TIME AND THE CYBERMAN

Silva Screen Presents Two Classic DOCTOR WHO soundtracks from 1975 and 1987

November 11, 2023

Silva Screen Records Presents DOCTOR WHO: REVENGE OF THE CYBERMEN, with music by Carey Blyton with Peter Howell and The BBC Radiophonic Workshop. This episode was the season 12 finale, first broadcast on April 19, 1975.As with so much television music of the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s, the original master tapes of Carey Blyton’s score for REVENGE OF THE CYBERMEN were not retained. The only surviving copy is a set of four 7″, 7.5ips “composer’s copy” domestic 1/4-inch tape. It is from those digital transfers that this release is taken. Sadly, and to Carey’s obvious and understandable disappointment, the completed music did not meet with the complete approval of the production team, and much of it was not used. Peter Howell of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop added electronic embellishments and arranged additional cues for parts two and three. Still, some was also left on the proverbial cutting room floor. 

Also released by the label is DOCTOR WHO: TIME AND THE RANI, with music by Keff McCulloch. This episode was the opening serial of season 24, first broadcast on September 7, 1987. It marked the debut of Sylvester McCoy and featured CGI, very much in a basic form, as the technology was still in development. It also debuted a new computer-animated opening title sequence with a new synthesizer version of the theme created by Keff McCulloch. The composer was invited to create incidental music for the series and became a regular member of the team, also writing music for DELTA AND THE BANNERMAN, PARADISE TOWERS, REMEMBRANCE OF THE DALEKS, SILVER NEMESIS, BATTLEFIELD, DIMENSIONS IN TIME and SHADA.Keff, Dominic Glynn, and Mark Ayres were the composers for the last three years of Doctor Who on its original run that ended in 1989, the latter compiling and producing this release.

Both titles will be released digitally to stream/download on vinyl on November 24, 2023 and December 8.

For more details and to pre-order see Silva Screen https://www.silvascreen.com/