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List of music featured on Doctor Who

This is a list of songs and incidental music that have/has been featured on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.

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Songs, classical music and popular tunes

First Doctor serials

Title	Artist	Serial	Notes
"Three Guitars Mood 2"	Nelson and Raymond, performed by The Arthur Nelson Group	An Unearthly Child	Played on Susan Foreman's radio as a track by John Smith and the Common Men
"Ticket to Ride"	The Beatles	The Chase	A clip from Top of the Pops showing The Beatles performing was used. Vicki, who was from the 25th century, regards the song as classical music.
"Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon"	Lynda Baron	The Gunfighters	Lynda Baron later appeared onscreen as Captain Wrack in the Fifth Doctor serial Enlightenment. Specially composed for the episode.
"Frantic Fracas/The Eyelash/Beat to Begin"	Jerry Hawksworth	The War Machines	Played in the Inferno Club.
"Browbeater"	Jerry Hawksworth	The War Machines	Stock music from the album The Mood Modern released in 1966. Played in the Inferno Club.
"Latin Gear"	Jerry Hawksworth	The War Machines	Stock music from the album The Mood Modern released in 1966. Played in the Inferno Club.
"Rhythm n’Beat"	Jerry Hawksworth	The War Machines	Stock music from the album The Mood Modern released in 1966. Played in the Inferno Club.

Second Doctor serials

Title	Artist	Serial	Notes
Unknown	John Baker	The Macra Terror	Originally composed for the Out of the Unknown episode "Time in Advance".
"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"	The Seekers	The Evil of the Daleks
Unknown	Unknown	The Evil of the Daleks	Played on Bob Hall's radio. Incorrectly listed in BBC production paperwork as "Youngbeat" by Jack Trombey.
"The Miraculous Mandarin"	Béla Bartók	The Enemy of the World	Classical music.
"Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta"	Béla Bartók	The Enemy of the World	Classical music.
"Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta"	Béla Bartók	The Web of Fear	Classical music.
"Symphony No. 7 - Scherzo"	Anton Bruckner	The Mind Robber	Classical music.
"Teddy Bears' Picnic"	Henry Hall	The Invasion
Unknown	John Baker	The Invasion	First played in Doctor Who in The Macra Terror.

Third Doctor serials

Title	Artist	Serial	Notes
"Oh Well (Part One)"	Fleetwood Mac	Spearhead from Space	Heard in the original broadcast as dolls are manufactured at Auto Plastics, due to rights issues it was not included on the DVD release.
"The Devil's Triangle"	King Crimson	The Mind of Evil
Symphonie Fantastique, Movement IV: "March to the Scaffold"	Hector Berlioz	The Dæmons	Classical music.
"Backing Track"	The Piglets	The Sea Devils
"It'll Never Be Me"	Electric Banana	The Green Death	Electric Banana was an alias for The Pretty Things. Played at Jo Grant and Professor Clifford Jones's party.
"Llama Chhopa"	Deben Bhattacharya	Planet of the Spiders

Fourth Doctor serials

Title	Artist	Serial	Notes
"The Girl With the Flaxen Hair"	Claude Debussy	The Robots of Death	Classical music.
"None But the Weary Heart"	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	The Robots of Death	Classical music.
"Symphony No. 8 - Unfinished"	Franz Schubert	Logopolis	Classical music.

Fifth Doctor serials

Title	Artist	Serial	Notes
"I Want to be Happy"	Unknown	Black Orchid	The Fifth Doctor sung this song from the musical No, No, Nanette
"Back Home in Pasadena"	Savoy Havana Band	Black Orchid
"Charleston"	The Savoy Orpheans	Black Orchid	The Charleston was a popular dance craze in the 1920s. Black Orchid is set in 1925.
"Dinah"	The Savoy Orpheans	Black Orchid
"Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue"	The Savoy Orpheans	Black Orchid
"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"	Irving Berlin	Black Orchid
"Lazy"	Irving Berlin	Black Orchid
"Show Me the Way to Go Home"	Savoy Havana Band	Black Orchid
"When Erastus Plays His Old Kazoo"	The Savoy Orpheans	Black Orchid
"The Milgona"	Malcolm Clarke	Enlightenment	Originally composed for a BBC Radio 3 documentary. Played during party scenes aboard the Buccaneer.
"Whirl of the Waltz"	Paul Lincke	The Five Doctors	Classical music.

