What if Tangerine Dream did a Doctor Who Theme?

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  • Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
  • Yet another "What If..." Here's how I image German electronic group Tangerine Dream might have done a cover of the Doctor Who theme, taking particular inspiration from their albums Force Majeure (1979), Exit (1981) and Hyperborea (1983).
    DOWNLOAD LINK: / tangerine-dream-doctor...
    Circle symbols in video courtesy of NeonVisual.
    Synths used: Spitfire Labs Tangerines, ARP Odyssey VSTi, SuperWave P8, Sonivox DVI Mellotron, EMS Synthi A-vs, Oberheim DMX and LinnDrum samples, Electone Organ and Memorymoog VST.
    Doctor Who is a trademark of the BBC. Doctor Who Theme composed by Ron Grainer, originally arranged by Delia Derbyshire and the Radiophonics Workshop. This has no official connection to Tangerine Dream.

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  • @ianshackleford
    @ianshackleford 7 років тому +36

    What if the Eagles did a Doctor Who theme? Considering that the opening theme for the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" was done by them...

    • @JetblackThemeTime
      @JetblackThemeTime 5 років тому +4

      THGTG theme was the Eagles song Journey of the Sorcerer. It wasn't specifically made for the show.

    • @MizzWGGrrrl
      @MizzWGGrrrl 4 роки тому +5

      The "Doctor Who" theme cries out for a sweet banjo line...

  • @Tigershark_3082
    @Tigershark_3082 Рік тому +6

    I keep finding myself coming back to this, because it is (in my opinion) THE definition of a perfect Doctor Who theme

  • @R---66---R
    @R---66---R 7 років тому +21

    Suggestions enough, pale: 'New Musik'-one, "Depeche Mode'-one, 'Patrick O'Hearn'-one, 'YMO'-one, 'Steve Roach'-one, 'Björk'-one, 'Plone'-one, an 'Ultimae Records-label'-one, 'Ozric Tentacles'-one, 'Jimi Tenor'-one, 'Stereolab'-one, 'Klaus Schulze'-one, 'Laurie Anderson'-one, 'Steve Reich'-one, 'Philip Glass'-one, 'Gary Numan'-one, 'Clara Mondshine'-one, 'Art Of Noise'-one, 'Serge Blenner'-one, 'Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark'-one, 'Ludovico Einaudi'-one and finally 'Your Own'-one ☺☺☺

    • @algernonilfracombe
      @algernonilfracombe 7 років тому +10

      Depeche-Mode doing Doctor Who? Now THAT I would pay to see.

    • @R---66---R
      @R---66---R 7 років тому +1

      ME TOO...it 'could' be done, I guess!

    • @warmsunshine
      @warmsunshine 7 років тому +4

      No Philip Glass one - or if you do..tell us what 3 min part to tune into out of the 3 hour composition.

    • @Reprodestruxion
      @Reprodestruxion 7 років тому +1

      J*mike*J William orbit, Matmos or Arca Bjork?

    • @algernonilfracombe
      @algernonilfracombe 6 років тому +1

      Ditto for Klaus Schulze...somehow I doubt there'd be time for the actual episode.

  • @stompingfreak8980
    @stompingfreak8980 2 роки тому +1

    Fire starter, 3”o’clock high, the keep, background images to name a few. Have you been going though my dvd collection? Lol

  • @Ostermond
    @Ostermond 7 років тому +48

    I'd love to hear a "What If Wendy Carlos Did Doctor Who" theme!

    • @RealKull
      @RealKull 7 років тому +1

      it's WALTER Carlos

    • @CrunkPartyBitches
      @CrunkPartyBitches 6 років тому +12

      It's Wendy, actually.

    • @kimble02
      @kimble02 6 років тому +9

      RealKull Walter is Wendy now assuming you knew about the “transformation.”

    • @TimelordUK
      @TimelordUK 3 роки тому +3

      @@kimble02 regeneration

  • @Tigershark_3082
    @Tigershark_3082 3 роки тому +4

    This is genuinely amazing! You perfectly captured the spirit of Tangerine Dream, here

  • @alaggan
    @alaggan 2 роки тому +12

    What if Mike Oldfield did a Doctor Who theme? Always wondered about that one :)

  • @alustyape
    @alustyape 7 років тому +7

    Can't say I know enough about Tangerine Dream to appreciate this.
    If all the others I have played are as close as them, then I'm missing out on this one..

