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Sound

Dudley Simpson

Career

Active from 1963 to 2024, with a break from 1987 to 2018, busiest in 1975 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dudley Simpson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Romance
    1.9, average 3.8
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Doctor Who 10
  • Classic Sci-Fi 7
  • Classic Sci-Fi Adventure 6
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Time Travel 6
  • Literary Adaptation 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character Study 4
  • British Television 4
  • Nostalgic Adventure 4
  • Alien Invasion 3
  • 70s Television 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour (2024)

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker (2024)

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks (2021)

Original Music Composer

2010s

3 titles
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror (2019)

Original Music Composer

The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand (2017)

Orchestrator

Warriors of Mars
Warriors of Mars (2010)

Music

2000s

1 title
Oh Mummy!
Oh Mummy! (2004)

Music

1980s

13 titles · average score 76
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams (1986)

Original Music Composer

Blake's 7: Duel
Blake's 7: Duel (1986)

Original Music Composer

Blake's 7: Aftermath
Blake's 7: Aftermath (1986)

Original Music Composer

Blake's 7: The Beginning
Blake's 7: The Beginning (1985)

Original Music Composer

Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Love Song
Love Song (1985)

Original Music Composer

Amy
Amy (1984)

Original Music Composer, Music Editor

The Tragedy of Richard III
The Tragedy of Richard III (1983)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Music Composer

Henry VI Part 1
Henry VI Part 1 (1983)

Original Music Composer

The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale (1981)

Original Music Composer

Hamlet
Hamlet (1980)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon
Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon (1980)

Original Music Composer

1970s

53 titles · average score 72
Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora
Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora (1976)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks (1975)
GoodWatch score 88

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: Robot
Doctor Who: Robot (1975)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment
Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment (1975)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Ark in Space
Doctor Who: The Ark in Space (1975)
GoodWatch score 79

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Android Invasion
Doctor Who: The Android Invasion (1975)
GoodWatch score 74

Original Music Composer

The Legend of Hell House
The Legend of Hell House (1973)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors (1973)

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Green Death
Doctor Who: The Green Death (1973)

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Doctor Who: The Time Monster (1972)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

To Lay a Ghost
To Lay a Ghost (1971)

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space (1970)

Original Music Composer

1960s

15 titles · average score 67
Doctor Who: The War Games
Doctor Who: The War Games (1969)

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death
Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death (1969)

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep
Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep (1968)

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks (1967)
GoodWatch score 80

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace (1967)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors (1967)

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror (1967)

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker (1966)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Chase
Doctor Who: The Chase (1965)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Crusade
Doctor Who: The Crusade (1965)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

The Dead Past
The Dead Past (1965)

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: Planet of Giants
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer