Jon Pertwee's first titles were made in black and white then coloured in. Most of the UK and the world would have seen them in black and white as colour TV was expensive
The problem I have isn’t with Segun himself but how the editors keep underlying his music with dialogue and anything else, Murray may have been more bombastic and at times out of place but at least it could be clearly heard whereas the new stuff is barely hearable
The theme for the 2005-2007 sequence is also out of sync, in every episode except Rose. There's a little buzz sound that's supposed to play as the light on the TARDIS pulses halfway through the sequence, but it's ever so slightly off in every episode that has a cold open.
I assume you mean when the sting ends during Rose's title sequence that's where you think the graphics should start for every subsequent episode with a cold open? You're probably right, but personally I think it works best "out of sync" as that sound effect when the TARDIS changes vortex works better as it flies off down the red vortex. It kind of feels out of place during Rose. The problem is by making it "in sync" as you say, like in Rose, the graphics are then out of sync with the rest of the music, as the music goes with the TARDIS' movements in the subsequent episode title sequences. Obviously, the production crew must have noticed this as well, hence why they never put it "in sync" again, even going as far as to cut down the graphics to ensure this during Smith and Jones to avoid the same thing happening again (even though it did, the other way, in Partners in Crime a year later).
On several 1960s episodes and possibly into the Pertwee era, a stretched source tape was used for the theme music, so if you hear a pre-restoration version (on an old VHS release, say) the theme on some episodes is badly out of tune. And then there's the faded pale green version of the time tunnel as used on (IIRC) The Ark In Space.
@@dexterhill5843 The reason why no one makes an issue of the Series 1-3 theme being out of sync is that they only did it "correctly" in Rose and then used the supposedly "out of sync" version almost consistently from thereafter. So, it's not very obvious except to die-hard fans. Hell, even Series 4 titles' synchronisation with the theme tune changed every week, but they got away with that because the theme just seemed to match with the titles whichever way it was played out, except perhaps with Partners in Crime, plus they had the extended graphics to compensate with, which many of the future title sequences didn't have. Whereas, with Capaldi's titles, even casual fans can pick up on the titles being out of sync because they were consistent for about half of Series 8 then they started being messed with. Plus, there's a lot more SFX in the theme that are designed to sync with parts of the titles making it stick out even more.
The word "Who" was overlaid written forwards and backwards in Hartnell's original opening, so for a fraction of a second it appears to read as "Doctor OHO". Kind of fitting when you realize he can travel forwards and backwards through time.
Conceptually, Capaldi's titles are my favourite. The visuals are just amazing and really stand out compared to everything that came before it but I really wish they'd used different music 😩 so frustrating they were so close to perfect
I love the Capaldi theme, its basically the spiritual successor to Dominic Glynn's Trial of a Time Lord theme, really high-pitched and with a great counter-melody
DankScarab84752 K/C Yeah I’m deaf (With hearing aids though) and lower pitch sounds are more enjoyable to me, but higher pitches are... not fun at all, especially Capaldi’s opening, so much so that I skipped it most of the time
Personally my favourite is the first Eleventh Doctor title sequence. I love the aesthetic of the storm clouds, and I actually liked the episode-specific versions for Series 7A.
I totally agree with the top choice of Series 4/Specials title sequence... I loved the version from The Stolen Earth and Journey's End where you have all the names appears... DAVID TENNANT CATHERINE TATE FREEMA AGYEMAN JOHN BARROWMAN WITH ELIZABETH SLADEN AND BILLIE PIPER. It was the most perfect epicness the show has ever shown and that was just in the title sequence!!
My favorite DW opening, closing, and music has been the Fifth Doctors. It has an energy and sci-fi feel that was almost matched with the Tenth Doctor’s first season.
The first time I saw DOCTOR WHO was in 1985; one of the locally available PBS stations was showing the Davison era episodes. And I fell in love with the opening sequence in use at that time. I like most of them but the 1980-1986 is my personal favorite.
