Nod to The Legend · The producers · 1937–2001
Delia Derbyshire
BBC Radiophonic Workshop
In 1963 she turned Ron Grainer's score for the Doctor Who theme into sound, building every note from oscillators and cut tape, with no synthesizer at all.
Still heard: Electronic TV themes and sound design owe her their language.
Related legends
- Leon Theremin: Inventor of the theremin
- Bob Moog: Synthesizer pioneer
- The Fairlight CMI: Sampler by Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie
- Tony Visconti and the Eventide H910: Producer, and the first Harmonizer
- Ray Dolby: Inventor of Dolby noise reduction
- Pierre Schaeffer: Father of musique concrète