Songs of Freedom and Captivity: Difference between revisions

The '''"Songs of Freedom and Captivity"''' were hymn-like pieces of narrative music sung by the [[Ood]], around the time of their great struggle on the [[Ood Sphere]] for liberation from [[human]] exploitation. Because of the complex nature of Ood song, however, it was not clear that they were actually separate songs, but rather one long story.  

[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] could hear what might be called the "Song of Captivity" from the moment he arrived on the planet, but [[Donna Noble]] and other Humans could not. Donna asked for the Doctor to allow her to hear it, but then could not bear its aching sadness.

Later, after they had won their release, the Ood shifted the melody to something more uplifting. Although the Doctor would obviously have been able to detect this shift of tempo and tone, it was unclear whether Donna did. Nevertheless, when they departed the Ood Sphere, the Doctor and Donna — or as the ood put it, "the Doctor Donna" — knew the Ood were singing a "Song of Freedom". ([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Ood]]'')

The song was never actually named within the narrative.

In ''[[Journey's End]]'' a full orchestral version with non-English choir vocals was heard during the sequence in which the [[Tenth Doctor]] and his companions use the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] to restore the [[Earth]] to its original location. While the first version is heard by the characters, this version does not appear to be heard by them, and as such is not considered "in-universe".