Last Composer Standing (NEGATIVE VOTES ONLY!)

[Pip Madeley]

Well, I wanted to do this last year, so I thought as 'Director' is over, I'd jump in with it!

Mark Ayres
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Ghost Light, and The Curse of Fenric

Richard Rodney Bennett
The Aztecs

Carey Blyton
Doctor Who and the Silurians, Death to the Daleks, Revenge of the Cybermen

Geoffrey Burgon
Terror Of The Zygons & The Seeds Of Doom

Tristram Cary
The Daleks, Marco Polo, The Rescue, The Daleks' Master Plan, The Ark, The Power of the Daleks, The Gunfighters, The Mutants

Francis Chagrin
The Dalek Invasion of Earth

Malcolm Clarke
The Sea Devils, Earthshock, Enlightenment, Resurrection of the Daleks, The Twin Dilemma, Attack of the Cybermen, Terror of the Vervoids

John Debney
The TV Movie

Jonathan Gibbs
The King's Demons, Warriors of the Deep, Vengeance on Varos & The Mark of the Rani

Dominic Glynn
The Mysterious Planet, The Ultimate Foe, Dragonfire, The Happiness Patrol & Survival

Don Harper
The Invasion

Richard Hartley
Mindwarp

Peter Howell
Revenge of the Cybermen (synthesizer cues, uncredited), The Leisure Hive, Meglos (with Paddy Kingsland) Warrior's Gate, Kinda, Snakedance, The Awakening, Planet Of Fire, The Two Doctors

Raymond Jones
The Romans

Norman Kay
An Unearthly Child, The Keys of Marinus & The Sensorites

Paddy Kingsland
Meglos (with Peter Howell), Full Circle, State of Decay, Logopolis, Castrovalva, The Visitation, Mawdryn Undead & Frontios

Roger Limb
The Keeper of Traken, Four to Doomsday, Black Orchid, Time-Flight, Arc of Infinity, Terminus, The Caves of Androzani & Revelation of the Daleks

Keff McCulloch
Shada, Time and the Rani, Paradise Towers, Delta and the Bannermen, Remembrance of the Daleks, Silver Nemesis, Battlefield, Dimensions in Time

Stanley Myers
The Reign Of Terror

Elizabeth Parker
Timelash

Humphrey Searle
The Myth Makers

Some important things for you to know:
1) The list of composers is shortlisted on the condition that each person must have contributed one full story's worth of incidental music. So as good as they were, Delia Derbyshire, Brian Hodgson, Dick Mills and Ron Grainer aren't there, as they were never credited with composing a full story's incidental music. Naturally, none of the stories featuring stock music are included either.
2) Given the sheer weight of work they've produced, Dudley Simpson and Murray Gold aren't on the list. I know this might be contraversial with some, but let's face it, if Dudley or Murray were there, the result would be a foregone conclusion either way. So to spice it up, you'll have to vote for the best of the rest...

Usual rules apply, negative voting only begins February 1st.

[Pip Madeley]

Mark Ayres 5
Richard Rodney Bennett 5
Carey Blyton 5
Geoffrey Burgon 5
Tristram Cary 5
Francis Chagrin 5
Malcolm Clarke 5
John Debney 5
Jonathan Gibbs 5
Dominic Glynn 5
Don Harper 6
Richard Hartley 5
Peter Howell 5
Raymond Jones 5
Norman Kay 5
Paddy Kingsland 5
Roger Limb 5
Keff McCulloch 5
Stanley Myers 5
Elizabeth Parker 5
Humphrey Searle 5

[Zbigniev Hamson]

I have to say that, just because he's done a lot of work, doesn't mean Murray Gold would last 5 seconds on that list

[SiHart]

Mark Ayres 5
Richard Rodney Bennett 5
Carey Blyton 5
Geoffrey Burgon 5
Tristram Cary 5
Francis Chagrin 5
Malcolm Clarke 5
John Debney 5
Jonathan Gibbs 5
Dominic Glynn 5
Don Harper 6
Richard Hartley 5
Peter Howell 5
Raymond Jones 5
Norman Kay 5
Paddy Kingsland 6
Roger Limb 5
Keff McCulloch 5
Stanley Myers 5
Elizabeth Parker 5
Humphrey Searle 5

Si xx

[Dave Tudor]

Admit it, Pip, you only left Dudders off because you didn't want to list all of his stories!

Seriously, it's a good move, and it gives the other composers more of a chance. Besides, we had a play-off/poll-type thingy with Simpson and Gold not so long ago, didn't we? Anyway...