I agree! The Tom Baker/Peter Davison/Colin Baker title sequences (1980 - 1986) were by far the best with the best arrangements of the theme tune. If asked to pinpoint favourite theme from these era, I'd have to say Dominic Glynns' arrangement for 1986s season 23 'The Trial Of A Time Lord'. Superb.
I actually prefer the series 7b titles to the other Smith ones. I just think it’s so much more original and actually reminiscent of what the show is about. Rather than the dark and dreary clouds of the others. Also I’d say that the 7th doctor sequence is one of the most interesting and entertaining to watch. Much more so than the other 8s version in my opinion. But all of them are great
I remember when I was a kid, I was so engaged in Matt Smith's episodes because I wanted to see if the TARDIS getting hit in the opening was ever going to be addressed.
My personal favourite is thirteen's opening sequence. I love how they went back to simple but with the HQ that new tech has to offer. Somehow, I love twelve's title sequence as well, for the exact opposite reason: many beautiful elements.
Gotta say...I was pleasantly surprised the 6th Doctor openings got as high as they did on this list. Usually Colin's era gets crapped on constantly. So this was a nice change of pace to see.
loved the intro/outro music of that era... well I just relistened to them, second half of 6th's intro music is godawful XD but first half is pretty nice
@@Venemofthe888 I watch TH-cam on my phone app. The comments are now visible, unless you watch in full screen. No need to be spoiling the number one spot like this idiot did.
@@williamsings3669 1. If you don't want to read a comment on the video, don't look at the comments section of the video. 2. I have no power over where my comment will appear in your feed when you watch it. 3. It is not difficult to either not read the comments or rotate your phone 90 degrees. 4. I merely pointed out something predictable and obvious, hardly qualifies as a spoiler.
FIRST I really like the music of Smith's second title sequence, but yeah the visuals are just weird. Also, even if we were ranking the music... #1 should still be the same IMO.
I love all the new Who intros except, yes, 11's last one. I love 10's electric guitar version, 11's grand energy in series 5, 12's rhythmic ticking, and 13's gorgeous visuals and deep thumping music.
So glad Eccleston/Tennant's intro was number one because that's my absolute favorite, the one I always get nostalgic for since it's the one I grew up on. And especially since I didn't know about the whole regeneration plot point and how we seemed to just stop watching it after a while, it was THE Doctor Who intro to me and it feels more "real" I guess
One year later, and I think the new titles might be the best now. It righted the wrongs of both Whittaker’s run and the second half of Smith’s Series 7, and is probably the best Murray Gold intro composition with the possible exception of the Voyage of the Damned-onwards intro.
When he was talking about Jodie Whittaker’s theme he said, “Sega something’s take on the theme is a little bit more” cue ad for dog food “powered by nature” as the tagline.
Interesting choices. My own rankings would be very different to yours, Rich, which is odd as our opinions usually align pretty closely. I'll concede to you on points of technical proficiency as far as the Series 7 Part 2 sequence goes (to my untrained eyes it looked several steps UP in quality from its immediate predecessors so shows what I know!) but stylistically it's easily one of my favourites. The way it harks back to the earliest versions with swirling, shifting, cloudy shapes, albeit lacking symmetry, while crackling and fizzing between various organic and astral forms, the Matt Smith face as you noted; I felt it encapsulated the feeling of the show much more than the bizarre, simplistic, lightning storm vortex that came before it. I so utterly adore the current opening sequence that I think I might just have to call it my overall favourite! I'm torn between the original sequence, the 2005-09 sequence and the 2013 Series 7 sequences for 2nd place. I'd probably rank the Series 5 and 6 sequence dead last. It was so... goofy! Still, we each prefer what we each prefer and that's fine. I am curious to know how you'd rank the theme music arrangements!
