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Dudley Simpson
12+ albums
doctor whoBBC radiophonic workshop
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Dudley Simpson (4 October 1922 – 4 November 2017) was an Australian composer and conductor. He was the Principal Conductor of the Royal Opera House orchestra for three years, although he is best known for his work as a composer on British television, especially his long association with the BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who, for which he composed incidental music during the 1960s and 1970s. Among his early television work was the music for Moonstrike (1963). Simpson was also responsible for the theme music for The Brothers (1972), The Tomorrow People (1973), Moonbase 3 (1973), The Ascent of Man (1973) and Blake's 7 (1978). He also composed music for several plays from the BBC Television Shakespeare series. Simpson was born in Melbourne. He learned piano as a child, served in New Guinea during World War II and then studied orchestration and composition at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Simpson became assistant conductor, pianist and later musical director for the Borovansky Ballet Company, forerunner to The Australian Ballet. He moved to the UK and after a season as guest conductor at Covent Garden, he became Principal Conductor of the Royal Opera House orchestra for three years. He accompanied the touring section of the Royal Ballet with Margot Fonteyn as principal ballerina. Simpson's first work on Doctor Who was during William Hartnell's era as the First Doctor in Planet of Giants, in 1964, but he is primarily associated with the programme in the 1970s. He a
top songs
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The Tomorrow People Theme
8012The Tomorrow People (The Original TV Music)
6933Chromophone Band (From "The Macra Terror")
5014Mr. Oak and Mr. Quill (Incidental Music) [From "Fury from the Deep"]
4795The Invasion of Time Episodes 3 and 4 (From "The Invasion of Time")
4096The Master's Theme (From "The Mind of Evil")
3767minds of evil
3348Hypnosis Music (From "The Mind of Evil")
2809The Seeds of Death Titles (From "The Seeds of Death")
24410Keller Machine Theme (From "The Mind of Evil")
242albums
Doctor Who - the Sun Makers (Original Television Soundtrack)
The Tomorrow People (The Original TV Music)
Doctor Who - The 50th Anniversary Collection (Original Television Soundtrack)
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Space Party Music: Way Out Sounds for Your Space Party
BBC Radiophonic Workshop - 21
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The Tomorrow People - Original Television Music
The Tomorrow People
Doctor Who: The 50th Anniversary Collection
The Worlds Of Doctor Who
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The Tomorrow People Original Television Music
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Crime Jazz : Volume 08 : The Sound Department 2
Doctor Who - The Music I