{"id":40317,"date":"2023-11-22T17:26:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T16:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1931616"},"modified":"2023-11-22T20:19:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T19:19:35","slug":"murray-gold-the-man-behind-the-music-of-doctor-who-in-new-radio-doc","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/murray-gold-the-man-behind-the-music-of-doctor-who-in-new-radio-doc\/","title":{"rendered":"Murray Gold \u2013 the man behind the music of Doctor Who \u2013 in new radio doc"},"content":{"rendered":"

The composer features in a brand new radio documentary, narrated by Who legend Katy Manning. <\/p>

By Patrick Mulkern\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 22 November 2023 at 16:26 PM<\/p>

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Murray Gold: Hitting the Right Notes is a brand new interview with the famous Doctor Who<\/a> composer coming to BBC Sounds.<\/p>\n

Gold was the sound of Doctor Who from its relaunch in 2005 through to 2017, and now he\u2019s back on board for the 60th specials \u2013 and for future episodes under Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor.<\/p>\n

Laden with accolades and awards, the composer has written for everything from Vanity Fair to Gentleman Jack, via Queer as Folk (the first of many collaborations with Russell T Davies<\/a>).<\/p>\n

His music has been performed at several BBC Proms by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, as well as at the recent Doctor Who @ 60: a Musical Celebration<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Talking to Richard Latto across an hour, Gold discusses his 1970s upbringing in Portsmouth and Southsea, an inspirational piano teacher, how he was entranced as a child by a synthesiser in a music shop and how he began his first rudimentary stab at multi-tracking with an old tape recorder.<\/p>\n

Despite this trajectory, he nearly didn\u2019t go down a musical route at all.<\/p>\n

Of his early compositions, Gold says, \u201cI was making very transparent music that was clear with its emotions \u2013 that was my calling card.\u201d<\/p>\n

When it came to Doctor Who in 2005, he first considered following an electronic\/synthesised path in the tradition of the show\u2019s past composers, but when Davies and fellow executive producer Julie Gardner heard a hint of his orchestral ideas, they told Gold that \u201cthey were looking for heart and emotion, not coldness and alienation\u201d.<\/p>

This wide-ranging interview touches on a chance encounter with his hero David Bowie in New York, and why Gold won\u2019t let his six-year-old daughter watch Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He also addresses the much-asked question: why hasn\u2019t there been an album release of his music for season 10 (Peter Capaldi\u2019s last run from 2017)?<\/p>\n

Gold also reveals that he was scarred by the sci-fi series at a very young age. He has an abiding image from a classic 1970s episode, which featured companion Jo Grant. Katy Manning, the actress who played Jo, now narrates this programme about the composer\u2019s life and work.<\/p>