{"id":4432,"date":"2012-03-13T12:55:22","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T16:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=4432"},"modified":"2012-03-13T12:55:22","modified_gmt":"2012-03-13T16:55:22","slug":"cd-doctor-who-season-6-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=4432","title":{"rendered":"CD: Doctor Who – Season 6 (2011)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Rating: Excellent<\/p>\n

Label: Silva Screen\/ Released: December 19, 2011<\/p>\n

Tracks & Album Length: \u00a0CD1: 31 tracks \/ (68:20) + CD2: 35 tracks \/ (74:07)<\/p>\n

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Special Notes: 12-page colour booklet with episode & suite sketches by composer Murray Gold..<\/p>\n

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Composer: Murray Gold<\/p>\n

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Review:<\/p>\n

Perhaps the main constant in the current Doctor Who<\/strong> franchise is composer Murray Gold, who\u2019s been with the series since it was rebooted by the BBC in 2005, and went through several cast and showrunner changes, and it\u2019s a minor miracle (if not a blatant example of his skill) that each episode contains its own distinct musical ambiance, ensuring each season\u2019s sound doesn\u2019t repeat and redo the same ideas.<\/p>\n

Present in this 2-disc set from Silva is Gold\u2019s familiar, rambunctious theme which infers the good Doctor is always on the go, constantly assessing each step forward, and thinking of some out strategy just in case things get sticky.<\/p>\n

The James Bondian sound Gold robustly used in Season 5<\/a> [M<\/a>] is back in \u201cThe Impossible Astronaut \/ Day of the Moon\u201d suite, with raucous brass and a twanging guitar, and as with prior seasons, Gold\u2019s been given a huge orchestra to blast his music at viewers.<\/p>\n

The specter of Hammer\u2019s James Bernard looms indiscreetly in \u201cThe Doctor\u2019s Wife\u201d suite, and Gold indulges in some great contrasts between flighty, witty woodwinds, tender thematic material (\u201cThe Blush of Love\u201d), and big percussion and brass hits. A mordant waltz (\u201cMy TARDIS\u201d) is deftly written, and forms a lighthearted cheat, leading into more percussive cues, driven by a dire urgency.<\/p>\n

CD1 offers the most variation in moods, whereas CD2 recaps the main theme in several suites, giving the disc somewhat less dramatic variation. That drawback is augured by more radical mood shifts, such as the Spanish flavoured \u201cGrowing Up Fast\u201d in the \u201cLet\u2019s Kill Hitler\u201d suite, with piano, acoustic guitar and foot stomping starting the CD with a lighthearted mood.<\/p>\n

A creepy haunted house mood dominates the \u201cNight Terrors\u201d suite, with muted woodwinds, warped chords on strings, and dissonance cross-blended with subtle electronica. \u201cThe Girl Who Waited\u201d suite contains some lovely, light cues, and Gold returns to the simple instrumental combos of piano and guitar. Cheesy organ and vibes start \u201cThe God Complex,\u201d with other cues textured with a ticking clock, pizzicato strings, and pinched tones typical of a vintage video game. \u201cClosing Time\u201d carries over some of the vintage electric sounds, but they\u2019re subtly mixed with orchestra and moody passages, such as the bridging sections where Gold uses marimba and harp as lead-ins to his main Doctor theme.<\/p>\n

Silva\u2019s CD set features the label\u2019s standard impeccable mastering, and fans ought to be pleased with another 2+ hours of music they can add to their already massive Doctor Who<\/strong> music collection.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 2012 Mark R. Hasan<\/p>\n

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External References:<\/p>\n

IMDB <\/a>— Soundtrack Album<\/a> — Composer Filmography<\/a><\/p>\n

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