History Music / MurrayGold

Murray Jonathan Gold (born 28 February 1969) is an English television and film composer currently best known as the in-house music maestro of the revived ''Series/DoctorWho''. He has also provided soundtracks for ''Series/{{Shameless|UK}}'', ''Series/QueerAsFolk'', and has worked with composer/conductor Ben Foster as well as co-composer Stu Kennedy on ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''. His film scores include ''I Want Candy'' and ''WesternAnimation/HoodwinkedTooHoodVersusEvil''.

* AssociatedComposer: Has provided several scores for writer/producer Creator/RussellTDavies, including ''Series/QueerAsFolk'', ''Series/{{Casanova}}'', and of course, ''Series/DoctorWho''. He hung around on the latter when Creator/StevenMoffat took the reigns, however.

* ThemeSongAssonance:
** The Master's Theme incorporates both the "four knocks" bass line from the show's theme tune as well as a rising string motif that screams "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwSAE4yyh84 The Mah-STER! The MAH-STER!]]" Gold confirmed in his liner notes.
** Jack's Theme in ''Torchwood'' was based on the phrase, "[[http://www.livevideo.com/video/2E65429000EE4364BD61CCA0240D3945/torchwood-jack-s-theme-here.aspx Here Comes Jack in a Ruddy Big Tractor]]", as a reference to a (literally) barn-storming arrival in the episode "Countrycide", accompanied by the theme.

* ThemeTuneCameo: "The Doctor's Theme" rising out of the climax of "Vale Decem".

Murray Gold is a television and film composer currently best known as the in-house music maestro of the revived ''Series/DoctorWho''. He has also provided soundtracks for ''Series/{{Shameless|UK}}'', ''Series/QueerAsFolk'', and has worked with composer/conductor Ben Foster as well as co-composer Stu Kennedy on ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''. His film scores include ''I Want Candy'' and ''WesternAnimation/HoodwinkedTooHoodVersusEvil''.

Murray Gold is a television and film composer currently best known as the in-house music maestro of the revived ''Series/DoctorWho''. He has also provided soundtracks for ''{{Shameless|UK}}'', ''Series/QueerAsFolk'', and has worked with composer/conductor Ben Foster as well as co-composer Stu Kennedy on ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''. His film scores include ''I Want Candy'' and ''WesternAnimation/HoodwinkedTooHoodVersusEvil''.

Murray Gold is a television and film composer currently best known as the in-house music maestro of the revived ''Series/DoctorWho''. He has also provided soundtracks for ''{{Shameless}}'', ''Series/QueerAsFolk'', and has worked with composer/conductor Ben Foster as well as co-composer Stu Kennedy on ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''. His film scores include ''I Want Candy'' and ''WesternAnimation/HoodwinkedTooHoodVersusEvil''.

Murray Gold is a television and film composer currently best known as the in-house music maestro of the revived ''Series/DoctorWho''. He has also provided soundtracks for ''{{Shameless}}'', ''Series/QueerAsFolk'', and has worked with composer/conductor Ben Foster as well as co-composer Stu Kennedy on ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''. His film scores include ''I Want Candy'' and ''[[{{Hoodwinked}} Hoodwinked Too: Hood Vs. Evil]]''.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Gold has confirmed that his opening track from Series One, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2_1_PD9sjw Westminster Bridge]]", is an imitation of {{Pixies}}' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0R9kFljjv0 Cecilia Ann]]. [[invoked]]

Murray Gold is a television and film composer currently best known as the in-house music maestro of the revived ''Series/DoctorWho''. He has also provided soundtracks for ''{{Shameless}}'', ''QueerAsFolk'', and has worked with composer/conductor Ben Foster as well as co-composer Stu Kennedy on ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''. His film scores include ''I Want Candy'' and ''[[{{Hoodwinked}} Hoodwinked Too: Hood Vs. Evil]]''.

* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Various. "The Doctor's Theme" made a triumphant return at the climax of "Forest of the Dead" and "The End of Time, Part 2". "The Doctor Forever" is often used for moments of heroism (especially "Voyage of the Damned"). "Martha's Theme" becomes "Triumphant" in her final scene of "Last of the Time Last"; and "I Am the Doctor" is basically one big power up.

'''This page has unmarked ''Doctor Who'' spoilers.'''

* MockingMusic: A possible example from ''The End of Time'', Part Two: [[spoiler:When the Eleventh Doctor exclaims "I'm a girl!" during his post-regeneration crisis, the guitar riff briefly suggests a mocking, "nyah-nyah-na-na-na!" melody]].

* PublicDomainSoundtrack: "The Christmas Invasion": Gold was particularly pleased to hear "Jingle Bells" was out of copyright, and thus available for rescoring as battle music during the christmas tree attack.

