Segun Akinola leitmotifs

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Segun Akinola was the composer for Doctor Who under Chris Chibnall, beginning in 2018 with Series 11.

As part of his work, he has created leitmotifs for characters, ideas or situations. These recur throughout his episode scores from Series 11 onwards.

This page is intended as a record of identified leitmotifs and the timings of their appearance. Many leitmotifs do not have an officially listed assignment to a particular character or idea from Segun himself, but these associations are easily apparent as such from the timing of their appearance and characters onscreen throughout their appearance.

Series 11

All of the below listed official soundtrack appearances are on the Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack: Series 11.

Notes to be added here regarding:

Difference between Thirteenth Doctor's theme A variation, B variation and "ambience".

Difference between Fam theme A variation and B variation.

The Woman Who Fell to Earth

Character	Episode Timestamp	Official Soundtrack Appearance	Notes
Yasmin Khan	04:01–04:26	Not officially released	First instance of Yaz's theme.
	04:33–04:56
Doctor Who theme	09:19–09:25		First instance of the Doctor Who theme in the Thirteenth Doctor era.
The Thirteenth Doctor	09:26–09:36	"Long Story" (Disc 1 Track 3)	Main melody (A). First instance of the Thirteenth Doctor's theme.
	10:46–11:04	Not officially released	A
Fam	18:36–20:02	"This New Nose Is So Unreliable" (Disc 1 Track 4)	Main melody (A). First instance of the Fam theme.
Tzim-Sha/The Stenza	22:40–23:52	"The Warrior" (Disc 1 Track 5)	First instance of the Stenza theme.
	24:42–24:51
The Thirteenth Doctor	29:35–30:38	"Sonic Screwdriver" (Disc 1 Track 6)	A
Tzim-Sha/The Stenza	33:31–34:23	Not officially released
The Thirteenth Doctor	34:24–34:32
Tzim-Sha/The Stenza	35:44–35:55
The Thirteenth Doctor	36:03–36:08		A
Tzim-Sha/The Stenza	36:19–36:48
	38:41–39:06
The Thirteenth Doctor	39:08–39:18		A
Tzim-Sha/The Stenza	40:26–40:38
	40:51–41:05
	42:47–43:02
	43:12–43:27
	43:49–44:20
	46:46-47:24
The Thirteenth Doctor	47:25–47:42		A
	50:31–51:11	"The Doctor" (Disc 1 Track 7)	A
Tzim-Sha/The Stenza	51:11–51:18
The Thirteenth Doctor	51:21–51:52		A
Grace O'Brien	52:51–53:18		First instance of Grace's theme.
	54:54–55:13	Not officially released
The Thirteenth Doctor	57:46–58:40		A
	58:57–59:28	"You Really Need To Get Out Of Those Clothes" (Disc 1 Track 8)	A
	59:36–59:42		A
Fam	1:00:17–1:00:31		A
Doctor Who theme	1:01:27-1:03:04	Not officially released	First instance of the Doctor Who theme being played in the Thirteenth Doctor era in full. This variation features the middle-8 and is the longest end credits by Akinola.

The Ghost Monument

Character	Episode Timestamp	Official Soundtrack Appearance	Notes
Doctor Who theme	00:00–00:35	"Series 11 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)	First instance of the "Opening Titles" variation of the Doctor Who theme.
Ryan Sinclair	01:25–01:54	Not officially released
Desolation	05:14–05:51	"Three Suns" (Disc 1 Track 9)
	07:47–08:05	Not officially released
	08:49–09:00
	09:17–09:32
Desolation	12:33–13:11
Illin	10:41–10:50
The Thirteenth Doctor	15:17–15:46		Ambience
TARDIS	15:31–15:39
	16:18–16:40
The Thirteenth Doctor	16:40–17:01		A
	17:10–17:38
Angstrom	18:38–18:49
Grace O'Brien	19:14–20:00
Angstrom	20:36–20:57
	23:23–23:52
Yasmin Khan	23:52–24:14
Desolation	25:04–25:28	"Make It Through Those Ruins" (Disc 1 Track 10)
The Stenza	26:15–27:14
Fam	27:14–27:31		B
	28:14–28:19
The Thirteenth Doctor	28:23– 28:30
Ryan Sinclair	28:46–27:54	Not officially released
The Thirteenth Doctor	29:25–29:38		A
Desolation	30:41–31:04
The Thirteenth Doctor	32:45–33:06		A
The Stenza	35:26–35:44
Grace O'Brien	35:53–36:07
Ryan Sinclair	38:01–38:34
The Thirteenth Doctor	39:51–40:01		A
Fam	40:44–40:56		A
	40:56–41:19		B
Thirteenth Doctor	41:20–41:28		A
Desolation	42:30–43:16
The Thirteenth Doctor	44:33–44:50	"My Beautiful Ghost Monument" (Disc 1 Track 11)	A
	44:58–45:48
	45:49–46:22		Ambience
	46:26–48:03
TARDIS	46:46–46:53
The Thirteenth Doctor	47:21–47:33		A
TARDIS	47:36–48:03	Not officially released
Doctor Who theme	48:00–48:48	"Doctor Who Series 11 End Credits" (Disc 2 Track 20)	First instance of the "Closing Credits" variation of the Doctor Who theme.

