Segun Akinola leitmotifs

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Segun Akinola is the current composer for Doctor Who. He has composed incidental music for Series 11 and 12.

As part of his work, he has created leitmotifs for characters, ideas and situations. Some of these are episode-specific; others recur between episodes and seasons.

This page aims to document all known leitmotifs in order of their appearance.

NB: The majority of leitmotifs have not been officially recognised by Segun himself, but their associations with particular characters/scenarios etc. can be assumed from the timing of their appearances.

List of currently known leitmotifs

Recurring motifs

Episode-specific motifs

There is also a leitmotif in Ascension of the Cybermen and The Timeless Children for which the association is not yet distinctly identified. It has been provisionally referred to on this page as the danger theme.

Series 11 - leitmotif appearances

All of the below listed official soundtrack appearances are on the Doctor Who: Original Television Soundtrack: Series 11.

Notes to be added here regarding:

Difference between Thirteenth Doctor's theme A variation, B variation and "ambience". Also needs note for minor variation.

Difference between Fam theme A variation and B variation.

The Woman Who Fell to Earth

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. This also marks the first time that the theme has been introduced in an era by a piece that is not the opening title music.
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
The Fam 18:36–20:02 "This New Nose Is So Unreliable" (Disc 1 Track 4) Main melody (A). First instance of the Fam theme - used collectively for the Series 11/12 TARDIS team.
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. Note to be added re. the musical grace note
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
The 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.

The Ghost Monument

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 in this era.
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
Ilin 10:41–10:50
The Thirteenth Doctor 15:17–15:46 Ambience
The 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 Stenz 26:15–27:14
The 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
The Fam 40:44–40:56 A
40:56–41:19 B
The 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
The TARDIS 46:46–46:53
The Thirteenth Doctor 47:21–47:33 A
The 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 in this era.

Rosa

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
The 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
The 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
The Fam 20:23–20:54 B
Grace O'Brien 21:02–21:14
The 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
The Fam 31:00-31:16 B
Rosa Parks 32:16-32:55
The 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)
The 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

Arachnids in the UK

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.
The TARDIS 02:40–03:01
The Thirteenth Doctor 03:19–03:38 A
The 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
The TARDIS 46:12–46:26 "My Fam" (Disc 1 Track 14)
The 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)

The Tsuranga Conundrum

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)

Demons of the Punjab

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)

Kerblam!

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)

The Witchfinders

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)

It Takes You Away

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)

The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos

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" (Disc 1 Track 21)
Grace O'Brien 45:42-46:06
Doctor Who theme "Doctor Who Series 11 End Credits" (Disc 2 Track 20)

Resolution

Character Episode Timestamp Official Soundtrack Appearance Notes
The Daleks 00:00–00:XX
Graham O'Brien 11:39-11:49
Ryan Sinclair 23:07-24:25
Grace O'Brien 36:12-37:00
The Daleks 41:57-42:04
The Daleks 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 - leitmotif appearances

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).

Spyfall

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)

Orphan 55

Character Episode Timestamp Official Soundtrack Appearance Notes
Doctor Who theme "Series 12 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)

Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror

Character Episode Timestamp Official Soundtrack Appearance Notes
Doctor Who theme "Series 12 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)

Fugitive of the Judoon

Character Episode Timestamp Official Soundtrack Appearance Notes
Doctor Who theme "Series 12 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)

Praxeus

Character Episode Timestamp Official Soundtrack Appearance Notes
Doctor Who theme "Series 12 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)

Can You Hear Me?