Mark Ayres 5
Richard Rodney Bennett 5
Carey Blyton 5
Geoffrey Burgon 5
Tristram Cary 5
Francis Chagrin 5
Malcolm Clarke 5
John Debney 5
Jonathan Gibbs 5
Dominic Glynn 5
Don Harper 6
Richard Hartley 5
Peter Howell 6
Raymond Jones 5
Norman Kay 5
Paddy Kingsland 6
Roger Limb 5
Keff McCulloch 5
Stanley Myers 5
Elizabeth Parker 5
Humphrey Searle 5

[Paul Clement]

Mark Ayres 4
Richard Rodney Bennett 5
Carey Blyton 5
Geoffrey Burgon 5
Tristram Cary 5
Francis Chagrin 5
Malcolm Clarke 5
John Debney 5
Jonathan Gibbs 5
Dominic Glynn 5
Don Harper 6
Richard Hartley 5
Peter Howell 6
Raymond Jones 5
Norman Kay 5
Paddy Kingsland 6
Roger Limb 5
Keff McCulloch 5
Stanley Myers 5
Elizabeth Parker 5
Humphrey Searle 5

[Rob McCow]

Mark Ayres 5
Richard Rodney Bennett 5
Carey Blyton 5
Geoffrey Burgon 5
Tristram Cary 5
Francis Chagrin 5
Malcolm Clarke 5
John Debney 5
Jonathan Gibbs 5
Dominic Glynn 5
Don Harper 6
Richard Hartley 5
Peter Howell 6
Raymond Jones 5
Norman Kay 5
Paddy Kingsland 6
Roger Limb 5
Keff McCulloch 5
Stanley Myers 5
Elizabeth Parker 5
Humphrey Searle 5

[Wayne]

Seriously, it's a good move

No it's not. You have to trust the due process of the fully represented democratic vote. After all, The Daleks didn't win 'Last Monster Standing' did they?

But i'll play anyway. I suppose. (If only to rid of Keff the destroyer of ambiance)


Mark Ayres 5
Richard Rodney Bennett 5
Carey Blyton 5
Geoffrey Burgon 5
Tristram Cary 5
Francis Chagrin 5
Malcolm Clarke 5
John Debney 5
Jonathan Gibbs 5
Dominic Glynn 5
Don Harper 6
Richard Hartley 5
Peter Howell 6
Raymond Jones 5
Norman Kay 5
Paddy Kingsland 6
Roger Limb 5
Keff McCulloch 4
Stanley Myers 5
Elizabeth Parker 5
Humphrey Searle 5

[Dirk Gently]

Mark Ayres 5
Richard Rodney Bennett 5
Carey Blyton 5
Geoffrey Burgon 5
Tristram Cary 6
Francis Chagrin 5
Malcolm Clarke 5
John Debney 5
Jonathan Gibbs 5
Dominic Glynn 5
Don Harper 6
Richard Hartley 5
Peter Howell 6
Raymond Jones 5
Norman Kay 5
Paddy Kingsland 6
Roger Limb 5
Keff McCulloch 4
Stanley Myers 5
Elizabeth Parker 5
Humphrey Searle 5

[Pip Madeley]

Keff the destroyer of ambiance

That's what the ladies call him.

[Zbigniev Hamson]

I have to admit that, apart from Keff McCulloch and Tristram cary, I wouldn't know any of these from adam (their works that is). However, the only reason I know Keff McCulloch's music is because it was so grating and invasive, so...

Mark Ayres 5
Richard Rodney Bennett 5
Carey Blyton 5
Geoffrey Burgon 5
Tristram Cary 6
Francis Chagrin 5
Malcolm Clarke 5
John Debney 5
Jonathan Gibbs 5
Dominic Glynn 5
Don Harper 6
Richard Hartley 5
Peter Howell 6
Raymond Jones 5
Norman Kay 5
Paddy Kingsland 6
Roger Limb 5
Keff McCulloch 3
Stanley Myers 5
Elizabeth Parker 5
Humphrey Searle 5

[Pip Madeley]

I have to admit that, apart from Keff McCulloch and Tristram cary, I wouldn't know any of these from adam (their works that is).

I bet you'll vote people out anyway...

[Zbigniev Hamson]

no, only Keff and I might occasionally give positive votes to good old Tristram because Death to the Daleks and Revenge of the Cybermen were the first ever videos I bought and I have fond memories. Apart from that I'll keep my nose out.

[SiHart]

Just so you give the right composer the votes, Death and Revenge were by Carey Blyton, not Tristram Cary.

Si xx

[Zbigniev Hamson]

Ah... well that shows you how much I pay attention

[Wayne]

Mark Ayres 5
Richard Rodney Bennett 5
Carey Blyton 5
Geoffrey Burgon 5
Tristram Cary 6
Francis Chagrin 5
Malcolm Clarke 5
John Debney 5
Jonathan Gibbs 5
Dominic Glynn 5
Don Harper 6
Richard Hartley 5
Peter Howell 6
Raymond Jones 5
Norman Kay 5
Paddy Kingsland 6
Roger Limb 5
Keff McCulloch 2
Stanley Myers 5
Elizabeth Parker 5
Humphrey Searle 5

[Zbigniev Hamson]

Ooh go on then, it's after midnight...

