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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not actually a collection of incidental music!,
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This review is from: Doctor Who: At the BBC Radiophonic Workshop 1 (Audio CD)
Let me be very clear about one thing before I continue, in case it is not clear from previous reviewers and Amazon.com's description. This CD is NOT a collection of incidental music! It is more of a collection of the sound effects, mood and atmosphere effects, and the theme music from the various periods of the series. You will not find Tristram Cary's terrific incidental music from "The Daleks" for example. In fact, you will hear nothing from anybody that didn't work specifically for the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, a department within the BBC that generated sound effects and theme music for the series. All of it is composed by Ron Grainer, Brian Hodgson, Delia Derbyshire, and others.Now, having gotten that out of the way. This is an interesting collection of sound effects and mood music. Particularly interesting are the examples of DW adventures that were scored entirely by Brian Hodgson, like "The Wheel in Space." In this case, Brian did precisely what he knew how to do, create not true musical compositions but a series of moody sound effects and background noise, which can only be described roughly as musique concrete. Fortunately, he is very good at this, and the "music" is much appreciated. Unfortunately, this is just not the kind of album you sit down and listen to. It's more of a curiosity for DW afficionados than a musical listening experience. Maybe, as one other reviewer notes, they will start sampling some of this stuff for house music, rap, or whatever. Anyway, I was mildly disappointed with this release because I was really hoping for some classic Doctor Who incidental music. Oh well, maybe in another release. Soon, hopefully.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Caveat emptor,
This review is from: Doctor Who at the BBC (Dr Who Radio Collection) (Audio CD)
WARNING: To avoid consumer confusion, beware of the following... there are two series of BBC-related Doctor Who audio. First, there are the three volumes in the "Doctor Who: At the BBC Radiophonic Workshop." These are very different from the other three-volume series, "Doctor Who: At the BBC," part of the BBC Radio Collection. The first is a series of the collected production audio, sounds and music from the series. They tend to be chronological (e.g. the first volume covers 1963-1969). The second is various bits of radio shows, interviews, "drama, comedy and behind-the-scenes extracts from the many worlds of Doctor Who" from over the decades, with introductions to each by former series regular Elisabeth (Sarah Jane Smith) Sladen.
Make sure you're getting what you want. For example, I thought I was ordering volume one of the first set, only to receive volume one from the second. This wasn't Amazon's mistake, since the order was placed to an Amazon Marketplace merchant "AlienEntertainment," who quickly returned my call and were incredibly helpful. The "BBC Radio" discs in volume one are very interesting, particularly the complete "30 Years" radio special on disc one, but it's not the ground-breaking production audio from the legendary BBC Radiophonic Workshop. For some reason, the (non-Radiophonic Workshop) "At the BBC" series that collects the old radio programs and interviews is considered an audiobook. Also (as of this writing), the picture above for this item, listed as "Doctor Who: At the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Vol. 1 (Dr Who Radio Collection)" is actually volume one of the other series, and the product description shouldn't contain the words "Radiophonic Workshop". To lead to even greater confusion, the comments below all relate to the volume one of the "Radiophonic Workshop" series and not the "BBC Radio" collections. Bottom line: take some extra time in order to get what you want. Good luck. Hope this is helpful. If you are looking for the Radiophonic Workshop collection, instead of the BBC Radio collection, try cutting and pasting this link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009JOPHQ/ref=oss_product
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
DR WHO RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP VOLUME ONE,
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This review is from: Dr Who at the Radiophonic Workshop V.1 (Audio CD)
THIS IS A MARVALIOUS COLLECTION OF MUSISAL TONALITIES FROM THE EARLY YEARS OF THE VENERABLE BRITISH TV TIME TRAVELING SMASH HIT DR WHO. FROM THE 1964 ORIGINAL OPENING TITLE THEME TO THE CLOSING THEME YOU WILL HEAR UNEARTHLY SOUNDS ELECTRICLY SYNSHESTIZED WITH AMAZING AND SMASHING SUCESS! BRINGING BACK A FLOOD OF MRMORIES OR IF IT IS YOUR FIRST TIME, NOCKING YOUR ELECTRIC SOCKS OFF.INSPIRED BY THE 1956 MOVIE FORBIDDEN PLANET; DR WHO GREATLY SURPASSED IT WITH SOUNDS AND MUSIC AND THECHNOLOGY THAT LEAD DIRECTLY TO ALL OF POP MUSIC FROM MOOG TO THE ELECTRO POP INVASION OF THE LATE 70s TO TODAYS BLAND DIGITAL POPULAR FARE. TAKE A CHANCE AND SEE WHAT THE FUTURE OR PAST MY SOUND LIKE!! THEN WHEN YOU HAVE RETURNED FROM YOUR MAGICAL TRAVELS TRY VOLUME TWO FOR JUST AS GOOD A TRIP, IF NOT BETTER! LEADING YOU TO THE DR.s 1980s. IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A GOOD LISTEN OR A MUSICAL EDUCATION YOU HAVE FOUND IT.
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