Excellent choice for number 1! Matt Smith's first version of the intro will always be my favourite because I love how the Tardis gets thrown around and the upbeat music for it too. Really captures the chaos that the Doctor brings order to.
For my thirteenth doctor (First Episode) The Twelfth Doctor's title sequence but it is orange and the clock stuff is breaking down. Theme used is a 2008 and 2014 mashup or just 2014 with 2008 bassline. Other episodes - A purple-red time vortex with Simon Farnaby face then a jump to hyperspace with the logo. Music used - what is now the Thirteenth Doctor's theme and the 2018-now logo
I prefered the series 6 's title sequence over the series 1-4 because i love the transition from the DW letters to the tardis model, and i also think that the 3d names of Eccleston, Tennant and their companion looked weird when the camera passes by
My favorite is actually thirteen's. It's so modern yet remeniscent of old who-- so much so, that it gave me the impression that the storylines would be going in a similar direction. i was very wrong.
When you eventually review the theme music you can talk about or at least mention Delia and the rest of the radio philomonic orchestra team. Delia was arguably one of the people behind electronic music.
What really makes a good television series title sequence is the music. What ever you think, because the music has the greater power, over the sequence than the visuals. This is nit picking. Exterminate.....😆 I love them all equally, title sequence, music and all the Doctors, probably because I'm 59, and have watched it since it began, having seen most of the stories. ❤️
My list: 12. The Third Doctor #1 11. The Seveneth Doctor 10. The Third/Fourth Doctor 9. The Eleventh Doctor #2 8. The Thriteenth Doctor 7. The First Doctor 6. The Ninth/Tenth 5. The Eighth Doctor 4. The Fourth/Fifth/Sixth Doctor 3. The Second Doctor 2. The Eleventh Doctor #1 1. The Twelfth Doctor
Do all the rankings. Opening music, best songs in Doctor Who, best versions of enemies, best hair styles. You make a list, I'll watch it. Also I think the 3rd Doctor's is the best. Absolutely love how trippy and chaotic it is, just like The Doctor himself.
Marks down 7B for being full of nebulae but gives Jodies intro points despite just looking like someone just CGI-ing water into random patterns because it has a vague reminiscence of the originals. Not a fan of either tbh. I have to admit to having a serious soft spot for McCoy’s intro but that might be coz that’s the one I have the most nostalgia for. Theme tune-wise, I actually think my favourite rendition is the movie one
Personally 9/10 intro was my personal favourite. It felt like a remaster of the 60s and 70s intro combined, remastered and remake just as a homage revival should be. Although 13 has beautiful CGI and a sick theme. only if it was longer and had a Tardis
My rankings, but the music is included Best Classic Era: 3rd Doctor (original) Best modern Era: 9th Doctor Honorable mentions: 13th Doctor Worst: Matt Smith's era just has garbage the whole time. You're right about the 7th series, garbage. Also before that? The time vortex is clouds now? Dumb. And I dont have to even mention the 7th Doctor's logo which ruins the entire sequence because it's that bad.
My order: 1. Capaldi's clocks 2. Whittaker's pulses 3. Hartnell's OG I am as yet undecided on 14th Doc's title sequence. I assume it's going to stay for Gatwa's tenure as well. I do like it a lot though.
Peters intro sometimes being out of sync was something i thought most people didn’t notice. I feel seen. Sometimes I notice the cogs get a few extra moments to move and then we start moving into the vortex. But on others it just skips right through. I feel like this few extra milliseconds on the cogs is what sets the whole theme out of sync.
Yes. Yes we do want a theme music ranking video. The original is still spine-chilling to this day.
Also yes. Yes we do want a logo ranking video.
I agree with this person and their clone.
1967 version is the best imo.
Yes Please.
#1 should be the rock theme played by Capaldi for that one episode. (Yah, it was only one time but it was AMAZING)
BBC: how many colours do you want?