    • @TimelordUK
      @TimelordUK 3 роки тому +2

      Its very very accurate

  • @The-Advent-Sabre
    @The-Advent-Sabre 7 років тому +5

    As an avid fan of Tangerine Dream... this was awesome!! Stumbled onto these videos and have listened to most.... JMJ and Vangelis... spot on! But so far I have to say you NAILED John Carpenter version! Well done! Looking forward to hearing some more!

  • @TY-oy9bp
    @TY-oy9bp 7 років тому +2

    Ah, I love you for this. Didn't imagine I'd find much of anything when I typed "Tangerine Dream doctor who theme", but here I am. Relatively perfect timing, too.

  • @markpocock5375
    @markpocock5375 7 років тому +1

    I really really like this arrangement totally captures both Tangerine Dream and Doctor Who perfectly.

  • @pdlagasse
    @pdlagasse 7 років тому +17

    AKA "Love on a Real Tardis"

  • @FondueBrothers
    @FondueBrothers 2 роки тому +1

    I love all your versions of Ron Grainer's original theme. This one's really trippy. Keep em comming!

  • @TorchwoodThree8
    @TorchwoodThree8 7 років тому +1

    I loved their The Keep soundtrack..... Thank you for doing this!

  • @travislangley7395
    @travislangley7395 7 років тому +1

    So very, very good. Fantastic, as the Ninth Doctor might say.

  • @algernonilfracombe
    @algernonilfracombe 7 років тому +34

    Now this is really something. So slick and synth, it makes me wonder what the theme would have evolved into had the BBC continued the series with McGann's Doctor into the late-90s. Jolly impressive stuff.
    Just one question- no doubt inspired by my current 'recommendations'- what if Pink Floyd (ala Syd Barrett) did the theme, Prog Rock style?

    • @ssp6186
      @ssp6186 7 років тому

      You mean Griffiths

    • @algernonilfracombe
      @algernonilfracombe 7 років тому

      Eh, maybe. Personally I would have expected Griffiths' Doctor to be a bit more gothic and mercurial than this tune is, but I suppose the Beeb could have gone with this type of style.

    • @ssp6186
      @ssp6186 7 років тому

      Griffiths according to all sources i can find would be replacement for Sylvester McCoy

    • @VinchVolt
      @VinchVolt 7 років тому +2

      I'd personally be more interested to hear a theme in the style of Waters/Gilmour-era Pink Floyd.

    • @algernonilfracombe
      @algernonilfracombe 7 років тому +3

      I just think that the surreal psychedelia of Barrat (becoming fairly scary at some points!) would fit the mad howlaround better than the world-weary lyrics of Waters and co., but I do like Vashta Nerada's cover. It was near uncannily excellent.

  • @jwg5774
    @jwg5774 7 років тому +1

    There was one particular tune they did for the soundtrack of THE SORCERER (don't remember which track it was) that always reminded of the Doctor Who theme every time I heard it.

  • @simonwoodcock5455
    @simonwoodcock5455 7 років тому +104

    Who votes daft punk next?

    • @doctorzelda756
      @doctorzelda756 7 років тому +2

      me! :)

    • @MarvelX42
      @MarvelX42 7 років тому

      I was going to suggest it, if noone else did.

    • @binarybeetle9644
      @binarybeetle9644 4 роки тому

      @Super BeerGeek Already done. ua-cam.com/video/t7bdxX6uMss/v-deo.html

    • @everettrailfan
      @everettrailfan 4 роки тому

      YES!

    • @PENFOLD5
      @PENFOLD5 Місяць тому

      Only if they’re really playing at the trash fence at Burning Man 🤪

  • @soundscapejourneys-wileymonroe

    Greetings! I am new to your channel Your what if Dr. Who themes are just fabulous. TD is one of my inspirations, so this one has to be my favorite. Take care, new sub!

  • @MyCoalField
    @MyCoalField 4 роки тому

    this is very much TD - good job ! - recognised a bit of Firestarter theme in there too ...

  • @veradinx
    @veradinx 7 років тому +8

    Harold Faltermeyer would make the best Dr. Who theme ever.

  • @TimelordUK
    @TimelordUK 7 років тому

    I think you are INCREDIBLY talented

  • @beckoning-chasm
    @beckoning-chasm 7 років тому

    This is an excellent series--you really do capture the style of the various folks you're channeling. I'd be very curious to hear a Brian Eno version. And, going for the more obvious, Rick Wakeman.

