Can't be spoilers as it's only just starting, but I must say

[Lonemagpie]

Holy goddamn motherfucking shit! What the bastarding hell has Murray Gold done to the theme tune? It's like some weird version that belongs in a fucking sofa ad or something. Jesus.

Love the new title sequence though, but that fucking theme arrangement...

 

[T J]

I think I'm feeling some... passion!

 

[Lonemagpie]

And the new Confidential theme is even worse...

 

[Kansa]

yeah i definatly did not like the new theme tune as much as the old one but im sure it will grow on me

 

[Bacl]

Not sure if this is of interest to anyone, but here's a clip of Moffet describing to the tech guys his ideas for the new title sequence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ekugPKqFw

It is very interesting to see how his early ideas were developed into the new title sequence.

 

[DaiAndy]

Jeez!!! I HOPE the new arrangement grows on me! But first impressions aren't good.

 

[Kansa]

just listen to it over and over again then you will get used to it

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

I think the new arrangement is much better than the 'Spinal Tap' arrangement we've had since "Voyage of the Damned".

 

[DimesDan]

it's different.

 

[Lonemagpie]

it's different.

yeah, different from "any bloody good whatsoever"....

 

[Geckothan]

They should have got rid of the "dramatic" edges (like the brass bit at the beginning and little minor string bits in between the "oooweeooo" bits) that all of the Murray Gold themes have had. In fact, they should have got rid of all orchestration and gone for a completely electronic theme. At least with the previous two themes, they didn't sound TOO electronic, so the orchestration blended in nicely, but it sounds out of place with this one. It just sounds too over the top. Incidentally, the Davison theme is my favourite.

 

[Bacl]

Visually, I don't like the lightning bolts and fiery explosions.

The music sounds like they are trying to get away from classic Doctor Who sounds, which I also don't like them doing.

I'd have preferred them going back to a more traditional opening and theme. Certainly not bolts of lightning striking the Tardis and then an explosion of fire.

 

[Jim Steele]

I loved it. I also love that they have the balls to *genuinely* do something with it that we haven't seen before.

 

[Hermiod]

The new theme is bringing back memories of Evan Chen and Crusade.

That's not a good thing.

 

[Rarewolf]

It's better in full.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/episodes/b00rs6t7/videos/p00765br

 

[Captain Shaw]

It's better in full.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/episodes/b00rs6t7/videos/p00765br

That does sound a lot better.

 

[DaiAndy]

I just don't get the orchestral bit at the start. Why?

 

[Starkers]

Actually listening to that, and watching the opening on youtube again it isn't quite as atrocious as I first thought.

The titles really do have the 8th Doctor TV movie vibe to it.

 

[Mitty]

Is there a youtube link to that? Not available in my area, GRRR.

 

[Kibbin]

Okay, after hearing them once tonight I gotta say I kinnda liked them, but then again my fav theme is the 8th movie theme so I think I'm just special.