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'''"The Stowaway"''' was a [[Christmas]]-themed song performed by an unidentified musical group at a dance on spaceship ''[[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]]'' before its plunge into [[Earth]]'s [[atmosphere]]. The song conveys a romantic view of Christmas, despite the belief by Mr [[Copper (Voyage of the Damned)|Copper]] and others that Christmas was a somewhat sinister event. ([[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'')
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'''"The Stowaway"''' was a [[Christmas]]-themed song performed by a [[Band (Voyage of the Damned)|band]] at a dance on the ''[[Max Capricorn Cruiseliners]]'' [[spaceship]] the ''[[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]]'' before its plunge into [[Earth]]'s [[atmosphere]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Voyage of the Damned (TV story)}})
== Behind the scenes ==
Composed by [[Murray Gold]] and recorded by [[Yamit Mamo]], "The Stowaway" was the fourth original song commissioned for the revival of ''Doctor Who'', following songs Gold composed for the two previous [[Christmas]] specials and ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]''. Mamo appears on camera performing the song in the episode and Gold appears as one of her musicians. The song was released prior to the episode's broadcast on the Series 3 soundtrack album. Gold provides backing vocals on the album recording.
 
The song is somewhat unusual in that it is [[diegetic]], or part of the narrative. Like "[[Abigail's Song]]" and "[[My Angel Put the Devil in Me]]" — but ''unlike'' "[[Song for Ten]]" or "[[Vale Decem]]" — it's heard by the characters in the episode.
 
Exactly from whose perspective the lyrics are told is a matter of debate. Media coverage suggested the song might be told from [[Hardaker|the ''Titanic'''s captain]]'s point of view, although the [[Tenth Doctor]] and he do not meet nor share any sort of romantic interaction. A more likely candidate is [[Astrid Peth]], who greets the Doctor as a stowaway and become attracted to him (though the outcome of the lyrics differs from the outcome of the episode vis a vis Peth's fate).
 
A brief instrumental rendition of the theme was included as part of the ''Voyage of the Damned'' "Suite" on the Series 4 soundtrack album.


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Latest revision as of 23:28, 27 June 2024

"The Stowaway" was a Christmas-themed song performed by a band at a dance on the Max Capricorn Cruiseliners spaceship the Titanic before its plunge into Earth's atmosphere. (TV: Voyage of the Damned [+]Loading...["Voyage of the Damned (TV story)"])