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		abstractbill on Dec 12, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Doctor Who theme: Ron Grainer (composer) Delia Der... Same, I was a huge Orbital fan back in the day but found their version of the theme lazy and boring. In contrast, around the same time they put it out, Plaid put out a track named Unbank that I'm convinced was inspired by the Doctor Who theme and is imo rather fantastic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc39YRO8HM4

timc3 on Dec 12, 2024 | [–]

As soon a I read Unbank I had the tune in my head, it is rather good.

djmips on Dec 13, 2024 | [–]

That's interesting. I do hear Derbyshire's influence!

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