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Known for
The Legend of Hell House
6.7
Composer
(as Delia Derbyshire of Electrophon Ltd., music and electronic score)
1973
The Sweeney
8.1
TV Series
Soundtrack
("Celestial Cantabile")
1975 • 1 ep
Doctor Who
8.6
TV Series
Music Department
(original theme)
2013 • 1 ep
Lego Dimensions
7.8
Video Game
Soundtrack
("Doctor Who Theme")
2015
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Music Department
14
Composer
8
Sound Department
3
Soundtrack
15
Writer
1
Thanks
1
Archive Footage
10
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Music Department
Previous
14
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
7.5
TV Mini Series
theme realised by
2021
1 episode
Isn't It a Beautiful World
4.5
Short
Music Department
2021
Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes
7.3
archive recordings
2020
Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep
7.6
TV Mini Series
theme arrangement
2020
1 episode
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
7.2
TV Mini Series
theme arrangement
2020
1 episode
Dream Color
Short
stock music
2018
Doctor Who
8.6
TV Series
music arranger: original theme
2013
1 episode
Doctor Who
8.4
TV Series
music arrangement: theme
music arranger: title music
music arranger
(uncredited) ...
1963–1983
80 episodes
The Ascent of Man
8.8
TV Mini Series
composer: additional music
(uncredited)
1973
1 episode
Omnibus
7.2
TV Series
composer: additional music
(uncredited)
1972
1 episode
Ways of Seeing
8.4
TV Mini Series
creator: 'special sound'
1972
1 episode
Biography
6.8
TV Series
composer: additional music
(uncredited)
1970
1 episode
Hamlet
7.0
electronic effects
(uncredited)
1969
Work Is a Four Letter Word
5.4
composer: electronic music
1968
Composer
Previous
8
The World About Us
8.2
TV Series
Composer
1968–1977
2 episodes
Een van die Dagen
Short
Composer
1974
The Legend of Hell House
6.7
Composer
(as Delia Derbyshire of Electrophon Ltd., music and electronic score)
1973
Circle of Light
Short
Composer
1972
Play for Today
7.8
TV Series
Composer
1971
1 episode
Out of the Unknown
7.6
TV Series
Composer
1967–1969
2 episodes
Chronicle
8.5
TV Series
Composer
(electronic music by)
1969
1 episode
Wrapping Piece
Short
Composer
1967
Sound Department
Previous
3
The Legend of Hell House
6.7
sound effects
(uncredited)
1973
Play for Today
7.8
TV Series
special sound
1971
1 episode
The Mouse on the Moon
6.3
electronic sound
(uncredited)
1963
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Alternative name
Delia Derbyshire of Electrophon Ltd.
Born
May 5
,
1937
Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK
Died
July 3
,
2001
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
(kidney failure)
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1 Biographical Movie
1 Portrayal
5 Articles
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Delia Derbyshire is famous for her arrangement of the classic title music to
Doctor Who (1963)
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