70s Who: *yes*
Talk about going overboard
Jon Pertwee's first titles were made in black and white then coloured in. Most of the UK and the world would have seen them in black and white as colour TV was expensive
I feel bad for people who didn’t have colour TVs…
Fun fact: I sang my own title sequence.
You were my favorite doctor
In terms of doctors, you come fourth. T.Baker, Tennent, Troughton then you.
Jack Rice you are my favourite companion
Matt Smith bro ten seconds ago
weird, I was sure it was Jon Pertwee that did that (look it up, he actually did a weird "spoken word" cover of the song).
Little idea: I love the idea of ranking the title themes, but why not also do a ranking of Murray Gold's best musical pieces?
How can I like a comment twice?
Yes please!!!!!
@@BartokandBadIdeas Ask a friend. 😉
Martha's theme is the best btw
@@owenrandall8731 The Shepherd's Boy. Change my mind
"It was about time Murray Gold was replaced"
Will you shut up man
Ikr, but if it was for john Williams, i MIGHT have to make an exeption . . .
Not gonna lie, the new one is my favourite. Idk why but the combination of classic who and new techniques really works, same with the visuals.
The problem I have isn’t with Segun himself but how the editors keep underlying his music with dialogue and anything else, Murray may have been more bombastic and at times out of place but at least it could be clearly heard whereas the new stuff is barely hearable
He really had to go. Overly loud, overbearing and repetitive.
@@MrPaulmorris7777 No he didn't. His music was great.
The theme for the 2005-2007 sequence is also out of sync, in every episode except Rose.
There's a little buzz sound that's supposed to play as the light on the TARDIS pulses halfway through the sequence, but it's ever so slightly off in every episode that has a cold open.
thanks, you just ruined Doctor Who for me
I assume you mean when the sting ends during Rose's title sequence that's where you think the graphics should start for every subsequent episode with a cold open? You're probably right, but personally I think it works best "out of sync" as that sound effect when the TARDIS changes vortex works better as it flies off down the red vortex. It kind of feels out of place during Rose. The problem is by making it "in sync" as you say, like in Rose, the graphics are then out of sync with the rest of the music, as the music goes with the TARDIS' movements in the subsequent episode title sequences. Obviously, the production crew must have noticed this as well, hence why they never put it "in sync" again, even going as far as to cut down the graphics to ensure this during Smith and Jones to avoid the same thing happening again (even though it did, the other way, in Partners in Crime a year later).
Annoying though it is I think they get away with it certainly more than with Capaldi's intro anyway! Christ that's so irritating to watch!
On several 1960s episodes and possibly into the Pertwee era, a stretched source tape was used for the theme music, so if you hear a pre-restoration version (on an old VHS release, say) the theme on some episodes is badly out of tune.
And then there's the faded pale green version of the time tunnel as used on (IIRC) The Ark In Space.
@@dexterhill5843 The reason why no one makes an issue of the Series 1-3 theme being out of sync is that they only did it "correctly" in Rose and then used the supposedly "out of sync" version almost consistently from thereafter. So, it's not very obvious except to die-hard fans.
Hell, even Series 4 titles' synchronisation with the theme tune changed every week, but they got away with that because the theme just seemed to match with the titles whichever way it was played out, except perhaps with Partners in Crime, plus they had the extended graphics to compensate with, which many of the future title sequences didn't have.
Whereas, with Capaldi's titles, even casual fans can pick up on the titles being out of sync because they were consistent for about half of Series 8 then they started being messed with. Plus, there's a lot more SFX in the theme that are designed to sync with parts of the titles making it stick out even more.
10:09 Dominic Glynn. His name is Dominic Glynn
Whoops. Apologies!
I don't like when the word Doctor Who is backwards in the 90s movie opening credit.
The word "Who" was overlaid written forwards and backwards in Hartnell's original opening, so for a fraction of a second it appears to read as "Doctor OHO". Kind of fitting when you realize he can travel forwards and backwards through time.
