Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Doctor Who Theme
August 1963 version
By Ron Grainer, Delia Derbyshire and Dick Mills.
Transcribed from the original recording and performed entirely on brass instruments.
With thanks to Mark Ayres for the inspiration and Danny Stewart of Dwtheme.com for the encouragement and advice.
Instrumentation:
Piccolo Trumpet 1 - Melody emphasis and bridge section
Piccolo trumpet 2, 3 & 4 Tuned White noise chords (not in video)
Cornet 1 - Main melody
Cornet 2 - Counter melody
Baritone 1 - Bass line
Baritone 2 - Bass line grace note (originally "tape lurch")
Baritone 3 - Drones (not in video)
Baritone 4 - Drones (not in video)
As close as possible to the original recording apart from a change of key to make tuning easier.
All tracks played end to end with no looping apart from the white noise.
The white noise is layers of white noise produced by blowing through a piccolo trumpet with an attack and then reversing it digitally. The notes in the layered white noise match notes in the chords of the music.
This has been a massive undertaking which is why I haven't been uploading much recently, but its only 2 minutes of music.
Doctor Who Theme
August 1963 version
By Ron Grainer, Delia Derbyshire and Dick Mills.
Transcribed from the original recording and performed entirely on brass instruments.
With thanks to Mark Ayres for the inspiration and Danny Stewart of Dwtheme.com for the encouragement and advice.
Instrumentation:
Piccolo Trumpet 1 - Melody emphasis and bridge section
Piccolo trumpet 2, 3 & 4 Tuned White noise chords (not in video)
Cornet 1 - Main melody
Cornet 2 - Counter melody
Baritone 1 - Bass line
Baritone 2 - Bass line grace note (originally "tape lurch")
Baritone 3 - Drones (not in video)
Baritone 4 - Drones (not in video)
As close as possible to the original recording apart from a change of key to make tuning easier.
All tracks played end to end with no looping apart from the white noise.
The white noise is layers of white noise produced by blowing through a piccolo trumpet with an attack and then reversing it digitally. The notes in the layered white noise match notes in the chords of the music.
This has been a massive undertaking which is why I haven't been uploading much recently, but its only 2 minutes of music.
