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'''Theme music''' can refer to two major types of music. Typically, it is thought of as the music which is played over the opening and closing titles of an episode. However, it can also be a [[:Wikipedia:leitmotif|leitmotif]], or theme which is played to identify a character or a race. Though leitmotifs were very occasionally used during the [[1963]] version of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'', they have become considerably more common in the [[BBC Wales]] [[Whoniverse]]. It should be noted, as well, that most episodes of the BBC Wales version of ''Doctor Who'' also have music which particularly identifies them, but these compositions are generally considered "suites" more than "themes".
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==Programme themes==
'''Theme music''' refers to two specific types of music. Often, it is the music played over the opening and closing titles of an episode. It can also be a {{w|leitmotif}}, or theme played to identify a character, situation or a race. Though leitmotifs were very occasionally used during the 1963 version of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'', they have become considerably more common in the [[BBC Wales]] [[Whoniverse]]. Most episodes of the BBC Wales version of ''Doctor Who'' also have music which particularly identifies them, but these compositions are generally considered "suites" rather than "themes".
*[[Doctor Who theme]]
*[http://drwhoguide.com/mp3/k9andcie.mp3 K9 and Company theme]
*[http://drwhoguide.com/mp3/torchwood.mp3 Torchwood Theme]
*[http://drwhoguide.com/mp3/sja.mp3 The Sarah Jane Adventures theme]
*[http://drwhoguide.com/mp3/k9.mp3 K9 theme]


==Leitmotifs==
== Programme themes ==
=== ''Doctor Who (1963-1989) version''===
* [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]]
*[[The Master's theme (1963 version)|The Master's theme (1971 version)]]
* [[Torchwood theme|''Torchwood'' theme]]
*[[Cyberman theme (1963 version)|Cyberman theme (1966/1982 version)]]
* [[SJA theme|''SJA'' theme]]
*[[Dalek theme (1963 version)|Dalek theme (1967 version)]]
* ''Class'' theme ("[[Up All Night (song)|Up All Night]]")


===BBC Wales===
== Leitmotifs ==
====Characters====
=== ''Doctor Who'' ===
*[[The Doctor's Theme]]
==== The Doctor ====
*[[The Doctor Forever]]
* [[Begin the Big Adventure]] - [[Fourth Doctor]]
*[[Rose's Theme]]
* [[There's a Man I Know]] - [[Eighth Doctor]]
*[[Martha's Theme]]
* [[The Doctor's Theme]] - [[Ninth Doctor]]
*[[Donna's Theme]]
* [[The Doctor Forever]] - [[Tenth Doctor]]
*[[Madame de Pompadour (theme)]]
* [[I Am the Doctor]] - [[Eleventh Doctor]]
*[[Harriet Jones, Prime Minister]]
* [[A Good Man?]] - [[Twelfth Doctor]]
*[[The Face of Boe (theme)]]
* [[Thirteen (song)|Thirteen]] - [[Thirteenth Doctor]]
*[[Boe]]
*[[Cassandra's Waltz]]
*[[Miss Joan Redfern]]
*[[The Master Vainglorious]]
*[[The Doctor's Daughter (theme)]]


====Races====
==== The Face of Boe ====
*[[Slitheen (theme)]]
* [[Boe]]


*[[The Cybermen (Murray Gold theme)]]
==== Gallifrey ====
*[[The Daleks (Murray Gold theme)]]
* [[This is Gallifrey: Our Childhood, Our Home]]
*[[This is Gallifrey: Our Childhood, Our Home]]
 
====Organizations====
==== Jack Harkness ====
*[[UNIT (Murray Gold theme)]]
* [[Captain Jack's Theme]]
*[[UNIT Rocks]]
* [[Jack's Love Theme]]
[[Category:Incidental and theme music]]
 
==== Clara Oswald ====
* [[The Impossible Girl]]
* [[Clara (song)|Clara]]
 
==External Links==
*[https://people.duke.edu/~ruslan/NewWhoMotifs.html#tables Music in New Who] – Tables by Robin C LaPasha which catalogue the appearances of musical motifs from [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 1]] through the third episode of [[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 5]]. This page has not been updated since 2010.
 
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Theme music refers to two specific types of music. Often, it is the music played over the opening and closing titles of an episode. It can also be a leitmotif, or theme played to identify a character, situation or a race. Though leitmotifs were very occasionally used during the 1963 version of the Doctor Who, they have become considerably more common in the BBC Wales Whoniverse. Most episodes of the BBC Wales version of Doctor Who also have music which particularly identifies them, but these compositions are generally considered "suites" rather than "themes".

Programme themes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Leitmotifs[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Face of Boe[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gallifrey[[edit] | [edit source]]

Jack Harkness[[edit] | [edit source]]

Clara Oswald[[edit] | [edit source]]

External Links[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Music in New Who – Tables by Robin C LaPasha which catalogue the appearances of musical motifs from Series 1 through the third episode of Series 5. This page has not been updated since 2010.