  • @xenothaulus
    @xenothaulus 7 років тому

    Very much in TG's vein. Glad I stumbled upon this.

  • @BenVarkentine
    @BenVarkentine 7 років тому

    This is my favorite so far, both to look at and to listen to.

  • @eschnitger
    @eschnitger 5 років тому +6

    I would love to hear a Giorgio Moroder version.

  • @justinb9387
    @justinb9387 6 років тому

    Oh this is funny ... after watching the jarre one , this popped up - and now more - good work

  • @keithstuartgoldstraw9682
    @keithstuartgoldstraw9682 7 років тому +4

    i am a patient person, and still wait for Gary Numan or Kraftwerk versions of the Dr Who theme. only time (and relative dimensions in space) will tell! lol.

  • @AccipiterSmith
    @AccipiterSmith 5 років тому +1

    This alternate song is fitting if Doctor Who would return to it's original roots as a purely sci-fi educational show.

  • @bloodrunsclear
    @bloodrunsclear 7 років тому +5

    I can actually see this being an alternate possibility. Probably the 8th Doctor's theme :)

  • @jimmybisk
    @jimmybisk 7 років тому

    That's another great take on this iconic theme tune. Would love to hear your take on The Orb doing it - I think that could really work!

  • @captainquirky8576
    @captainquirky8576 7 років тому +6

    do an Airwolf style theme! a "what if Sylvester Levay made a Doctor Who theme"

  • @radagastaddams3703
    @radagastaddams3703 7 років тому

    Awesome. I know Christopher Franke was part of TD but you could also do Dr Who in the style of Franke's Babylon 5. Also Mike Oldfield is another suggestion. Adored all your Dr Who remixes.

  • @TheCheeksMiller
    @TheCheeksMiller 7 років тому

    This is my fav so far. and that arp ...damn that is sweet. I can never get them to sound this tangerine dreamy hahaha

  • @LeeMSanders15
    @LeeMSanders15 7 років тому

    Superb, well done. Amazing work.

  • @crux570
    @crux570 7 років тому

    Kraftwerk, Gary numan Two good ones excellent videos and music by the way!

  • @brianz7917
    @brianz7917 6 років тому

    Yup you nailed that

  • @johnwilliams6594
    @johnwilliams6594 7 років тому

    Also on point. Dude, you ROCK!

  • @FilmmakerJ
    @FilmmakerJ 7 років тому

    Damn. I love that title design. So deliciously 80s fantasy.

    • @GeorgeCMusic
      @GeorgeCMusic  7 років тому

      Can't take the credit for that. I nabbed it from the cover of American reprints of the old Target novels

  • @utubeguru777
    @utubeguru777 7 років тому

    Thank-you, this is beautiful.

  • @fredschmidt5345
    @fredschmidt5345 7 років тому

    This is so incredibly sexy. Wonderful composition.

  • @TimelordUK
    @TimelordUK 3 роки тому

    Very clever visuals

  • @Murrlin27
    @Murrlin27 6 років тому +1

    This is really great but I get an Oldfield vibe from this!

  • @ABizarreShowcase
    @ABizarreShowcase 2 роки тому

    I would’ve loved to hear: “What if Harry Manfredini did a Doctor Who theme.”

  • @soriacx
    @soriacx 4 роки тому +1

    I would love to hear a "what if Klaus Schulze did a Doctor Who theme?" It would be an intro music that is to be 30min long :-)

  • @memelordmarcus
    @memelordmarcus 6 років тому

    The song is awesome.

  • @xerxesxylophone7188
    @xerxesxylophone7188 7 років тому +5

    Fantastic! I wonder if you've ever listened to the band Passport with Klaus Doldinger? They did a song called "Abracadabra" that sounds suspiciously like Doctor Who.

    • @GeorgeCMusic
      @GeorgeCMusic  7 років тому +2

      I have just given it a listen, and I see what you mean!

  • @idj20
    @idj20 7 років тому +12

    Edgar Froese would have liked this. :-)

    • @amcaesar
      @amcaesar 5 років тому

      Yes, Edgar's spirit runs strong here.

  • @AndyVonal
    @AndyVonal 7 років тому

    Gratuitous plug... Vonal KSZ "Dr Who" 12" single, four mixes. Chillage People - "Dr Whooooo", Live at festination Venus, Sheffield, available on Unity Dub's "Voyage into Paradise".