Sixth Doctor serials

Title	Artist	Serial	Notes
"Blue Suede Shoes"	Performed by an unknown artist	Revelation of the Daleks	Originally by Carl Perkins and later covered by Elvis Presley.
"Fire"	The Jimi Hendrix Experience	Revelation of the Daleks	Due to rights issues it was not included on the DVD release.
"Good Vibrations"	The Surfers	Revelation of the Daleks	Originally by The Beach Boys.
"Hound Dog"	Performed by an unknown artist	Revelation of the Daleks	Originally by Big Mama Thornton and later covered by Elvis Presley.
"In the Mood"	The Ted Heath Orchestra	Revelation of the Daleks	The Glenn Miller version was later heard in the Ninth Doctor episode "The Doctor Dances".
"Moonlight Serenade"	The Ted Heath Orchestra	Revelation of the Daleks	The Glenn Miller version was later heard in the Ninth Doctor episodes "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor Dances".
"A Whiter Shade of Pale"	Procol Harum	Revelation of the Daleks

Seventh Doctor serials

Title	Artist	Serial	Notes
"Rock Around the Clock"	The Lorells	Delta and the Bannermen	Written by Max C. Freedman and Jimmy De Knight, (the latter a pseudonym for James E. Myers), in 1952, originally performed by Sonny Dae and His Knights and later popularised by Bill Haley & His Comets in 1954. Played over a radio in Part One, with members of the cast (including Bonnie Langford) singing along.
"Singing the Blues"	The Lorells	Delta and the Bannermen	Written by Melvin Endsley and published in 1956. Performed in "Part One".
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love"	The Lorells	Delta and the Bannermen	Written by Frankie Lymon and George Goldner in 1956 and originally performed by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers. Performed in "Part One".
"Mr. Sandman"	The Lorells	Delta and the Bannermen	Written by Pat Ballard, published in 1954 and originally performed by The Chordettes. Performed in "Part One".
"Calling All Workers"	Keff McCulloch	Delta and the Bannermen	Originally composed by Eric Coates. Used as incidental music in "Part One".
"Puffin' Billy"	Keff McCulloch	Delta and the Bannermen	Originally composed by Edward White in 1952 and known for being used as the theme tune for Children's Favourites. Used as incidental music in "Part One".
"The Parade of the Tin Soldiers"	Keff McCulloch	Delta and the Bannermen	Originally composed by Leon Jessel. Used as incidental music in "Part One".
"In Party Mood"	Keff McCulloch	Delta and the Bannermen	Originally by Jack Strachey. Used as incidental music in "Part One".
"Goodnight Sweetheart"	The Lorells	Delta and the Bannermen	Originally by Ray Noble. Played in "Part Two".
"Devil's Gallop"	Keff McCulloch	Delta and the Bannermen	Originally composed by Charles Williams and known for being used as the theme tune for Dick Barton. Used as incidental music in "Part Two".
"That'll Be the Day"	The Lorells	Delta and the Bannermen	Written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty in 1956 and originally performed by Buddy Holly and Jerry "J.I." Allison. Played in "Part Three".
"Only You (And You Alone)"	The Lorells	Delta and the Bannermen	Composed by Buck Ram and Ande Rand and originally performed by The Platters in 1954. Played in "Part Three".
"Lollipop"	The Lorells	Delta and the Bannermen	Written by Beverly Ross and Julius Dixon in 1958 for the duo Ronald and Ruby, (Ruby being Beverly Ross). Played in "Part Three".
"Who's Sorry Now?"	The Lorells	Delta and the Bannermen	Music written by Ted Snyder with lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. Published in 1923 and covered by Connie Francis in 1958. Played in "Part Three".
"Happy Days Are Here Again"	The Lorells	Delta and the Bannermen	Music written in 1929 by Milton Ager with lyrics by Jack Yellen. Originally performed by Leo Reisman and His Orchestra, with Lou Levin as vocalist. Played in "Part Three".
"Here's to the Future"	Keff McCulloch	Delta and the Bannermen	Incidental music composed for this serial.
"Do You Want to Know a Secret"	The Beatles	Remembrance of the Daleks	The Beatles were previously heard in the First Doctor serial The Chase and the Second Doctor serial The Evil of the Daleks. This track was released in 1963, the year in which Remembrance of the Daleks is set.
"A Taste of Honey"	The Beatles	Remembrance of the Daleks	This track was released in 1963.
"Lollipop"	The Mudlarks	Remembrance of the Daleks	This cover version was released in 1958. Another cover version of this song was heard in Delta and the Bannermen.
Unknown	Keff McCulloch	Remembrance of the Daleks	Keff McCulloch composed the rock music that blasts out of Ace's ghetto blaster in "Part One" especially for this serial.
"Return to Sender"	Keff McCulloch and Keith Murrell	Remembrance of the Daleks	Written by Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott and originally performed by Elvis Presley in 1962, this cover version was especially recorded for this serial and was played in the café in "Part One".
"Puffin' Billy"	Keff McCulloch	Remembrance of the Daleks	Keff McCulloch's recording was first heard in Delta and the Bannermen and is heard in Remembrance of the Daleks emanating from a television in "Part Two".
"Apache"	Keff McCulloch	Remembrance of the Daleks	Written by Jerry Lordan and originally performed by The Shadows in 1960, this cover version was especially recorded for this serial and was played in the café in "Part Three".
"Ride of the Valkyries"	Richard Wagner	Silver Nemesis	Classical music. From Die Walküre, the fourth Opera in Der Ring des Nibelungen.
"Pe Pi Po"	Courtney Pine, Adrian Reid, Ernest Mothle, Frank Tontoh	Silver Nemesis	Specially composed by Courtney Pine for this serial. Played in "Part One".
"Adrian's Affair"	Courtney Pine, Adrian Reid, Ernest Mothle, Frank Tontoh	Silver Nemesis	Specially composed by Courtney Pine for this serial. Played in "Part One".
"Frank's Quest"	Courtney Pine, Adrian Reid, Ernest Mothle, Frank Tontoh	Silver Nemesis	Specially composed by Courtney Pine for this serial. Played in "Part Two".
"Narcissus No. 4"	Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin	The Greatest Show in the Galaxy	Classical music.
"That's the Way to the Zoo"	Katharine Schlesinger as Gwendoline with Alasdair Nicolson off-screen on piano	Ghost Light	Composed by J. F. Mitchell circa 1883. Sung onscreen.
"Requiem Op. 48"	Gabriel Fauré	The Curse of Fenric	Classical music.