Rosa

Character	Episode Timestamp	Official Soundtrack Appearance	Notes
Doctor Who theme	00:00–00:35	"Series 11 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)
Rosa Parks	00:55–01:11	"Get Out That Door" (Disc 2 Track 2)	First instance of Rosa's theme.
	01:32–01:41
	01:50–01:57
	02:25–02:35
The Thirteenth Doctor	03:03–03:12	Not officially released	Ambience
Historicals	04:18–04:35	"Parks, Rosa Parks" (Disc 2 Track 3)
Rosa Parks	05:01–05:05
	06:05–06:20
	06:33–06:38
Krasko	06:50–07:28	"Artron Energy" (Disc 2 Track 4)	First instance of Krasko's theme
Fam	09:26–09:30	Not officially released	A
	09:30–09:40		B
Rosa Parks	09:55–10:14	"This Is Very Bad News" (Disc 2 Track 5)
Krasko	10:04–10:28
Fam	10:40–10:50		B
Krasko	12:21–12:37
	13:29–13:39
	13:58–14:01
Fam	14:58–15:02	Not officially released	B
	15:13-15:17
	15:21-15:26
	15:30-15:34
	15:45-16:10
Yasmin Khan	19:40-20:10
Fam	20:23–20:54		B
Grace O'Brien	21:02–21:14
Fam	21:14–21:56		A
Ryan Sinclair	22:27-22:37
Yasmin Khan	22:38-22:55
Rosa Parks	24:14-24:37
	25:34–25:40
	25:50–25:56
Krasko	26:13-26:25
	29:39-29:53
Fam	31:00-31:16		B
Rosa Parks	32:16-32:55
Fam	32:55-34:07		B
	34:25–35:14		B
Krasko	39:20-39:32
Rosa Parks	39:48-40:24
Krasko	41:49-42:01
Rosa Parks	43:49–44:02	"Stand Up Now" (Disc 2 Track 7)
Fam	44:44-45:53
Rosa Parks	45:38–45:48
	48:03–48:18	"A Living Icon for Freedom" (Disc 2 Track 8)
	48:39–48:56

Arachnids in the UK

Character	Episode Timestamp	Official Soundtrack Appearance	Notes
Doctor Who theme	00:00–00:35	"Series 11 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)
Mutant Spiders	00:47–00:54	Not officially released	First instance of the Spider theme.
Jack Robertson	01:40-02:01		First instance of Robertson's theme.
TARDIS	02:40–03:01
The Thirteenth Doctor	03:19–03:38		A
Fam	03:39–04:04		A
The Thirteenth Doctor	04:08–04:38		Ambience
Yasmin Khan	04:38–04:58
Grace O'Brien	05:10-05:34
Mutant Spiders	05:47–05:51
	07:12–07:15
	07:47–07:50
Graham O'Brien	08:45-09:08	"Missing You" (Disc 1 Track 12)
Mutant Spiders	10:30–10:34	Not officially released
	10:51–10:54
	11:22–11:26
	11:37–11:41
	12:44–12:47
	13:35–14:04
	15:55–15:58
Yasmin Khan	16:35-17:06	"Insurance Policy" (Disc 1 Track 13)
Mutant Spiders	19:57–20:08	Not officially released
	22:16–22:20
	26:06–26:10
	28:46–28:50
	29:00–29:04
	37:53–38:03
Jack Robertson	38:55–39:08
	39:52–40:05
Mutant Spiders	42:51–43:11
Jack Robertson	43:19–43:26
	43:44-44:05
Grace O'Brien	44:37-44:53
TARDIS	46:12–46:26	"My Fam" (Disc 1 Track 14)
Fam	46:56–47:33		A
	47:59–48:39
Doctor Who theme	48:38–49:22	"Doctor Who Series 11 End Credits" (Disc 2 Track 20)

