The Mellotron Group

I have a recording of the theme from The Prisoner (which is called 'The 
Age of Elegance') played by Grainger himself on a Baldwin electric 
harpsichord. Very spooky stuff.

The Dr Who theme has (I think) suffered a lot over the years. The 
original wobbled microtonally which gave it a fantastic 'swimming' 
effect (not unlike that in the second half of 'Strawberry Fields') and 
comprised timbres you were never entirely certain about. The tune is 
masterful, but Delia's craft is what makes it so memorable. Of course 
the BBC went and savaged it in the 1980s with truly /horrific /synthed 
up versions (not to mention a series of shit stories, shit actors, shit 
plots, shit sets and shit monsters) but redeemed themselves with the new 
theme (circa Eccleston) which now seems to have been compressed and EQed 
flat for some reason. Come to think of it, it's a bit like the way the 
show has progressed recently. But no doubt they have their reasons. A 
shit reason, no doubt.

Mike

tronbros@aol.com wrote:
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> The Doctor Who theme still puts tingles down my spine like it did the 
> first time I heard it in November '63.  What a tune.  Ron Grainer was 
> a great TV theme composer and deserves credit.  He also wrote the 
> fabulous Prisoner theme.
>  
> Best
>  
> M
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