Eighth Doctor television movie

Title	Artist	Notes
"In A Dream"	Pat Hodge	Played on a gramophone record in the TARDIS.
"All Dressed Up"	Unknown	Country music heard in the mortuary.
"Un Bel Di"	Giacomo Puccini, Soprano unknown	From Madame Butterfly. Performed while Grace Holloway is attending the Opera.
"Ride into the Moonlight"	Unknown	Rock music played at the New Year's Eve party.

Ninth Doctor episodes

Title	Artist	Episode	Notes
"Tainted Love"	Soft Cell	"The End of the World"	Played on a Wurlitzer jukebox thought to be an iPod by those native to the year 5.5/Apple/26 who regard the song as an example of classical music.
"Toxic"	Britney Spears	"The End of the World"	Played on a Wurlitzer jukebox thought to be an iPod by those native to the year 5.5/Apple/26 who regard the song as an example of classical music.
"Starman"	David Bowie	"Aliens of London"	Released in April 1972.
"Never Gonna Give You Up"	Rick Astley	"Father's Day"	Released in 1987, the year Father's Day is set in.
"Never Can Say Goodbye"	The Communards	"Father's Day"	This cover version was released in 1987, the year Father's Day is set in.
"Don't Mug Yourself"	The Streets	"Father's Day"	Released in 2002. Played anachronistically on Pete Tyler's car radio in 1987.
"It Had to Be You"	Unknown	"The Empty Child"	Written by Isham Jones with lyrics by Gus Kahn and first published in 1924, a recording of this song was made especially for this episode. Heard as the Doctor enters the night club.
"Moonlight Serenade"	Glenn Miller	"The Empty Child" / "The Doctor Dances"	A cover version of this song performed by The Ted Heath Orchestra was played in Revelation of the Daleks.
"In the Mood"	Glenn Miller	"The Doctor Dances"	A cover version of this song performed by The Ted Heath Orchestra was played in Revelation of the Daleks. The Doctor and Rose Tyler dance to this tune in the TARDIS.
"Big Brother UK TV Theme"	Element Four	"Bad Wolf"	Played whilst the Doctor is in the Big Brother House in Satellite 5.
"The Weakest Link Theme Tune"	Unknown	"Bad Wolf"	Played whilst Rose plays The Weakest Link in Satellite 5.