The Tsuranga Conundrum

Character	Episode Timestamp	Official Soundtrack Appearance	Notes
Doctor Who theme	00:00–00:35	"Series 11 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)
Ryan Sinclair	22:17-23:38	Not officially released
Ryan Sinclair	45:00-45:07	Not officially released
Doctor Who theme		"Doctor Who Series 11 End Credits" (Disc 2 Track 20)

Demons of the Punjab

Character	Episode Timestamp	Official Soundtrack Appearance	Notes
Doctor Who theme	00:00–00:35	"Series 11 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)
Yasmin Khan	06:58-07:21	Not officially released
Yasmin Khan	12:29-12:49	Not officially released
Yasmin Khan	21:28-22:10	Not officially released
Yasmin Khan	24:44-25:06	Not officially released
Doctor Who theme		"Yaz And Nani End Credits" (Disc 2 Track 12)

Kerblam!

Character	Episode Timestamp	Official Soundtrack Appearance	Notes
Doctor Who theme	00:00–00:35	"Series 11 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)
Doctor Who theme		"Doctor Who Series 11 End Credits" (Disc 2 Track 20)

The Witchfinders

Character	Episode Timestamp	Official Soundtrack Appearance	Notes
Doctor Who theme	00:00–00:35	"Series 11 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)
Yasmin Khan	17:44-17:51	Not officially released
Doctor Who theme		"Doctor Who Series 11 End Credits" (Disc 2 Track 20)

It Takes You Away

Character	Episode Timestamp	Official Soundtrack Appearance	Notes
Doctor Who theme	00:00–00:35	"Series 11 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)
Ryan Sinclair	19:17-19:40	Not officially released
Grace O'Brien	34:03-34:27	"Reverse the Polarity" (Disc 2 Track 16)
Graham O'Brien	34:27-34:32
Grace O'Brien	38:57-39:23
Graham O'Brien	39:28-39:35
Grace O'Brien	39:35-39:54
Graham O'Brien	48:13-48:25	"Made A New Friend" (Disc 2 Track 17)
Doctor Who theme		"Doctor Who Series 11 End Credits" (Disc 2 Track 20)

The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos

Character	Episode Timestamp	Official Soundtrack Appearance	Notes
Doctor Who theme	00:00–00:35	"Series 11 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)
Grace O'Brien	12:19-12:50
Graham O'Brien	16:03-16:11
Ryan Sinclair	18:10-18:28
Grace O'Brien	28:31-28:47
Yasmin Khan	37:28-37:37
Grace O'Brien	41:25-41:37
Grace O'Brien	43:32-43:44
Graham O'Brien	44:02-44:07	"Keep Your Faith" (S11 OST Disc 1 Track 21)
Grace O'Brien	45:42-46:06
Doctor Who theme		"Doctor Who Series 11 End Credits" (Disc 2 Track 20)

Resolution

Character	Episode Timestamp	Official Soundtrack Appearance	Notes
Dalek	00:00–00:XX
Graham O'Brien	11:39-11:49
Ryan Sinclair	23:07-24:25
Grace O'Brien	36:12-37:00
Dalek	41:57-42:04
Dalek	50:08-50:32
Ryan Sinclair	56:17-57:24
Ryan Sinclair	57:37-57:49		Layered in with elements of the Fam leitmotif.
Ryan Sinclair	58:23-58:44
Doctor Who theme		"Doctor Who Series 11 End Credits" (Disc 2 Track 20)

Series 12

All of the below listed official soundtrack appearances from Spyfall to The Timeless Children are on the Doctor Who - Series 12 (Original Television Soundtrack). All listed appearances for Revolution of the Daleks are on the Doctor Who - Series 12 - Revolution of the Daleks (Original Television Soundtrack).

Spyfall

Part One

Character	Episode Timestamp	Official Soundtrack Appearance	Notes
Doctor Who theme	00:00–00:34	"Series 12 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)
Ryan Sinclair	03:21-04:07
Yasmin Khan	05:02-05:19
Graham O'Brien	05:31-05:38
Grace O'Brien	05:38-05:54
Yasmin Khan	39:55-40:36
Yasmin Khan	48:34-48:53

Part Two

Character	Episode Timestamp	Official Soundtrack Appearance	Notes
Doctor Who theme		"Series 12 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)

Can You Hear Me?