@@victoriajohnson4420 Oh yeah.
I loved it
Conceptually, Capaldi's titles are my favourite. The visuals are just amazing and really stand out compared to everything that came before it but I really wish they'd used different music 😩 so frustrating they were so close to perfect
I love the Capaldi theme, its basically the spiritual successor to Dominic Glynn's Trial of a Time Lord theme, really high-pitched and with a great counter-melody
That is really true, the sudden extreme high notes really just were a shrieking sound in my opinion
DankScarab84752 K/C
Yeah I’m deaf (With hearing aids though) and lower pitch sounds are more enjoyable to me, but higher pitches are... not fun at all, especially Capaldi’s opening, so much so that I skipped it most of the time
I'd say the rock version /was/ perfection.
i loved the music. So im happy with it
definitely do one just for the theme music
Yes, theme music list would be cool.
Would be better if he had included it as part of this video tho
New who s4 wins.
Lewis Kirkhope Absolutely yes!
For sure
@@lewiskirkhope72 *movie theme
“That was perfect...”
He says about position 4.
Personally my favourite is the first Eleventh Doctor title sequence. I love the aesthetic of the storm clouds, and I actually liked the episode-specific versions for Series 7A.
The slowly changing colour palette adding a bit of mystery to why it was happening
I totally agree with the top choice of Series 4/Specials title sequence... I loved the version from The Stolen Earth and Journey's End where you have all the names appears...
DAVID TENNANT
CATHERINE TATE
FREEMA AGYEMAN
JOHN BARROWMAN
WITH
ELIZABETH SLADEN
AND
BILLIE PIPER.
It was the most perfect epicness the show has ever shown and that was just in the title sequence!!
My favourite is the 5th Doctor or the 10th Doctor’s series 4 theme.
Re: Trial of a Time Lord theme tune. That'll be Dominc Glynn, not George. Sheesh.
I was just going to say that. Won't bother now.
I mean, there’s no need for the “sheesh”, _mate..._
@@patchworkfellow Why not? WhatCulture is almost always badly researched and full of errors.
@@replimatreviews for me, that's part of the fun so we can pick up on it. 😁
My favorite DW opening, closing, and music has been the Fifth Doctors. It has an energy and sci-fi feel that was almost matched with the Tenth Doctor’s first season.
A kindred spirit!
You are so right the 5th doctors is the very best.
That first doctor's opening sequence gave me the chills when I was a kid.
The first time I saw DOCTOR WHO was in 1985; one of the locally available PBS stations was showing the Davison era episodes. And I fell in love with the opening sequence in use at that time. I like most of them but the 1980-1986 is my personal favorite.
Same!
I agree! The Tom Baker/Peter Davison/Colin Baker title sequences (1980 - 1986) were by far the best with the best arrangements of the theme tune. If asked to pinpoint favourite theme from these era, I'd have to say Dominic Glynns' arrangement for 1986s season 23 'The Trial Of A Time Lord'.
Superb.
Definetly, please do a logo ranking!
Also have you considered doing a ranking video of the internal TARDIS design or layout from worst to best?
I actually prefer the series 7b titles to the other Smith ones. I just think it’s so much more original and actually reminiscent of what the show is about. Rather than the dark and dreary clouds of the others. Also I’d say that the 7th doctor sequence is one of the most interesting and entertaining to watch. Much more so than the other 8s version in my opinion. But all of them are great
Bruh you put my favorite at the bottom it was basically a mash of all the classic themes
I remember when I was a kid, I was so engaged in Matt Smith's episodes because I wanted to see if the TARDIS getting hit in the opening was ever going to be addressed.
Same bruh
My personal favourite is thirteen's opening sequence. I love how they went back to simple but with the HQ that new tech has to offer. Somehow, I love twelve's title sequence as well, for the exact opposite reason: many beautiful elements.
2013's my favourite, but you got to love the trial of a timelord theme.
