‘Doctor Who’ Best Sci-Fi TV Theme of All Time
The Sci-fi website Totalscifionline.com recently conducted a poll of fans to find out what show featured the best Sci-fi TV theme song of all time.
British science fiction drama Doctor Who came out on top of the list which also included the themes from the British Sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf, and American classics like Star Trek, The X Files, and Quantum Leap among others.
The original Doctor Who theme was composed by Australian-born composer, Ron Grainer in 1963 and arranged by Delia Derbyshire. Derbyshire produced the iconic theme tune by combining a tape loop of a struck piano string with the sound of test oscillators and filters. The theme tune has been reworked a number of times over the years, with the current version arranged by Murray Gold.
Matt McAllister, Editor of Totalscifionline.com said:
“The poll result proves that in addition to being one of the most popular science fiction shows ever created, Doctor Who also boasts the most iconic sci-fi theme tune. Grainer and Derbyshire¹s theme manages to convey the outlandish quality of the show and is instantly recognisable to fans throughout the world just by its opening bars.”
According to the poll, here are the Top Ten:
1) Doctor Who
2) Red Dwarf
3) The X-Files
4) Buffy the Vampire Slayer
5) Star Trek
6) Thunderbirds
7) The Twilight Zone
Battlestar Galactica
9) Quantum Leap
10) The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Do you agree? Personally, I would rank Star Trek a lot higher.
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