Character	Episode Timestamp	Official Soundtrack Appearance	Notes
Doctor Who theme	00:00–00:34	"Series 12 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)
Yasmin Khan	04:41-05:08
Grace O'Brien	25:23-26:05
Yasmin Khan	45:56-46:11
Graham O'Brien	46:14-46:25

The Haunting of Villa Diodati

Character	Episode Timestamp	Official Soundtrack Appearance	Notes
Doctor Who theme	02:51–03:25	"Series 12 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)
Claire Clairmont	08:51–09:02	Not officially released
	09:32–09:46
Percy Shelley	09:52–10:01
Grace O'Brien	11.07–11.32
Percy Shelley	16:34–16:43
The Cybermen	26:33–26:44	"A Traveller Moving Through Time" (Disc 2 Track 9)	Beat
	26:58–27:27
The Thirteenth Doctor	27:52–28:05	Not officially released	Minor
The Cybermen	32:04–32:36		Beat
Percy Shelley	33:26–34:00
	34:16–34:29
Mary Shelley	35:03–35:17
	35:52–36:04
The Cybermen	36:18–36:34	"Quicksilver" (Disc 2 Track 10)	Beat
Mary Shelley	36:48–36:59
Percy Shelley	37:00–37:29
	37:40–38:00	Not officially released
The Cybermen	38:27–38:38		Beat
Percy Shelley	38:38–38:56
	39:35–40:25
The Thirteenth Doctor	40:41–40:56		Minor
The Cybermen	41:01–41:27		Beat
Mary Shelley	42:16–42:41
The Cybermen	42:41–43:15	"Quicksilver" (Disc 2 Track 10)	Beat
Percy Shelley	43:03–43:15
The Thirteenth Doctor	43:39–43:51	"She Was The Universe" (Disc 2 Track 11)	A
The Cybermen	44:06–44:58		Beat
The Thirteenth Doctor	45:41–45:53	Not officially released	Minor
Claire Clairmont	46:12–46:47
Percy Shelley	46:47–47:03
The Thirteenth Doctor	48:07–48:55	"She Was The Universe" (Disc 2 Track 11)	Minor
Doctor Who theme	48:55–49:41	Not officially released

Ascension of the Cybermen

Character	Episode Timestamp	Official Soundtrack Appearance	Notes
Doctor Who theme	00:39–01:12	"Series 12 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)
Brendan	01:12–01:22	"Brendan" (Disc 2 Track 12)
	02:58–03:38
Human survivors	04:36–05:02	Not officially released
The Thirteenth Doctor	11:28–11:43		Minor
The Cybermen	11:43–12:22		Beat
Ryan Sinclair	12:29–12:37
Cybermen	12:29–12:37
Danger theme (?)	12:51–13:06
The Cybermen	13:44–13:59		Beat
	14:24–14:38
Human survivors	15:29–16:13	"Be Afraid" (Disc 2 Track 13)
The Cybermen	15:59–16:13		Beat
Danger theme (?)	16:36–16:43
	16:51–17:05
The Cybermen	17:27–17:37
Brendan	17:40–18:12	Not officially released
	18:43–19:00
Human survivors	21:11–21:33
The Cybermen	21:33–21:37		Beat
	23:07–23:31
	24:01–24:12
Brendan	25:01–25:09	"The Fall" (Disc 2 Track 14)
Human survivors	27:01–27:15	Not officially released
The Cybermen	27:55–28:03		Beat
	31:13–31:48
Human survivors	31:52–32:53
The Cybermen	36:33–37:30		Beat
	37:06–37:30		Melody
Human survivors	37:34–39:23
The Cybermen	39:33–40:12		Beat
	39:47–40:12		Melody
Yasmin Khan	41:14–41:25
The Cybermen	41:45–42:33		Beat
Human survivors	42:33–43:42	"The Ascension Shall Begin" (Disc 2 Track 15)
Brendan	43:42–44:15
The Cybermen	45:38–47:32	"Everything Is About To Change" Disc 2 Track 16)	Beat
	47:08–47:32		Melody
Human survivors	47:37–48:03
The Thirteenth Doctor	47:38–48:03		Minor
The Cybermen	47:51–48:03		Beat
The Master	48:10–48:22
Doctor Who theme	48:18–49:24	"Ascension of the Cybermen End Credits" (Disc 2 Track 23)