Trial of a Timelord dragged on a bit for me
I think the beat drop in Jodie's title sequence is what sold it
Gotta say...I was pleasantly surprised the 6th Doctor openings got as high as they did on this list. Usually Colin's era gets crapped on constantly. So this was a nice change of pace to see.
loved the intro/outro music of that era...
well I just relistened to them, second half of 6th's intro music is godawful XD but first half is pretty nice
Oh look, the ninth Doctor is number one in a list hosted by Rich again!
Especially when there are better ones like davids with the drums and the 12th doctors
Cheers for ruining the vid👍
@@williamsings3669 says someone looking at the comments before watching
@@Venemofthe888 I watch TH-cam on my phone app. The comments are now visible, unless you watch in full screen. No need to be spoiling the number one spot like this idiot did.
@@williamsings3669 1. If you don't want to read a comment on the video, don't look at the comments section of the video.
2. I have no power over where my comment will appear in your feed when you watch it.
3. It is not difficult to either not read the comments or rotate your phone 90 degrees.
4. I merely pointed out something predictable and obvious, hardly qualifies as a spoiler.
please do a logo ranking! I love your channel, thank you for fuelling my doctor who obsession!
I would love to see a list ranking the music from each title sequence.
The 7B theme is my favourite by far
FIRST
I really like the music of Smith's second title sequence, but yeah the visuals are just weird.
Also, even if we were ranking the music... #1 should still be the same IMO.
I adore the music of matts second title sequence, tho the visuals are a let down
LIES LIES LIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES, VISUALS ARE MASTERPIECE, JUST THE F UP YOU'R WEIRD VREIGIN
My dream intro is the 9th or 10th doctors visuals somehow made to work with the 11th doctors intro theme
Wouldn’t work but this would be dope
I like the consistent approach to the colours in the time vortex and the purposeful way the Tardis rushes through it.
2:21 Even though I'm alright with that in the Classic Era, I'm not keen that they bought it back.
I love the 7th Doctor title sequence with the uber 80s version of the theme, which actually gets played in full. Awesome
How the hell is 7's title sequence so low? It absolutely smashes all the modern ones smh
Agreed.
Please do a ranking of the theme arrangements!!
I honestly love the series 7 intro
If you do a logo one you should have your subscribers vote for it.
Tbh production values will never top a memorable theme. Hence why I put 13s at the bottom and 7s further towards the top.
You gotta admit 13's got a very nice base drop.
Smart Smears not really
The Thing That Makes Doctor Who For Me Is Not The Episode But The Title Sequence, It Just Gets All... Exited, Ready For The Episode
What's With Starting Every Single Word With A Capital Letter?
@@jackhughes9835 I was on my phone, when typing this. So on my phone that's how i write. (Weird Right )
Like foreplay.
@@knightr0685 I have since learned how to type normal.
@@coffilover lol ihaveny
I love all the new Who intros except, yes, 11's last one. I love 10's electric guitar version, 11's grand energy in series 5, 12's rhythmic ticking, and 13's gorgeous visuals and deep thumping music.
All the '80s space intros and the Jodie Whittaker intro are my personal favoritee
I love the ninth and tenth doctor’s opening in my opinion, especially the adrenaline pumping tenth’s opening in opinion
Yes
Too in your face for me.
Every time I see one of your lists I just want to say "Stop, Breath, Continue"
In my opinion, the best intro is still the 11th doctor’s first theme
i was actually wearing a fez when he said "hold your fez on tight" and i was like, how do you know this you frickin' wizard
Woah.
So glad Eccleston/Tennant's intro was number one because that's my absolute favorite, the one I always get nostalgic for since it's the one I grew up on. And especially since I didn't know about the whole regeneration plot point and how we seemed to just stop watching it after a while, it was THE Doctor Who intro to me and it feels more "real" I guess
Davison era is my favourite. The end titles were awesome, as well. WwwwwuuuuuuvvvvvvvvvvDOOOOOOM!!!
