Murray Gold (born 1969, Portsmouth, England) is a British composer for stage, film, and television and a dramatist for both theatre and radio. This article is about the English city of Portsmouth. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...

Television

Gold has been nominated for a BAFTA three times in the category Best Original Television Music, for Vanity Fair (1999) Queer as Folk (2000) and for Casanova (2006). His score for the BAFTA winning film Kiss of Life was awarded the 'Mozart Prize of the 7th Art' by a French jury at Aubagne in 2003. He has also been nominated four times by the Royal Television Society in categories relating to music for television. // Queer As Folk (US) Based on the British series of the same name, Showtimes Queer as Folk presents the American version. ... Giacomo Casanova (April 5, 1725 - June 4, 1798). ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... The Royal Television Society is a British-based society for the discussion, analysis and preservation of television in all its forms, past, present and future. ...

In 2006 he recorded a new arrangement of the Blue Peter theme music. Viewers were told the new version would be used from September onwards but, as of November, it has only been used occasionally as incidental music and never for the main titles. For other uses, see Blue Peter (disambiguation). ...

He has worked with Russell T Davies, writer and executive producer of Doctor Who, many times in the past on projects such as Casanova (starring David Tennant), The Second Coming (starring Christopher Eccleston) and Queer as Folk 1 & 2. He has also provided the incidental music for the 2000s version of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) alongside James Bond composer David Arnold, who provided the theme tune. None of his incidental music was released on the soundtrack CD for that show. Russell T. Davies, pictured in 2003. ... David Tennant is the stage name of David John McDonald (born 18 April 1971), a Scottish actor from Bathgate in West Lothian, best known as the tenth actor to portray the Doctor in the television series Doctor Who. ... The opening titles of The Second Coming. ... Christopher Eccleston (born 16 February 1964) is an English stage, television and film actor, best known as the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who and for other television roles, as well as for his roles in several high-profile low-budget films. ... Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) is a cult late 1960s British private detective television series starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope as the private detectives Jeff Randall and Marty Hopkirk. ... For other uses, see Casino Royale (2006 film). ... David Arnold (born February 27, 1962 in Luton in Bedfordshire, England) is one of the most popular and successful young British composers[citation needed]. He is probably best known for the film scores to Stargate (1994), Independence Day (1996) and four James Bond films. ...

He wrote the theme tune for the Channel 4 series Shameless. Though this is not yet separately commercially available as a standalone track, the publishers can be contacted to register interest. [1] Shameless is an offbeat British comedic drama television series set in the fictional Chatsworth Estate in Manchester, England. ...

Doctor Who and related series

Since 2005, Gold has served as musical director for the new series of Doctor Who for the BBC. In this capacity, he created a new arrangement of the show's theme (originally composed by Ron Grainer) and also composes the show's incidental music. Silva Screen released Gold's Doctor Who incidental music on December 11, 2006. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme (and a 1996 television movie) produced by the BBC. The programme shows the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor, who explores time and space in his TARDIS time ship with his companions, solving problems and... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Ron Grainer (August 11, 1922 - February 21, 1981) was an Australian-born composer who worked for most of his professional career in the United Kingdom. ... Doctor Who is a soundtrack album released in 2006, containing incidental music composed by Murray Gold and used in the 2005 and 2006 series of Doctor Who. ... December 11 is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Gold's initial arrangement of the Doctor Who theme was controversial among some fans due to his decision to leave out the "middle eight" portion of the theme, though he later reinstated it for a rearrangement of the theme introduced in the series' 2005 Christmas episode and subsequently used in the 2006 series of the programme. The Doctor Who theme music was created in 1963, composed by Ron Grainer and realised with electronics by Delia Derbyshire of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. ... In popular music, especially occidental, a bridge is a contrasting section which also prepares for the return of the original material section. ... The Christmas Invasion is a 60-minute special episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

He also wrote the theme tunes for Doctor Who spin-offs The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood, and composes music for the latter series alongside Ben Foster. He arranged the theme tunes to Totally Doctor Who and Doctor Who Confidential, both of which are variations on the Doctor Who theme. The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British childrens television series, produced by BBC Wales for CBBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen and created by Russell T. Davies. ... For the eponymous fictional institute, see Torchwood Institute. ... Ben Foster Ben Foster is a British orchestrator and conductor who is best known for his work as an orchestrator on the BBC series Doctor Who. ... Totally Doctor Who is a childrens television series produced by the BBC to accompany the science fiction series Doctor Who. ... The Doctor Who Confidential logo Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

There was a campaign during the week of 15 to 21 January 2007 to get the song 'Love Don't Roam' into the UK Top 40. This song, which was written by Murray Gold and sung by Neil Hannon, was used in the Doctor Who Christmas episode "The Runaway Bride". Neil Hannon (born 7 November 1970[1]) is a singer and songwriter, best known as the creator (in 1989) and frontman of the orchestral pop group, The Divine Comedy. ... The Runaway Bride is a special episode of the long running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor. ...

Film, stage and radio

Gold has scored a number of British and American films, most recently Death at a Funeral directed by Frank Oz and Mischief Night, directed by Penny Woolcock. Death at a Funeral is a 2007 black comedy film directed by Frank Oz. ... Richard Frank Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), better known as Frank Oz, is an English film director, actor and puppeteer. ...

His radio play Electricity was awarded the Michael Imison award for best new play after its broadcast on Radio 3 in 2001. It subsequently transferred to the West Yorkshire Playhouse in 2004 and was performed with Christopher Eccleston in the lead role. Others of his plays include 50 Revolutions performed by the Oxford Stage Company at the Whitehall Theatre, London in 2000 and Resolution at Battersea Arts Centre in 1994. Since opening in March 1990, West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds has established a reputation both nationally and internationally as one of Britains most exciting producing theatres, winning awards for everything from its productions to its customer service. ... Christopher Eccleston (born 16 February 1964) is an English stage, television and film actor, best known as the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who and for other television roles, as well as for his roles in several high-profile low-budget films. ... We dont have an article called Whitehall Theatre Start this article Search for Whitehall Theatre in. ... The Battersea Arts Centre (often abbreviated to BAC) is a performance space near Clapham Junction in Battersea, London which specialises in music and theatre productions. ...

References

1. ^ Who soundtrack soon. BBC Doctor Who website. bbc.co.uk (2006-07-17). Retrieved on 2006-07-17.
2. ^ Dr Who soundtrack coming to shops. CBBC news. bbc.co.uk (2006-10-11). Retrieved on 2006-10-14.
3. ^ Silva Screen News. Silva Screen website. www.silvascreen.co.uk (2006-11-01). Retrieved on 2006-11-05.