Tenth Doctor episodes

Title	Artist	Episode	Notes
"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"	A brass band	"The Christmas Invasion" "The Runaway Bride"	The Robotic Santa Clauses play this before attacking Rose and Mickey.
"Jingle Bells"	Murray Gold	"The Christmas Invasion"	The tune to "Jingle Bells" plays when the Robotic Christmas Tree attacks. Variations of the "Jingle Bells" theme tune are later heard in the following two years' Christmas specials, "The Runaway Bride" and "Voyage of the Damned".
"Merry Xmas Everybody"	Slade	"The Christmas Invasion"	Written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea and produced by Chas Chandler. This song was used again in the following year's Christmas special, "The Runaway Bride".
"Song for Ten"	Murray Gold and Tim Phillips	"The Christmas Invasion"	Composed for this episode. Played as the Doctor selects his new clothes from the TARDIS wardrobe and dines with Rose and Jackie Tyler and Mickey Smith.
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"	Brenda Lee	"Attack of the Graske"	Written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958.
"Another Rock N' Roll Christmas"	Gary Glitter	"Attack of the Graske"	Released in 1984.
"Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick"	Ian Dury and the Blockheads	"Tooth and Claw"	Released in 1978. Played in the TARDIS by the Doctor.
"Love Will Tear Us Apart"	Joy Division	"School Reunion"	Released in 1980.
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"	Tight Fit	"Rise of the Cybermen"	Played by Mr Crane to cover the screams of the men and women being converted into Cybermen.
"Boléro"	Maurice Ravel	"The Impossible Planet"
"Daniel"	Elton John	"Love & Monsters"
"Don't Bring Me Down"	Marc Warren, Shirley Henderson, Simon Greenall, Moya Brady, Kathryn Drysdale as L.I.N.D.A.	"Love & Monsters"	Performed in character by the actors with a backing track recorded by Murray Gold. Originally by Electric Light Orchestra.
"Don't Bring Me Down"	Electric Light Orchestra	"Love & Monsters"
"Mr. Blue Sky"	Electric Light Orchestra	"Love & Monsters"
"Turn to Stone"	Electric Light Orchestra	"Love & Monsters"
"I Gave My Love a Cherry"	Kathryn Drysdale as Bliss	"Love & Monsters"	Performed in character by the actress with an acoustic guitar. Also known as "The Riddle Song", it is a traditional English folk song.
"Brand New Key"	Kathryn Drysdale as Bliss and Shirley Henderson as Ursula Blake	"Love & Monsters"	Performed in character by the actress; Drysdale with an acoustic guitar, Henderson with a tamborine. Originally by Melanie Safka.
"Regresa A Mi"	Il Divo	"Love & Monsters"	A cover version of Toni Braxton's Spanish version of "Un-Break My Heart." Played by Jackie Tyler in her apartment, to set a mood for Elton Pope.
"Doomsday"	Murray Gold and Melanie Pappenheim	"Doomsday"	Composed for this episode. A portion of this is later heard in "Partners in Crime".
"Merry Xmas Everybody"	Slade	"The Runaway Bride"	This song featured in the previous year's Christmas special, "The Christmas Invasion".
"Love Don't Roam"	Murray Gold and Neil Hannon	"The Runaway Bride"	Composed for this episode. Played at the wedding reception.
"Jingle Bells"	Murray Gold	"The Runaway Bride"	The tune to "Jingle Bells" features in the incidental music when the Christmas Tree's bauble bombs attack. Variations of the "Jingle Bells" theme tune are also heard in the previous and following years' Christmas specials, "The Runaway Bride" and "Voyage of the Damned" respectively.
"The Old Rugged Cross"	Motorway drivers and passengers	"Gridlock"	Hymn sung in character. Composed by George Bennard.
"Abide With Me"	Motorway drivers and passengers	"Gridlock"	Hymn sung in character. Composed by Henry Francis Lyte.
""My Angel Put the Devil in Me"	Murray Gold and Miranda Raison as Tallulah	"Daleks in Manhattan"	Sung in character on stage for performance by Tallulah and a chorus. Composed for this episode.
"Happy Days Are Here Again"	Milton Ager (music) and Jack Yellen (lyrics)	"Evolution of the Daleks"	A cover version of this song was used in Delta and the Bannermen "Part Three". Heard on the radio.
"To be a Pilgrim"	School boy's choir	"The Family of Blood"	Hymn sung in character. Composed by Paul Bunyan.
"Voodoo Child"	Rogue Traders	"The Sound of Drums"	Played by the Master and diegetically as the Toclafane invade Earth.
"I Can't Decide"	Scissor Sisters	"Last of the Time Lords"	Played by the Master as he enters the bridge of the Valiant. He refers to it as "Track 3", its place on the album Ta-Dah.
Astrid's Theme	Murray Gold and Melanie Pappenheim	"Voyage of the Damned"	An original piece from Murray Gold, once again performed by Melanie, previously heard on tracks such as The Doctor's Theme and Doomsday amongst others.
"Jingle Bells"	Murray Gold	"Voyage of the Damned"	The tune to "Jingle Bells" features in the incidental music as the Doctor walks around the Titantic after arriving onboard. Variations of the "Jingle Bells" theme tune were heard in the previous years' Christmas specials, "The Christmas Invasion" and "The Runaway Bride".
"The Stowaway"	Murray Gold and Yamit Mamo as the band's singer	"Voyage of the Damned"	Composed for this episode. Singer Yamit Mamo makes a cameo appearance alongside composer Murray Gold and arranger Ben Foster as members of the band playing on the Titanic. Mamo, who was recommended to Gold by a friend, performed the songs "My Angel Put the Devil in Me" and "The Stowaway" on the third series soundtrack.
"Doomsday"	Murray Gold and Melanie Pappenheim	"Partners in Crime"	Previously heard in "Doomsday", a portion of this tune plays as Rose walks off and vanishes.