That ending sounds like someone taking a massive deep breath and blowing the universe to kingdom come!
THE 7TH DOCTORS INTRO IS MY FAV! HOW DARE U! btw love the rest of the vid
Theme music and logo ranking? Yes please.
The movie/8th doctor title sequence is my favourite of them all.
You forgot the LEGO Dimensions 12th Doctor intro, which was SPECTACULAR!
I still think its more about the music during the title sequence is what grabs the most attention
Actually... I do agree with this list. Fantastic work, you read my mind
One year later, and I think the new titles might be the best now. It righted the wrongs of both Whittaker’s run and the second half of Smith’s Series 7, and is probably the best Murray Gold intro composition with the possible exception of the Voyage of the Damned-onwards intro.
Finally, Rich is back
I think the Thirteenth Doctor intro was what Moffat was trying to go for with Smith’s Series 7b intro but didn’t pull it off as well.
I would absolutely love a music ranking list!!
When he was talking about Jodie Whittaker’s theme he said, “Sega something’s take on the theme is a little bit more” cue ad for dog food “powered by nature” as the tagline.
The first Tom Baker intro was also utilized for "Curse of the Fatal Death" granted it was heavily modified to fit Rowan Atkinson
I have just arrived at your front door
DA FUQ, 7's into deserves way more love than it gets here!
This is the amount of people that want a theme music and logo rankings
👍🏻
Personally, I like all the Doctor Who title sequences with the 1980-1986 versions being my personal favourite.
Did anyone notice in the S7p2 intro at the end the doors opened the wrong way....
Interesting choices. My own rankings would be very different to yours, Rich, which is odd as our opinions usually align pretty closely. I'll concede to you on points of technical proficiency as far as the Series 7 Part 2 sequence goes (to my untrained eyes it looked several steps UP in quality from its immediate predecessors so shows what I know!) but stylistically it's easily one of my favourites. The way it harks back to the earliest versions with swirling, shifting, cloudy shapes, albeit lacking symmetry, while crackling and fizzing between various organic and astral forms, the Matt Smith face as you noted; I felt it encapsulated the feeling of the show much more than the bizarre, simplistic, lightning storm vortex that came before it.
I so utterly adore the current opening sequence that I think I might just have to call it my overall favourite! I'm torn between the original sequence, the 2005-09 sequence and the 2013 Series 7 sequences for 2nd place. I'd probably rank the Series 5 and 6 sequence dead last. It was so... goofy! Still, we each prefer what we each prefer and that's fine. I am curious to know how you'd rank the theme music arrangements!
Excellent choice for number 1! Matt Smith's first version of the intro will always be my favourite because I love how the Tardis gets thrown around and the upbeat music for it too. Really captures the chaos that the Doctor brings order to.
For my thirteenth doctor
(First Episode) The Twelfth Doctor's title sequence but it is orange and the clock stuff is breaking down. Theme used is a 2008 and 2014 mashup or just 2014 with 2008 bassline.
Other episodes - A purple-red time vortex with Simon Farnaby face then a jump to hyperspace with the logo. Music used - what is now the Thirteenth Doctor's theme and the 2018-now logo
Good video, keep up with the good work mate!
I’d love a logo ranking!
I prefered the series 6 's title sequence over the series 1-4 because i love the transition from the DW letters to the tardis model, and i also think that the 3d names of Eccleston, Tennant and their companion looked weird when the camera passes by
My favorite is actually thirteen's. It's so modern yet remeniscent of old who-- so much so, that it gave me the impression that the storylines would be going in a similar direction. i was very wrong.
The 10th anniversary started with the three doctors... Barry Letts wanted new titles/logo to be a continuance between drs three and four.
When you eventually review the theme music you can talk about or at least mention Delia and the rest of the radio philomonic orchestra team. Delia was arguably one of the people behind electronic music.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the brighter intro for Revolution Of The Daleks
That wasn’t released yet when this came out.