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

The Haunting of Villa Diodati

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

Ascension of the Cybermen

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

The Timeless Children

Character Episode Timestamp Official Soundtrack Appearance Notes
The Cybermen 00:00–00:34 Not officially released Beat
Doctor Who theme 04:41-05:08 "Series 12 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)
The Master 01:05–01:36 Not officially released
The Cybermen 01:42–02:27 Beat
02:05–02:27 Melody
The Thirteenth Doctor 02:35–03:04 Minor
The Master 03:12–03:41
The Thirteenth Doctor 05:57–06:27 Minor
The Cybermen 07:56–08:38 Beat
The Master 07:58–08:24
The Thirteenth Doctor 08:26–08:56 Minor
The Cybermen 09:05–09:59 Beat
Yasmin Khan 11:23–11:50
The Cybermen 12:17–12:42 Beat
The Master 14:45–14:57
16:50–17:03 "Tecteun" (Disc 2, Track 17)
Regeneration 18:54–18:29
19:41–19:51
The Cybermen 20:01–21:04 Not officially released Beat
20:53–21:04 Melody
21:29–21:44 Beat
24:36–25:16 Melody
The Master 25:16–25:35
The Time Lords 25:39–26:53 "Time Lords" (Disc 2, Track 18)
Regeneration 26:54–27:10
The Time Lords 27:20–28:20
The Thirteenth Doctor 29:12–29:23 Not officially released Minor
The Cybermen 29:29–29:32 Beat
30:08–30:36 Melody
31:15–31:21 Beat
The Master 33:42–34:36
The Division 37:15–38:21 "The Division" (Disc 2, Track 19)
The Cybermen 41:26–42:07 "CyberMasters" (Disc 2, Track 20) Beat
The Time Lords 41:45–42:00
The Cybermen 42:16–42:52 Beat
Regeneration 42:19–42:52
The Master 42:54–43:21
The Cybermen 42:54–43:32 Beat
The Thirteenth Doctor 44:04–44:33 Minor
Human survivors 44:35–45:04
The Fugitive Doctor 45:05–46:05
The Thirteenth Doctor 46:25–46:41 Not officially released Minor
46:51–47:06
47:08–47:41
47:41–48:15 "CyberMasters" (Disc 2, Track 20) B
Doctor Who theme 48:15–48:33 Not officially released
The Thirteenth Doctor 48:37–48:51 Minor
The Fam 49:14–49:53 A
The Cybermen 52:30–52:46 Melody
The Master 52:53–53:05
53:12–53:27
The Cybermen 53:41–54:10 Beat
53:55–54:10 Melody
Danger theme (?) 54:16–54:28 "My Penance" (Disc 2, Track 21)
The Thirteenth Doctor 54:52–55:05 Minor
55:14–55:27
56:13–56:45
57:12-57:39
The Master 57:42–58:58 Not officially released
The Thirteenth Doctor 58:59–59:27 B
The Master 59:48–01:00:22 "My Penance" (Disc 2, Track 21)
Human survivors 01:01:53–01:02:20
The Thirteenth Doctor 01:02:20–01:02:35 B
Human survivors 01:02:35–01:02:54
Cyberman theme (beat) 01:02:35–01:02:54
Human survivors 01:03:03–01:03:35 "Home Sweet Home" (Disc 2, Track 22)
The Thirteenth Doctor 01:03:39–01:04:10
The TARDIS 01:03:51–01:04:06 A
The Judoon 01:04:33–01:04:46 Not officially released
Doctor Who theme 01:04:59–01:05:54

Revolution of the Daleks

Character Episode Timestamp Official Soundtrack Appearance Notes
The Daleks 00:10-00:21 "367 Minutes"
The Fam 00:33-00:46
The Daleks 01:44-01:51
03:30-03:37 "A Cuppa"
Doctor Who theme 03:37–04:10 "Series 12 Opening Titles" (Disc 1 Track 1)
The Daleks 05:43-06:12 "Something Revolutionary" 100% badass
The Pting 10:03-10:09
The Fam 11:14-12:54 "Breakout Ball"
The Daleks 13:05-13:16
Jack Robertson 13:16-13:34 Melody
15:14-15:29 Melody
Captain Jack 17:50-17:59
The Daleks 22:30-22:34 "The Clone"
The Thirteenth Doctor 22:46-23:29
23:30-23:55
23:57-24:18 Overlap
TARDIS 23:57-24:18 Overlap
The Fam 24:20-24:40 "The Production Line"
25:02-25:13
25:38-26:03
The Daleks 27:09-27:14
Fam 27:58-28:10
The Daleks 28:52-29:12
29:13-30:00
Yasmin Khan 31:48-32:30
The Daleks 33:34-33:40
Jo Patterson ??? "Stability and Security"
The Daleks 34:49-35:06
Jo Patterson ???
The Daleks 35:32-35:40
36:31-36:47
36:56-37:21
Ryan Sinclair 39:18-39:28 "Thank You for Being My Friend"
The Thirteenth Doctor 39:33-39:41
40:05-40:55
Ryan Sinclair 41:26-41:56
The Daleks 45:41-46:12 "Activate"
46:35-46:48
47:12-47:19
The Thirteenth Doctor 47:38-47:47
The Daleks 49:07-49:17 "The Death Squad"
49:19-49:49
49:54-50:23
50:41-51:00
51:38-51:57
Jack Robertson 52:12-52:23 Melody
53:25-53:39
The Fam 54:19-54:40 "Bad Boys"
Jack Robertson 56:11-56:24 Melody
The Daleks 57:18-57:22
Yasmin Khan 58:12-58:22
The Fam 58:29-58:39
The Daleks 58:49-59:12
59:12-59:22
59:42-59:58
01:00:06-01:00:30
Thirteenth Doctor 01:01:00-01:01:25
Jack Robertson 01:01:35-01:01:44 Beat
Ryan Sinclair 01:02:28-01:02:44 "Bye Fam"
01:03:23-01:03:43
01:03:53-01:04:35
The Fam 01:04:47-01:05:07
Graham O'Brien 01:05:37-01:06:08
The Fam 01:06:15-01:06:45
01:06:59-01:07:08
Ryan Sinclair 01:09:12-01:09:42
01:09:48-01:10:35
Doctor Who theme 01:10:35-01:11:21 Not officially released