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Doctor Who on Christmas Day has now become part of the yuletide tradition in the UK almost rivalling the seasonal greats such as Morecambe & Wise, The Queen's Speech and EastEnders. The 2010 edition was the third most watched programme on December 25th with 12.1m viewers and the fourth most viewed episode since the programme's revival in 2005. The thrilling seasonal adventure starring Matt Smith as the eleventh doctor featured stellar guest stars Michael Gambon and Katherine Jenkins. The musical maestro himself, Murray Gold, provides his usual eloquent, immaculately crafted soundtrack. Opera diva Jenkins captivated audiences with Abigail's Song (Silence Is All You Know) featured on this release.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Having enjoyed this episode at christmas i found this cd to be very beautiful from the lush orchestrations and beautiful choral music,this is a wonderful album,ABIGAILS SONG and COME ALONG POND are two stick out tracks,i heartily recomend this cd as i am a huge fan of MURRAY GOLD music and DOCTOR WHO.
Lovely and much valued just like previous releases.
Lovely and much valued just like previous releases.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Murray Gold has done another fantastic job on this soundtrack. Unlike Doctor Who: Series 5 which had the new Doctor's theme in abundance, this release has fewer references to it, and when it does pop up, the orchestrations are slightly different which keeps the theme feeling fresh. The score has some great orchestral and choral writing, with just the right Christmas feel as to feel wintry but not clichéd.
Of course, the highlight has to be Abigail's Song (Silence is All You Know), with the angelic Katherine Jenkins making it sound effortless. The album is worth the price for this one track alone. The weaving of Abigail's theme in some of the tracks is rather brilliant ("I Can't Save Her" and "Shark Ride" and "New Memories" are sublime example of this).
I would say this album really shows the strength of Murray Gold's writing. Because he wasn't so heavily reliant on the Doctor's theme, this seems to have allowed him to be more creative in the orchestrations and melodies throughout the entire album, especially with Abigail's Theme. The National Orchestra of Wales have once again done a fantastic job and the recording mix is brilliant. Running in at 49 minutes, it probably has most of (if not all) of the music present in the episode and feels like it is a perfect length. If you liked Gold's previous scores, it is highly likely you will enjoy this!
Of course, the highlight has to be Abigail's Song (Silence is All You Know), with the angelic Katherine Jenkins making it sound effortless. The album is worth the price for this one track alone. The weaving of Abigail's theme in some of the tracks is rather brilliant ("I Can't Save Her" and "Shark Ride" and "New Memories" are sublime example of this).
I would say this album really shows the strength of Murray Gold's writing. Because he wasn't so heavily reliant on the Doctor's theme, this seems to have allowed him to be more creative in the orchestrations and melodies throughout the entire album, especially with Abigail's Theme. The National Orchestra of Wales have once again done a fantastic job and the recording mix is brilliant. Running in at 49 minutes, it probably has most of (if not all) of the music present in the episode and feels like it is a perfect length. If you liked Gold's previous scores, it is highly likely you will enjoy this!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I have been eyeing this for a while and i am glad now that i have it its really good and i say to all dr who fans get it if you havent got its a must
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Good but...
The music is great but generally it feels... a little unnecessary. All of the other Christmas specials have been included in part of the other albums. Read more
Published 2 months ago by BurglarBill
Murray Gold really is gold.
Murray Gold has once again proven his skills at orchestrating new pieces instead of reusing his older pieces. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Adam Hollow
WHY NO US SALES?
Why in the heck would there be "Geographical Restrictions"? I mean is the music or media itself dangerous like a new laptop from Dell? I promise it will only go in my ears! Read more
Published 6 months ago by Crieshavok
Would Have Loved It...
Except this album isn't available for purchase or download here in the U.S. Could anyone explain to me exactly why they don't want their American fans buying this album? Read more
Published 10 months ago by FroggyMama
Murray Gold has done it again!
Not that I'm surprised, but it's yet another brilliant soundtrack from Murray Gold. It's exciting, it's moving and even better because it's virtually all the music from the entire... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Danna Victor
A christmas carol
Once again Murray Gold has proved that he is the perfect man to produce the backing music for Doctor Who. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Holmesy 11
Great Soundtrack... too bad it's a UK Exclusive
There are a lot of us over in the states that are a miffed that this is us exclusive to the UK and that Amazon won't let us purchase it. Geez... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Frederick Ortiz
... another wonderfully adventurous score
After reading the 3 star review I felt moved to write a 5 star one, since this is by far one of the most enjoyable Doctor Who scores to date. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Horatio Guttersnipe
Good fun
Murray Gold's music to the 2010 Christmas Special is, like the Special itself, good fun and nothing more. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Ian Armer
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