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Tardis Crash - A Doctor Who Middle Eight Mash-Up

Posted on December 29, 2005
Filed Under Digital Music, Doctor Who |

Tardis Crash Cover So here we have my first Mash-up. It’s miles away from something as impressive as the Dean Gray American Edit, or even Alex H’s Bastard Mix Monday (which, quite frankly, is a 63 minute stroke of genius), but I’m pleasantly surprised at what I’ve put together here.

It all started with the Christmas Doctor Who episode and the ‘return’ of the middle eight in the closing theme tune. It was never there during the Eccleston years, and us fans got really upset. But lo and behold, closing out Tennant’s first full episode, it was there in all it’s Welsh National Orchestra glory. Of course there was a bloody announcer over it, so it was super-hard to make out. Cue lots of happy yet sad posts on Outpost Gallifrey.

The BBC must have been reading, as yesterday they posted a streaming version of the closing “Middle 8″ version to the website. I’ll have some of that (I said, powering up the grabbing tools). And then it was a simple idea to jump from that to pushing it together with a bit of the opening music to make a full theme.

Still though, it wasn’t punchy enough. I’ve thought that throughout the Eccleston season, so I took some time to grab elements from the original 1963 Delia Derbyshire arrangement to highlight parts of the melody and tune, bring in more Tardis and ethereal noise, and generally act as a boost for the new Murray Gold arrangement.

So I’d like to present to you all my first Mash-Up. I’m calling it Tardis Crash (128K MP3 and 68 seconds in length), and the technical notes are that it’s mashup of Tardis (arrg Delia Derbyshire) with Tardis (arrg Murray Gold). Yes it’s one Song to the tune of the same song.

All comments welcome. I’m pretty pleased with this (See if you can spot the extra effects lifted from 1963).

Comments

18 Responses to “Tardis Crash - A Doctor Who Middle Eight Mash-Up”

Brian Baglow on December 29th, 2005 11:46

Very nice indeed, Ewan. Nicked it for my MP3 player already…
Jack Sparrow on December 29th, 2005 19:11

Fantastic…
Just Fantastic…
Brilliant.
Wonderful.
Amazingly mixed and the middle 8 gives me a chill down my spine every time…
Stephen Willis on December 30th, 2005 11:47

That’s really great! It sounds like the ancients mists of Derbyshire and Gold are twisting and turning through the space/time continuum…
I made one of those myself a few months ago, but yours is much better, and mine didn’t have the middle eight.
TANKERx on January 1st, 2006 0:04

You’ll not believe the abuse I got for squeee-ing overhearing what is professionally referred to as The Middle Eight (I’ve always known it as “the nice bit in the middle that goes Daaaah-Dah-Dah-Dah-Da-Da-Dah”)!

They thought I was a right anorak….. they may have thought right (they got suspicious when they saw my excitement over my remote control 2005 Dalek)!!
Tom Reynolds on January 1st, 2006 4:19

You realise, I wouldn’t know what a ‘middle eighth’ was if it jumped up and down on my head screaming “I’m a middle eighth you stupid bugger!”.

Then I listened to this and my heart soared, I started giggling, and everything was right with the world.

(I may have drunk too much tonight)

But more importantly I now have a vague idea what a ‘middle eighth’ is.

It’s the bit that goes ‘Daaaah-Dah-Dah-Dah-Da-Da-Dah’

(thanks TANKERx)

I now have joy in my life, and it’s only three hours into the new year…
Ewan on January 1st, 2006 11:40

Middle Eight - the bit that Midge Ure lifted and turned into “Feed the World, Let them know it’s Christmas Time…”
Richard on January 1st, 2006 15:05

Great - have you thought about submitting it to the WhoMix site?
Ewan on January 1st, 2006 15:25

Richard, thanks for the thought - I’ve submitted it to WhoMix now (and subscribed to their podcast stream!). Let’s see what happens.
James on January 10th, 2006 19:05

Pure genius!

Loved it.

BBC…if your reading this…use this theme!

;)
Robin on January 26th, 2006 18:53

There was me thinking i was the only person who missed the middle 8

well done this is brilliant
Daniel on February 16th, 2006 5:34

Fantastic!
cosmichobo on February 16th, 2006 23:46

Was sorely missing that from the new theme, just didn’t know it til I heard it.

Upon hearing it, was thrown back in time 10 years to when I was trying to download the 1996 Debney theme as recorded by someone at a press conference… each time only getting a few seconds more into it before the connection would die (isn’t broadband wonderful now)… slowly hearing that errie start… finally getting to dum da dum about 20 seconds in and getting such a thrill…

Ah…
tommy on July 7th, 2006 22:42

great!!!!!!!!!!!! But where can i get the full lenght version
FYKshun on October 7th, 2006 7:05

Thanks so much for that. I just love the new theme with the middle eight, and I just keep playing your mashup over and over.
dogman on October 9th, 2006 21:59

iam a fan film witer and Iwas wordering if you can help
me make a doctor who title seqence with the music you
mixed

thanks
doggzilla
Dale on March 28th, 2007 5:44

love it. nabbed it for my phone’s ringtone! thank you!

D.Who
Kate on February 27th, 2008 21:01

I’ve tried several times to download this as its fab, but it automatically opens up in openplayer, and i’m then unable to save or do anything with the file without apple trying to con me into buying stuff for the computer that isn’t even mine! Help!!!!
Neb on August 27th, 2008 17:59

Thanks for sharing this