Murray Gold is a television and film composer currently best known as the in-house music maestro of the revived series of ''Series/DoctorWho''. He has also provided soundtracks for ''{{Shameless}}'', ''QueerAsFolk'', and has worked with composer/conductor Ben Foster as well as co-composer Stu Kennedy on ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''. His film scores include ''I Want Candy'' and ''[[{{Hoodwinked}} Hoodwinked Too: Hood Vs. Evil]]''.

* TheDayTheMusicLied: ''The End of Time'', Part Two: [[spoiler:The insanely uplifting music as the Time Lords disappear and the Doctor wakes up contributes to the deceitful idea that the Doctor might survive the prophecy. The music duly screeches to a halt as soon as the four knocks are heard]].

** "The Pandorica Opens": [[spoiler:Silence falls in the final shot of the universe fading out of existence, with even the music cutting off abruptly]].
** To a lesser degree, ''The End of Time'', Part Two: [[spoiler:The joyful heroism of "The Clouds Part", following the Master's attack on Rassilon and the fall of the Time Lords, comes to a halt when the four knocks begin, literally powering down to silence]].

* EtherealChoir: Various, notably the OneWomanWail of "The Doctor's Theme" and latterly "The Mad Man with a Box", and the [[OminousLatinChanting Ominous Hebrew Chanting]] of the Daleks.
* HeartbeatSoundtrack: The sound of drums, and the theme tune's bassline.

* LonelyPianoPiece: ''The End of Time'', Part Two: [[spoiler:"Four Knocks"]].

* MusicalSpoiler: "Army of Ghosts". [[spoiler:The Daleks' theme music gears up to their reveal at the end of the episode]].

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Gold has confirmed that his opening track from Series One, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2_1_PD9sjw Westminster Bridge]]", is an imitation of {{Pixies}}' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0R9kFljjv0 Cecilia Ann]].
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Various. "The Doctor's Theme" made a triumphant return at the climax of "Forest of the Dead" and [[spoiler:"The End of Time, Part 2"]]. "The Doctor Forever" is often used for moments of heroism (especially "Voyage of the Damned"). "Martha's Theme" becomes "Triumphant" in her final scene of "Last of the Time Last"; and "I Am the Doctor" is basically one big power up ([[spoiler:but its most epic form is "Words Win Wars", over the Doctor's speech at Stonehenge]]).

* ThemeSongReveal: "Utopia": [[spoiler:"This Is Gallifrey (Our Childhood, Our Home)" plays under a couple of scenes with Professor Yana, hinting at his nature as a Time Lord (though only in retrospect, as the theme is only properly introduced and connected to Gallifrey in the next episode, once Yana has been revealed as the Master]]).
* ThemeTuneCameo: The sound of drums, and [[spoiler:"The Doctor's Theme" rising out of the climax of "Vale Decem"]]).

* UncommonTime: The Eleventh Doctor's theme is in 7/4 (7+4=11). His Cyberman theme is in 5/4.

* AssociatedComposer: Has provided several scores for writer/producer RussellTDavies, including ''Series/QueerAsFolk'', ''Series/{{Casanova}}'', and of course, ''Series/DoctorWho''. He hung around on the latter when StevenMoffat took the reigns, however.

* AssociatedComposer: Has provided several scores for writer/producer RussellTDavies, including QueerAsFolk, {{Casanova}}, and of course, ''Series/DoctorWho''. He hung around on the latter when StevenMoffat took the reigns, however.

* JimmyHartVersion: Gold has confirmed that his opening track from Series One, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2_1_PD9sjw Westminster Bridge]]", is a Jimmy Hart of {{Pixies}}' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0R9kFljjv0 Cecilia Ann]].

Murray Gold is a television and film composer currently best known as the in-house music maestro of the revived series of ''Series/DoctorWho''. He has also provided soundtracks for ''{{Shameless}}'', ''QueerAsFolk'', and has worked with composer/conductor Ben Foster as well as co-composer Stu Kennedy on ''{{Torchwood}}''. His film scores include ''I Want Candy'' and ''[[{{Hoodwinked}} Hoodwinked Too: Hood Vs. Evil]]''.

* BootstrappedLeitmotif: "Captain Jack's Theme" from ''Torchwood'' was initially used as a generic action/chase theme. It prominently stood in as Jack's theme in part of Series Two (and tagged as such on the soundtrack) and throughout Children of Earth.

* DramaticPause: "The Pandorica Opens": [[spoiler:Silence falls in the final shot of the universe fading out of existence, with even the music cutting off abruptly]].

* RearrangeTheSong: Gold has rearranged the ''Doctor Who'' Theme no less than four times in the space of six years.

* SoundtrackDissonance: "Love Don't Roam", a pop song played at a wedding party all about being separated from your loved one forever.

* ThemeSongAssonance: The Master's Theme incorporates both the "four knocks" bass line from the show's theme tune as well as a rising string motif that screams "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwSAE4yyh84 The Mah-STER! The MAH-STER!]]" Gold confirmed in his liner notes.