Mark Ayres 5
Richard Rodney Bennett 5
Carey Blyton 5
Geoffrey Burgon 5
Tristram Cary 6
Francis Chagrin 5
Malcolm Clarke 5
John Debney 5
Jonathan Gibbs 5
Dominic Glynn 5
Don Harper 6
Richard Hartley 5
Peter Howell 6
Raymond Jones 5
Norman Kay 5
Paddy Kingsland 6
Roger Limb 5
Keff McCulloch 1
Stanley Myers 5
Elizabeth Parker 5
Humphrey Searle 5

[SiHart]

Mark Ayres 5
Richard Rodney Bennett 5
Carey Blyton 5
Geoffrey Burgon 5
Tristram Cary 6
Francis Chagrin 5
Malcolm Clarke 5
John Debney 5
Jonathan Gibbs 5
Dominic Glynn 6
Don Harper 6
Richard Hartley 5
Peter Howell 6
Raymond Jones 5
Norman Kay 5
Paddy Kingsland 6
Roger Limb 5
Keff McCulloch 1
Stanley Myers 5
Elizabeth Parker 5
Humphrey Searle 5

Si xx

[Paul Clement]

Mark Ayres 5
Richard Rodney Bennett 5
Carey Blyton 5
Geoffrey Burgon 5
Tristram Cary 6
Francis Chagrin 5
Malcolm Clarke 5
John Debney 5
Jonathan Gibbs 5
Dominic Glynn 6
Don Harper 6
Richard Hartley 5
Peter Howell 6
Raymond Jones 5
Norman Kay 5
Paddy Kingsland 6
Roger Limb 5
Keff McCulloch 0
Stanley Myers 5
Elizabeth Parker 5
Humphrey Searle 5

He's been taken out.

[Antony Cox]

Well that's the formalities of getting rid of Keff sorted out, now let's get on with the real voting....

Mark Ayres 5
Richard Rodney Bennett 5
Carey Blyton 5
Geoffrey Burgon 5
Tristram Cary 6
Francis Chagrin 5
Malcolm Clarke 5
John Debney 5
Jonathan Gibbs 5
Dominic Glynn 6
Don Harper 6
Richard Hartley 5
Peter Howell 7
Raymond Jones 5
Norman Kay 5
Paddy Kingsland 6
Roger Limb 5
Keff McCulloch 0
Stanley Myers 5
Elizabeth Parker 5
Humphrey Searle 5

[Pip Madeley]

Mark Ayres 5
Richard Rodney Bennett 5
Carey Blyton 5
Geoffrey Burgon 6
Tristram Cary 6
Francis Chagrin 5
Malcolm Clarke 5
John Debney 5
Jonathan Gibbs 5
Dominic Glynn 6
Don Harper 6
Richard Hartley 5
Peter Howell 7
Raymond Jones 5
Norman Kay 5
Paddy Kingsland 6
Roger Limb 5
Stanley Myers 5
Elizabeth Parker 5
Humphrey Searle 5

[Dirk Gently]

Mark Ayres 5
Richard Rodney Bennett 5
Carey Blyton 5
Geoffrey Burgon 6
Tristram Cary 7
Francis Chagrin 5
Malcolm Clarke 5
John Debney 5
Jonathan Gibbs 5
Dominic Glynn 6
Don Harper 6
Richard Hartley 5
Peter Howell 7
Raymond Jones 5
Norman Kay 5
Paddy Kingsland 6
Roger Limb 5
Stanley Myers 5
Elizabeth Parker 5
Humphrey Searle 5

[Larry]

Mark Ayres 5
Richard Rodney Bennett 5
Carey Blyton 5
Geoffrey Burgon 6
Tristram Cary 7
Francis Chagrin 5
Malcolm Clarke 6
John Debney 5
Jonathan Gibbs 5
Dominic Glynn 6
Don Harper 6
Richard Hartley 5
Peter Howell 7
Raymond Jones 5
Norman Kay 5
Paddy Kingsland 6
Roger Limb 5
Stanley Myers 5
Elizabeth Parker 5
Humphrey Searle 5

[Dave Tudor]

Mark Ayres 5
Richard Rodney Bennett 5
Carey Blyton 6
Geoffrey Burgon 6
Tristram Cary 7
Francis Chagrin 5
Malcolm Clarke 6
John Debney 5
Jonathan Gibbs 5
Dominic Glynn 6
Don Harper 6
Richard Hartley 5
Peter Howell 7
Raymond Jones 5
Norman Kay 5
Paddy Kingsland 6
Roger Limb 5
Stanley Myers 5
Elizabeth Parker 5
Humphrey Searle 5

Anyone who's heard my renditions of his 'Silurians' or 'Death To The Daleks' scores in Walthamstow high street of a late night will tell you that I appreciate a bit of Blyton.

[Wayne]

Anyone who's heard my renditions of his 'Silurians' or 'Death To The Daleks' scores in Walthamstow high street of a late night will tell you that I appreciate a bit of Blyton.

It that what it was? It sounded more like Malcolm Clarke to me.