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== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
The ''Toccata and Fugue in D minor'' is generally attributed to {{w|Johann Sebastian Bach}}.
[[File:Toccata and Fugue in D minor.ogg|thumb|250px|Most of the bit that the [[Sixth Doctor]] played]]
 
* The piece is not actually named in ''Attack'', but is famous enough to be immediately and uncontroversially recognised.
The incidental music for the film ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'' includes a jazzy variation on the ''Toccata and Fugue in D minor''.
* The incidental music for the film ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'' includes a jazzy variation on the ''Toccata and Fugue in D minor''.


{{wikipediainfo|Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565}}
{{wikipediainfo|Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565}}


[[Category:Instrumental compositions from the real world]]
[[Category:Instrumental compositions from the real world]]

Revision as of 23:24, 19 May 2013

The Toccata and Fugue in D minor was a composition for organ. When the Sixth Doctor temporarily fixed the TARDIS's chameleon circuit, the TARDIS became a pipe organ, and the Doctor played the first phrase of the Toccata and Fugue in D minor on its keyboard. (TV: Attack of the Cybermen)

Behind the scenes

  • The piece is not actually named in Attack, but is famous enough to be immediately and uncontroversially recognised.
  • The incidental music for the film Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. includes a jazzy variation on the Toccata and Fugue in D minor.
Toccata and Fugue in D minor