Theme music

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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.