  • @TheSmegPod
    @TheSmegPod 6 років тому +7

    What if Ozric Tentacles did a Doctor Who Theme?

  • @TheSaneHatter
    @TheSaneHatter 7 років тому

    This would have been good for a feature-film opener.

  • @Blank_Frank
    @Blank_Frank 7 років тому +3

    "What if Kraftwerk did a Doctor Who theme ?"

  • @yasinlago5587
    @yasinlago5587 7 років тому

    Oh, I like this.

  • @Henry-oj1oo
    @Henry-oj1oo 7 років тому +1

    this is amazing

  • @markstanton63
    @markstanton63 3 роки тому +1

    Would love a Gary Numan/Tubeway Army one

  • @OwenLucas1973
    @OwenLucas1973 7 років тому

    Brilliant.

  • @chinemeremohaeri9100
    @chinemeremohaeri9100 6 років тому

    I love this.

  • @asianpirate4061
    @asianpirate4061 7 років тому +1

    There has to be a John Williams version. But one name I didn't see mentioned was James Horner.

  • @therealEmpyre
    @therealEmpyre 7 років тому +2

    I have an idea: What if George C Music did a Doctor Who theme (in his own style)?

  • @mikepascoe4120
    @mikepascoe4120 7 років тому

    very cool !

  • @Kritfayle
    @Kritfayle 7 років тому

    Brilliant work

  • @auroramartell
    @auroramartell 5 років тому

    OMG, this could have easily ended up on the show if Tangerine themselves did it.

  • @parody4042
    @parody4042 5 років тому

    There's some awesome new bands the genre is synth wave I think that these bands would make a good Dr who theme tune

  • @maxthue
    @maxthue 7 років тому +50

    You should make a "What if Hans Zimmer did a Doctor Who Theme?"

  • @gylesynergy
    @gylesynergy 7 років тому

    ich liebe es.

  • @nicholasburgess7035
    @nicholasburgess7035 7 років тому +1

    Very good rendition. You've got a good ear for capturing each artist's style. For the TD fans, did you spot the sequencer bit from 'Logos' at the end? Keep 'em coming...

  • @mikeharry1799
    @mikeharry1799 2 роки тому

    good one

  • @MelancolicoCatrin
    @MelancolicoCatrin 4 роки тому +1

    Do you have a masters degree in music theory? You capture perfectly the target musicians style and apply it to Dr Who theme so well. I am blown away.

    • @GeorgeCMusic
      @GeorgeCMusic  4 роки тому

      You're very kind, but I've not studied music academically beyond secondary school. That said, I've watched a lot of videos on music theory and composition on UA-cam (Adam Neely, Alex Ball, Ben Levin and David Bruce are well worth checking out).
      A lot of it was just listening to the artists in question obsessively for long periods of time. In the case of Tangerine Dream, I've been a casual fan for about 10 years now after listening to a couple of their early soundtracks. While working on this piece, I probably listened to a few of their albums on repeat for a good couple of months!

    • @MelancolicoCatrin
      @MelancolicoCatrin 4 роки тому +1

      @@GeorgeCMusic I play music by ear as well, but your skills are amazing.

    • @GeorgeCMusic
      @GeorgeCMusic  4 роки тому

      @@MelancolicoCatrin Thank you!

  • @kd8bxp
    @kd8bxp 7 років тому

    Here's another one - What if Yellow Magic Orchestra did a Doctor Who Theme?

  • @303machine
    @303machine 2 роки тому

    Love on a Real Train meets Doctor Who intro theme.

  • @mattw65
    @mattw65 7 років тому

    How about versions by E.S. Posthumus (Cold Case Theme Tune - "Nara") or Crystal Method (Bones Theme Tune)

  • @Scifimaster92
    @Scifimaster92 7 років тому

    To be honest, I find that a lot of the music from the 1980s episodes reminds me considerably of TD's during the same period.

  • @pfhoreigner
    @pfhoreigner 7 років тому

    This is awesome! Daft Punk or Linkin Park next? 🤠

  • @bigandycraik
    @bigandycraik 7 років тому +1

    Has nobody suggested Jean Jacques Perrey yet? He would be perfect for Dr Who

  • @bobmcnamee34
    @bobmcnamee34 7 років тому +11

    What if DEVO did a Doctor Who theme?

