The Parting of the Keff

Some people complain about the music in the new series of Doctor Who, composed by Murray Gold.

Here is proof that it could have been a LOT worse - the music has been replaced by original 1980's Who music by composer Keff McCulloch. Yes - this rubbish was actually used on the show!

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[JournalJeans]

I liked Keff's music. It's not to everyone's taste, certainly, but I've got broad tastes.

[stewiegriffin1963]

The Sylvester McCoy theme is one of my favorites.

[whophd]

Hahaha awesome! I watched this video a month ago, and hated it. Then I watched a bunch of the 7th Doctor DVDs for the first time, and now I love this. Therefore this music must be an acquired taste!

[yorkypudify]

hey can anyone help me and tell me what episode the piece of music from 1:34 is from?

[Hexachloraphine]

I would like to build a special detention camp on Brownsea Island for all the Murray Gold fanboys, where they would get blasted by Keff McCulloch music for 19 hours a day.

[drakelowc]

I dont understand the desire by so many so called DW "fans" to criticise all the time. The series is disparate and varied but I can see the good in most of it - Keff McCulloch's theme tune is pretty good and is very much of that late 80's computer and synth obsessed era and he's merely putting into DW incidental music what was going on at the time in music generally.

[FrankNFurter1000]

@Applemask Remember though, for the decade it was all about synthesizers, drum machines, samplers and the wonder that is MIDI. But I agree with you on doing an orchestral version of Keff's theme!

[Applemask]

In the real world, of course, it'd be mixed properly. And probably played by an orchestra instead of one and a half MIDI synthesizers. Otherwise it actually works really well. I've often thought someone should do Keff's arrangment of the theme tune for orchestra, because he actually approached it quite innovatively.

[danmcdaid]

@YouthofAustralia Agreed! Do more!

[danmcdaid]

I get you're trying to have a cheap laugh at Keff's expense, but it's blown up a bit in your face on account of the fact that this fucking ROCKS.

[Birdieupon]

great video, but put:

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into the video tag section and it'll get rid of the black border.