst watching this?

[NyeTunes]

I believe I watched this once while ill and under the influence of cough medicine.... it scared the CRAP out of me.

[sportandmovies]

cool

[Atomius1]

this is in my opinion the best theme music for the show but i prefer the hartnell image sequence, at least in the finished item

[theseus27]

@Atomius1 Yeah, I couldn't agree with you more on that.This is my firm favourite Dr Who theme too! :)

[NotATube]

What I *really* don't get is why they didn't go with the vaguely retro-modern (1920s/30s style) lettering at the start of this sequence instead of the underdesigned, uninspired, off-the-shelf Times Roman font.

That really let down the final version of the Troughton intro, which had some great howlaround visuals.

[animationdude56]

@NotATube well sydney newman said that it shouldn't have big, colourful (a metaphor. it couldn't be in colour), because he didnt want it to be like one of the typical science fiction movies with monsters that are clearly men in suits.but, it didnt quite turn out like that did it?

[cybertaylor]

great dvd tomb of the cybermen worth buyin

[borgduck]

You've made your point.

[cybertaylor]

great dvd tomb of the cybermen its worth buying

[LaylaConn]

Does anyone know where I can find a copy of the Doctor Who titles sequences in Quicktime format? My brother's a huge fan of the show and wants to know as soon as possible.

[glenrea]

Best thing is to download a video converter - you can get some free or for a couple of quid.

Then find a video of the titles and convert.

Alternatively get a video capture card and record to your hard disc

[callumleo]

what's that meant to be at 0:41 i think it looks like a christmas tree

[AnthonyUK]

The clip at 0.41" is actually a tunnelling effect

[AidanLunn]

a square tunnel.

I think that the effects that start at 0:49 look like upside-down flies wings.

[jamesoffutt]

I get the bloody creeps knocked out of me every time I see Patrick Troughton's face up close like that! But you know, I like that psycadelic lava lamp effect. It gives a bet of a charm to it, does not it?

[iAMtheDoctor2]

Cool! It goes on for a while though!

[AidanLunn]

these aren't the full set of tests. Neither are the tests for the hartnell sequence on the beginning DVD! There are yet EVEN MORE test clips of both of these titles featured on the special feature about the Tom baker title sequence on the DVD of "Robot"

[iAMtheDoctor2]

Flipping heck!

[AnthonyUK]

The bassline without the melody swoop repeats three times then goes into the bridge and middle eight before going to the main melody line to end with the sting.

[AidanLunn]

some of these clips were included in the titles. Those bits at the end were definetly not. They could have used those in the transition fron Troughton to Pertwee!

[otacon98]

does anyone know where i can get the full version of the Patrick Troughton doctor who theme from 1967. been looking for that theme for a long time.

[AidanLunn]

The full version is what you hear here!

[otacon98]

what i was meaning is where can i get this theme song

to put in my mp3 player.

[glenrea]

If you have a download programme such as Napster or LimeWire you can download it. This version is actually a specially lengthened version for the DVD

[glenrea]

I have managed to locate the full version of this theme. If you still want it message me privately through youtube with your e-mail address and I'll forward it!

[AnthonyUK]

They did the spangled version for the episode openings but when they married it to the Troughton titles, as the titles faded out so did the music, and they didn't keep the full version on tape for the episodes on tape;they wiped it.

[AidanLunn]

if it was wiped, then what do you hear here?

[AnthonyUK]

This was ACTUALLY an edit made by Mark Ayres;the spangles disappear on the opening titles then the middle eight section takes over without the spangles but for the titles WAS faded out;what Mark did(as he owns the BBCRWS library now)was edit on the remaining extended music from the end titles before the fade happened on the episodes including the repetetive bassnote and hisses part where there is NO melody line before editing on the bridge and going into the middle eight again reprising the main

[glenrea]

I have the full "Spangled" version of the theme, so I doubt it's been wiped.

[icemachine79]

@glenrea Some of the remixes were re-created by Mark Ayres from Delia Derbyshire's original tapes and using the original documented notes & timing because not all the mixes were kept but the paperwork was (good ol' BBC & their paperwork obsession). He also did a full stereo and 5.1 surround version of the original Hartnell mix; that may be what he was talking about, but then again probably not.

[AidanLunn]

@icemachine79 I don't see why you attack the BBC for their apparent "paperwork obsession" when the law requires that they keep that paperwork?

[drdalek]

These are on the tomb of the cybermen DVD, aren't they?

[glenrea]

that's the one!

[WinsterMoves]

Brilliant & fascinating! Thanks for posting these!

[glenrea]

Just wish they weren't grainy!