Mark Ayres
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Mark Ayres is an electronic musician, composer and audio engineer.
Ayres studied music and electronics at Keele University. He also worked as a sound engineer at TV-am between 1982 and 1987.[1] As a television composer, he became known for providing incidental music on the original series of Doctor Who. Ayres's work on broadcast Doctor Who was during
Ayres was also involved in the last days of the
Ayres compiled and produced the CD Who Is Dr Who, released in 2000 by Cherry Red Records division RPM. He has also contributed to the DVD commentaries for several releases of the BBC's Doctor Who range (Planet of Giants, Terror of the Zygons, Paradise Towers, Dragonfire, The Greatest Show in the Galaxy and Ghost Light). He also worked with composers such as Peter Howell and Dominic Glynn on a 5.1 surround sound version for the theme tunes that comes straight out from the original multitrack recording with altered variations on each theme, such as a harder 'swoop' sound of the bassline for Howell and new sound effects for the opening sequenece and a new bassline for Glynn.
Ayres composed a new musical score for the colourised "blockbuster edit" of The Daleks, released in 2023.[2]
References
- ^ Savage, Adam (16 August 2016). "Interview: Mark Ayres". Audio Media International. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Doctor Who: First show featuring Daleks to be broadcast in colour". BBC News. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
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