Favourite Big Finish theme tune?

I’m just a sucker for a low bass!

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Definitely the Gallifrey ones, especially that of the first few series

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I personally love the one from the Paternoster Gang.

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By David Arnold.

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While not a Big Finish production I still want to give a shout to “Kaldor City” by Magic Bullet. A really good theme that just fits with the atmosphere the stories are going for :+1:

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I never got on board with the David Arnold 8th Doctor theme. Just didn’t do it for me and I love the TV Movie rendition so was always disappointed they weren’t able to use that one.

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I listened to a Captain Jack audio for the first time the other day and I think that may be my favorite theme I’ve heard yet.

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Is that so? I’ll move up Kaldor City on the to-do list for this

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Easily the Diary of River Song or any of the Gallifrey themes. I hope River’s new series keeps the same leitmotif!

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I love most of the BF theme’s but this one just really really hits. The middle eight is just so good, and I really can’t praise it enough!!

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I still really like the Eighth Doctor theme.

Thirteens theme reminds me of it, but sadly it sounds like it was mastered very “flat”.

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Has anyone mentioned the one from the 8th Doctor’s Mary Shelly Trilogy?

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Some were already mentioned so I mainly just echo what has been said already:
The OG 8th Doctor Theme is just a classic by this Point, while I love the TV Movie Theme, I think his BF Theme fits the Era much more, especially those earlier Adventures in the Monthlies.
I quite liked the one they used for the fourth Series of Gallifrey.
The Shelley Theme as pointed out by @NyssaUnbound is just great feels like a great Mix between being bombastic but also with a touch of Mystery to it.
There are some great ones from Benny as well from the few Audios I heard at least.
Probably not mentioned but I quite like the one for the Unbound Doctor (Warner) (not sure if it was use for all the others or just him).
And while I haven’t listened to any of it yet, the Victorian Torchwood Theme is just a great one. I probably prefer it sightly over the OG :sweat_smile:

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all of the gallifrey themes are superior, but I especially like the early one

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Horror of Glam Rock, next question

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What happened at Big Finish the day they passed Adventure is My Name for release?

It’s such a weird song. I can never shake the feeling that it’s one semi-tone away from being a decent song. The lyrics are fun and I reckon the melody is actually quite good… so why doesn’t it work? Is it the vocals? They are quite mannered and seemingly pitched too low for the singer. Is the melody too drawn out? Would it work better if it was slightly bouncier?

I just can’t work out why is sits slightly off-kilter from being halfway decent (and why anyone at Big Finish didn’t question how bad it is. I’ve never found anyone who likes it and BF even made an in-universe gag about it when they got rid of it!)

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Well I like it

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Everyone! I’ve found them!!

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I know @sircarolyn likes it as well

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Adventure is my Name haters simply don’t know how to have fun :face_with_steam_from_nose:

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