HE mentioned the theme being out of sync for capaldi's intro but not the out of sync sound effect used in the 2005 intro.
What really makes a good television series title sequence is the music. What ever you think, because the music has the greater power, over the sequence than the visuals. This is nit picking. Exterminate.....😆
I love them all equally, title sequence, music and all the Doctors, probably because I'm 59, and have watched it since it began, having seen most of the stories. ❤️
My list:
12. The Third Doctor #1
11. The Seveneth Doctor
10. The Third/Fourth Doctor
9. The Eleventh Doctor #2
8. The Thriteenth Doctor
7. The First Doctor
6. The Ninth/Tenth
5. The Eighth Doctor
4. The Fourth/Fifth/Sixth Doctor
3. The Second Doctor
2. The Eleventh Doctor #1
1. The Twelfth Doctor
Wasn’t his name Dominic Glynn, not George Glynn.
Do all the rankings. Opening music, best songs in Doctor Who, best versions of enemies, best hair styles. You make a list, I'll watch it. Also I think the 3rd Doctor's is the best. Absolutely love how trippy and chaotic it is, just like The Doctor himself.
Series 11/12 is probably my favourite
Marks down 7B for being full of nebulae but gives Jodies intro points despite just looking like someone just CGI-ing water into random patterns because it has a vague reminiscence of the originals. Not a fan of either tbh.
I have to admit to having a serious soft spot for McCoy’s intro but that might be coz that’s the one I have the most nostalgia for.
Theme tune-wise, I actually think my favourite rendition is the movie one
I still like Tom Baker’s opening or the ones used for Ecclestein or Tennett
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO A LOGO RANKING
My Doctor is the 7th Doctor. He was my first so I ADORE his intro... And I love how long it is
Personally 9/10 intro was my personal favourite. It felt like a remaster of the 60s and 70s intro combined, remastered and remake just as a homage revival should be. Although 13 has beautiful CGI and a sick theme. only if it was longer and had a Tardis
13's title sequence is one of my favourites to be honest. So is 12's.
My rankings, but the music is included
Best Classic Era: 3rd Doctor (original)
Best modern Era: 9th Doctor
Honorable mentions: 13th Doctor
Worst: Matt Smith's era just has garbage the whole time. You're right about the 7th series, garbage. Also before that? The time vortex is clouds now? Dumb. And I dont have to even mention the 7th Doctor's logo which ruins the entire sequence because it's that bad.
The clouds really bothered me! Why are there clouds? And the Lightning too? It always looked so goofy when it struck the TARDIS and made it spin.
My order:
1. Capaldi's clocks
2. Whittaker's pulses
3. Hartnell's OG
I am as yet undecided on 14th Doc's title sequence. I assume it's going to stay for Gatwa's tenure as well. I do like it a lot though.
Yes please do a ranking of the theme music (opening and ending credits)
Yes please do a logo ranking
The current titles are the ones a youtuber was commissioned to create. The capaldi ones only used the concept as inspiration with credit
David Tennant's 10th doctor series 4 theme tune and visuals is the best
Wrong newvian
But they are...
I haven't seen enough pre-Eccleston Who to form a legitimate opinion on the whole. However I do think you nailed the number one title sequence.
I really love the 12th and 13th doctors title sequences they are my favourites
There should be a music ranking as well as this sequence ranking :3
I the title theme rankings! That would be downright awesome!!
Peters intro sometimes being out of sync was something i thought most people didn’t notice. I feel seen. Sometimes I notice the cogs get a few extra moments to move and then we start moving into the vortex. But on others it just skips right through. I feel like this few extra milliseconds on the cogs is what sets the whole theme out of sync.
The Series 7A title sequences were intended to grow progressively darker as a "countdown to doom" of sorts.
It was DOMINIC GLYNN won did the 1986 theme, not George Glynn