    • @SuperCartiel
      @SuperCartiel 6 років тому

      Maybe just Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh alone?

    • @parody4042
      @parody4042 5 років тому

      Devo in the style of thor ragnarok

  • @clxxxiv
    @clxxxiv Рік тому

    you need to make up a "valeyard theme" or "daak the dalek slayer theme" get brinks to make a deal with netflicks for a show.

  • @thetenthplanetproductions150
    @thetenthplanetproductions150 7 років тому

    Second View! Also great Arrangement!

  • @docsdomain
    @docsdomain 7 років тому +1

    What if KMFDM or Rammstein did a Doctor Who theme?

  • @uny4781
    @uny4781 6 років тому +3

    What if Ron Grainer made a Doctor Who theme?

  • @tracynottage356
    @tracynottage356 2 роки тому +1

    Sounds more like what kraftwerk might do

  • @Dragontrumpetare
    @Dragontrumpetare 7 років тому +1

    What if Mark "X-files" Snow made a Doctor Who theme

  • @Reprodestruxion
    @Reprodestruxion 7 років тому

    Who votes: Brian Eno and Harmonia, Coil and Throbbing Gristle?

  • @KerinGedge
    @KerinGedge 6 років тому

    What if The Wiggles did a Dr who theme?

  • @Z-eb
    @Z-eb 4 роки тому

    bravo, do a klaus schulze next !!!

  • @andrewager188
    @andrewager188 7 років тому +5

    How about a Hawkwind Doctor who

    • @algernonilfracombe
      @algernonilfracombe 6 років тому +3

      Doctor Who: Veteran of a Thousand Psychic Wars?
      That would be awesome...

  • @NOWtheband
    @NOWtheband 7 років тому

    How about mid-period ('74-'80) Cluster OR 80's Chris & Cosey OR late 70's/early 80's Tyndall?
    ;-)

  • @vilmundurgunnarsson3904
    @vilmundurgunnarsson3904 3 роки тому +1

    What if TOOL did a Doctor Who theme

  • @rassilontdavros3004
    @rassilontdavros3004 5 років тому

    That logo at the beginning was from old US printings of the novelizations, right? I swear I recall my high school library having an old hardback, with this logo, that had three novelizations in one. I believe it had Genesis of the Daleks and Terror of the Zygons, so the other one was probably Revenge of the Cybermen.

  • @poelmeister
    @poelmeister 7 років тому +2

    What if Aphex Twin did a who theme.
    Just upping the ante here. :)

  • @jonothanthrace1530
    @jonothanthrace1530 4 роки тому

    What if Devo did a Doctor Who Theme around the time they did "Booji Boy's Funeral"?

  • @inversion66
    @inversion66 6 років тому

    A Barry Gray version would be interesting.

  • @FondueBrothers
    @FondueBrothers 11 місяців тому

    In the title credits of past actors, you've failed to mention Peter Cushing who played the Dr in two films.

    • @GeorgeCMusic
      @GeorgeCMusic  11 місяців тому +1

      I mean, I love the Cushing movies (especially the second one), but they're not canon to the TV series, and perhaps more to the point, don't have Grainer/Derbyshire's theme in them. I did chuck a brief flash of Cushing in the Art of Noise video though.

  • @Pir4te47
    @Pir4te47 7 років тому

    What if John Williams composed a Doctor Who Theme?
    (Yeah, I know...)

  • @ProsceniumAudio
    @ProsceniumAudio 7 років тому

    How about one in the style of Yoko Kanno? Got to add Jodie Whittaker now.

  • @alecshroyer1569
    @alecshroyer1569 7 років тому

    mike oldfield / tubular bells version ?

  • @richardhewitt-dutton9395
    @richardhewitt-dutton9395 Рік тому +1

    What if The Shadows did the Dr who theme?

  • @thejay8963
    @thejay8963 5 років тому

    What if Tangerine Dream did a Doctor Who theme, Phaedra style?

  • @ericmann770
    @ericmann770 3 роки тому

    Why hasn't anyone included the 13th doctor?

  • @Vadjong
    @Vadjong 7 років тому

    Do a Bobby McFerrin version, if you dare!

  • @ezion67
    @ezion67 3 роки тому

    There is a lot of electric guitar in TD tracks. Think it would be more convincing if the melody was doubled on a distorted strat with a overdose of phasing and bit too much reverb.