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He also composed the theme tune to ''[[Blake's 7]]''. | He also composed the theme tune to ''[[Blake's 7]]''. | ||
Simpson's time with ''Doctor Who'' came to an end when incoming producer [[John Nathan-Turner]] invited him out for lunch one day, during which he announced that he had decided to dispense with Simpson's services and make a fresh start for the 1980s. All incidental music from then on was composed in-house by the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]]. | |||
== Doctor Who Filmography == | == Doctor Who Filmography == | ||
* [[Planet of Giants]] | * ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]'' | ||
* [[The Crusade]] | * ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'' | ||
* [[The Chase]] | * ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' | ||
* [[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]] | * ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'' | ||
* [[The Underwater Menace]] | * ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'' | ||
* [[The Macra Terror]] | * ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]'' | ||
* [[The Evil of the Daleks]] | * ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' | ||
* [[The Ice Warriors]] | * ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'' | ||
* [[Fury from the Deep]] | * ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' | ||
* [[The Seeds of Death]] | * ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' | ||
* [[The Space Pirates]] | * ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'' | ||
* [[The War Games]] | * ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' | ||
* [[Spearhead from Space]] | * ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' | ||
* [[The Ambassadors of Death]] | * ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'' | ||
* [[Terror of the Autons]] | * ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'' | ||
* [[The Mind of Evil]] | * ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'' | ||
* [[The Claws of Axos]] | * ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'' | ||
* [[Colony in Space]] | * ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'' | ||
* [[The Dæmons]] | * ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'' | ||
* [[Day of the Daleks]] | * ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'' | ||
* [[The Curse of Peladon]] | * ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'' | ||
* [[The Time Monster]] | * ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'' | ||
* [[The Three Doctors]] | * ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'' | ||
* [[Carnival of Monsters]] | * ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'' | ||
* [[Frontier in Space]] | * ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' | ||
* [[Planet of the Daleks]] | * ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' | ||
* [[The Green Death]] | * ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'' | ||
* [[The Time Warrior]] | * ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'' | ||
* [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] | * ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'' | ||
* [[The Monster of Peladon]] | * ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'' | ||
* [[Planet of the Spiders]] | * ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'' | ||
* [[Robot (TV story)|Robot]] | * ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'' | ||
* [[The Ark in Space]] | * ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' | ||
* [[The Sontaran Experiment]] | * ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]'' | ||
* [[Genesis of the Daleks]] | * ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' | ||
* [[Planet of Evil]] | * ''[[Planet of Evil (TV story)|Planet of Evil]]'' | ||
* [[Pyramids of Mars]] | * ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'' | ||
* [[The Android Invasion]] | * ''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]'' | ||
* [[The Brain of Morbius]] | * ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'' | ||
* [[The Masque of Mandragora]] | * ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'' | ||
* [[The Hand of Fear]] | * ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]'' | ||
* [[The Deadly Assassin]] | * ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' | ||
* [[The Face of Evil]] | * ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'' | ||
* [[The Robots of Death]] | * ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'' | ||
* [[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]] | * ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' | ||
* [[Horror of Fang Rock]] | * ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]'' | ||
* [[The Invisible Enemy]] | * ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'' | ||
* [[Image of the Fendahl]] | * ''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]'' | ||
* [[The Sun Makers]] | * ''[[The Sun Makers (TV story)|The Sun Makers]]'' | ||
* [[Underworld]] | * ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'' | ||
* [[The Invasion of Time]] | * ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'' | ||
* [[The Ribos Operation]] | * ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'' | ||
* [[The Pirate Planet]] | * ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'' | ||
* [[The Stones of Blood]] | * ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'' | ||
* [[The Androids of Tara]] | * ''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]]'' | ||
* [[The Power of Kroll]] | * ''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'' | ||
* [[The Armageddon Factor]] | * ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' | ||
* [[Destiny of the Daleks]] | * ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' | ||
* [[City of Death]] | * ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'' | ||
* [[The Creature from the Pit]] | * ''[[The Creature from the Pit (TV story)|The Creature from the Pit]]'' | ||
* [[Nightmare of Eden]] | * ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]'' | ||
* [[The Horns of Nimon]] | * ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'' | ||
Simpson was originally booked to compose music for the abandoned Season 17 story [[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]. For the VHS release of Shada, incidental music was composed by [[Keff McCulloch]]. | Simpson was originally booked to compose music for the abandoned Season 17 story ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''. For the VHS release of ''Shada'', incidental music was composed by [[Keff McCulloch]]. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 12:24, 21 October 2013
Dudley Simpson (born 4 October 1922) composed the incidental music for several Doctor Who episodes. He contributed more than any other person to the original series.
In The Talons of Weng-Chiang, he played the conductor of the Palace Theatre.[1]
He also composed the theme tune to Blake's 7.
Simpson's time with Doctor Who came to an end when incoming producer John Nathan-Turner invited him out for lunch one day, during which he announced that he had decided to dispense with Simpson's services and make a fresh start for the 1980s. All incidental music from then on was composed in-house by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Doctor Who Filmography
- Planet of Giants
- The Crusade
- The Chase
- The Celestial Toymaker
- The Underwater Menace
- The Macra Terror
- The Evil of the Daleks
- The Ice Warriors
- Fury from the Deep
- The Seeds of Death
- The Space Pirates
- The War Games
- Spearhead from Space
- The Ambassadors of Death
- Terror of the Autons
- The Mind of Evil
- The Claws of Axos
- Colony in Space
- The Dæmons
- Day of the Daleks
- The Curse of Peladon
- The Time Monster
- The Three Doctors
- Carnival of Monsters
- Frontier in Space
- Planet of the Daleks
- The Green Death
- The Time Warrior
- Invasion of the Dinosaurs
- The Monster of Peladon
- Planet of the Spiders
- Robot
- The Ark in Space
- The Sontaran Experiment
- Genesis of the Daleks
- Planet of Evil
- Pyramids of Mars
- The Android Invasion
- The Brain of Morbius
- The Masque of Mandragora
- The Hand of Fear
- The Deadly Assassin
- The Face of Evil
- The Robots of Death
- The Talons of Weng-Chiang
- Horror of Fang Rock
- The Invisible Enemy
- Image of the Fendahl
- The Sun Makers
- Underworld
- The Invasion of Time
- The Ribos Operation
- The Pirate Planet
- The Stones of Blood
- The Androids of Tara
- The Power of Kroll
- The Armageddon Factor
- Destiny of the Daleks
- City of Death
- The Creature from the Pit
- Nightmare of Eden
- The Horns of Nimon
Simpson was originally booked to compose music for the abandoned Season 17 story Shada. For the VHS release of Shada, incidental music was composed by Keff McCulloch.
