Peter Howell OST Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

Fourth in a collectible set Eight Doctor Who Story Releases! Original TV Soundtrack
by Peter Howell! Gatefold Sleeve by Clayton Hickman! The Five Doctors, made and
transmitted as a 90-minute special in 1983, was the 20th anniversary outing for the
Doctor, seeing the incumbent Peter Davison joined by previous incarnations Richard
Hurndall (standing in for the deceased William Hartnell), Patrick Troughton, Jon
Pertwee and Tom Baker. The latter declined to return in person so soon after he had
left, so was represented by some footage from "lost" story `Shada'. The spine-chilling
and atmospheric music was composed by Peter Howell at the BBC Radiophonic
Workshop. It was, in accordance with normal practice at the time, mixed in mono, so
is presented here within a subtle mono-compatible stereo image. In 1995, producer
Paul Vanezis was contracted by BBC Video to produce a "Special Edition" of the story,
extended beyond the original length (as determined by the transmission slot) and
featuring updated visual effects. It was also decided to mix it in Dolby Surround (later
updated to full 5.1 surround for DVD) so Peter Howell was called in to rework the
music. Both versions of the score are presented on this release.