I bought the first two of Murray Gold's Dr Who CD's and was initially impressed with the first
CD (Season 1 and 2 I believe), the track 'Doomsday' being the highlight of the CD (also
somewhat altered performed in the proms concert). He improved and updated (pimped) the
classic Ron Grainger theme. However I quickly became bored with the repetitive action
tracks. It's all so massive and it eventually gives you a headache. I think it's great for the
series, but as a listening experience on CD not interesting enough. I hardly ever played the
second CD (season/series 3) so I passed on the series 4 CD. I also have 'Vanity Fair' by Gold,
and that too is a big disappointment for me. I have many scores for British costume dramas,
BBC and other productions, but this is one of the least interesting. It's all brass. That's what
he was asked to do, but I don't think I played the whole CD through even once. I think these
are effective scores for the TV programs, but not much beyond that. At least to me.

chris, January 29, 2009; 9:45 AM

Did any of you two try Ben Foster/Murray Gold's TORCHWOOD? I haven't listened to any Doctor Who soundtracks yet, but I really liked this CD which is said to be a kind of a spin-off from Doctor Who. I found it really melodic, although you two might wish for a more purely "unplugged" orchestra ;-)

handstand, January 29, 2009; 6:43 PM