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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.
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.
Series 11
All of the below listed official soundtrack appearances are on the Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack: Series 11.
| 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.
|
| 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.
|
| 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
|
|
| 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)
|
|
| 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)
|
|
| 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)
|
|
| 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)
|
|
| 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)
|
|
| 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)
|
|
| 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)
|
|
| 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).
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)
|
|
| 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
|
|
|
| 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
|
|
| 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
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"Be Afraid" (Disc 2 Track 13)
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| The Cybermen
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15:59–16:13
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Beat
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| Danger theme (?)
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16:36–16:43
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| 16:51–17:05
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| The Cybermen
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17:27–17:37
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| Brendan
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17:40–18:12
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Not officially released
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| 18:43–19:00
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| Human survivors
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21:11–21:33
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| The Cybermen
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21:33–21:37
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Beat
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| 23:07–23:31
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| 24:01–24:12
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| Brendan
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25:01–25:09
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"The Fall" (Disc 2 Track 14)
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| Human survivors
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27:01–27:15
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Not officially released
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| The Cybermen
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27:55–28:03
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Beat
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| 31:13–31:48
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| Human survivors
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31:52–32:53
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| The Cybermen
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36:33–37:30
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Beat
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| 37:06–37:30
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Melody
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| Human survivors
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37:34–39:23
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| The Cybermen
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39:33–40:12
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Beat
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| 39:47–40:12
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Melody
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| Yasmin Khan
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41:14–41:25
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| The Cybermen
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41:45–42:33
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Beat
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| Human survivors
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42:33–43:42
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"The Ascension Shall Begin" (Disc 2 Track 15)
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| Brendan
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43:42–44:15
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| The Cybermen
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45:38–47:32
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"Everything Is About To Change" Disc 2 Track 16)
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Beat
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| 47:08–47:32
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Melody
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| Human survivors
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47:37–48:03
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| The Thirteenth Doctor
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47:38–48:03
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Minor
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| The Cybermen
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47:51–48:03
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Beat
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| The Master
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48:10–48:22
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| Doctor Who theme
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48:18–49:24
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"Ascension of the Cybermen End Credits" (Disc 2 Track 23)
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