Even as someone who prefers listening to the season 1-4 soundtracks (the more recent ones have so much filler) this has to be one of my favourite pieces of music in the whole show. It's just beautiful
'Heaven Sent' will go down as one of the greatest ever Doctor Who episodes, classic or revived. Peter Capaldi was a phenomenal one man show, you just don't see performances like that on TV these days.
gamefan987 Doesn't really matter, 'Heaven Sent' stands up on its own regardless. The real problem with 'Hell Bent' was the rushed return to and departure from Gallifrey, ten years of buildup leading to a botched afterthought. The brilliance and buffoonery of Moffat in the space of two episodes.
azapro911 biggest problem is Clara, Heaven Sent is about Doctot mourning Clara ... by bringing her back one episode later Heaven Sent is pointless and so is Face the Raven
gamefan987 Clara was always going to be back for that episode one way or another, the problems were that too much of the episode wound up focusing on reviving her at the expense of Gallifrey and the idea of her suddenly being able to pilot a TARDIS all on her own (???) undetected by the Time Lords, going off exploring for as long as she likes without damaging time, before just popping back to Gallifrey one day and asking if they wouldn't mind awfully returning her to the trap street.
"The brilliance and buffoonery of Moffat in the space of two episodes." Oh my god, this is exactly how I feel. Steven is such a bizarre, unfathomable paradox of a writer. How two halves of the SAME STORY could be so diametrically opposed in quality is simply fascinating to me. It boggles the mind.
How many soundtracks in eternity? And the shepherd's boy says... "There's this soundtrack of a pure legend. It takes 12 hours to learn it and 12 hours to listen to it. Every hundred years, a little composer comes and orchestrates the musicians to play the legendary soundtrack. And when the sound of music has echoed away, the first soundtrack of eternity will have passed!" You might think that's a hell of a long time. Personally, I think that's a hell of a composer.
How many seconds in eternity? And the Shepherd's Boy says, "There's this mountain of pure diamond, it takes an hour to climb it and an hour to go around it. Every hundred years, a little bird comes and sharpens it's beak on the diamond mountain. And when the entire mountain is chiselled away, the first second of eternity will have passed. You must think that's a hell of a long time. Personally I think that's a hell of a bird. Oh there it is. Silly old universe. The more I save it, the more it needs saving. It's a treadmill. Yes, yes, I know. They'll get it all wrong without me. Well, I suppose one more lifetime wouldn't kill anyone. Well, except me. You wait a moment, Doctor. Let's get it right. I've got a few things to say to you. Basic stuff first. Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And never ever eat pears! Remember, hate is always foolish and love is always wise. Always try to be nice but never fail to be kind. Oh, and you mustn't tell anyone your name. No one would understand it anyway. Except...children. Children can hear it sometimes. If their hearts are in the right place. And the stars are too. Children can hear your name. But nobody else. Nobody else, ever. Laugh hard. Run fast. Be kind. Doctor...I let you go.
I love how the twelfth's goodbye speech was mainly directed toward how to treat others, rather than a swansong praising himself. He came a long way. :')
I find it interesting that this song has a short repeating melody line that slowly builds over time, just like the doctor slowly smashed through the wall with short bursts of energy.
This is what sold me on Capaldi, not gonna lie. I'm a Smith boi. This Episode and music, opened me. Then when he regenerated, the music fits, ever so perfectly. Murray Gold, what a musical genius.
If you think because she is dead that I am weak, you understand very little. If you had any part in killing her and you are not afraid, you understand nothing at all. So, for your own sake, understand this. I am the Doctor. I'm coming to find you. And I will never, ever, stop.
“Why do you continue to fight? No matter what you do, you will die here” “There’s a story I know: There’s this emperor, and he asks the shepherds boy; how many seconds in eternity? And the shepherds boy says; there’s a mountain made of pure diamond, it takes an hour to climb and an hour to go around. And every one hundred years, a little bird comes to the mountain to sharpen his beak. And when the diamond mountain is chipped away and gone, the first second of eternity will have passed. Now you might think that’s a hell of a long time, personally, I think that’s a hell of a bird. You see, that’s our story, that is our fate. No matter how many time you strike me down, no matter how many times I die, I will always return. I will rise again and again and again, and I will sharpen my sword and I WILL FIGHT AND DIE AGAIN AND AGAIN UNTIL YOU ARE DEAD AND GONE. I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE LAST OF YOUR LIGHT HAS FADED AWAY TO NOTHING. And when the last of your memory and your power is gone, I will rise once more, to see the world as it should be”
“You mustn’t tell anyone your name, no one would understand it anyway except children...children can hear your name if their hearts are in the right place and the stars are too”
"...I've got a question. Have you ever wondered how we made it this far? I mean-we're not the smartest or the strongest or the bravest or the best... I mean think about it... it shouldn't work-but it does. And it works because we've got one thing in common. Each other. Think of who's listening to this message and I bet you'll think of someone you respect. Someone whose judgement you trust. Someone who makes you laugh. Someone who makes you happy. Someone who makes you feel it's okay to be exactly who you are. And I promise-in fact, I guarantee-that someone listening to this is thinking about you in exactly the same way. Okay, so you've made some bad decisions. You've hurt people. You've hurt yourself. You've stumbled through life from one self-inflicted disaster to the next without anything even approaching a plan. To which I say-welcome aboard. Maybe you're not good... but you're sure as hell good enough."
@@johnnyfive4436 doctor who has always been full of wokeness. The character is a space socialist who hates guns. If anything the 13th doctor is the least woke doctor we've seen. Especially after capaldi. The problem with the chibnall era is everything is widely inconsistent from the writing to even the basic characterisation.
This could be the theme of the doctor, of every doctor. The theme of acceptance of death and rebirth. The disregard for impossible, yet the acceptance of the inevitable. The undying determination to fight and live, but more importantly to save the people they care for. The will to continue. The sorrow of the inevitable, but excitement of a new adventure on the horizon. The desire and joy of seeing new faces including their own, whether they admit it or not. *That* is The Doctor. He's a madman, fueled by fear, self loathing, angst and above all, love.
The Doctor is still breaking a wall at the end of Twice Upon a Time. The difference is it's a metaphorical wall between him and his imminent regeneration.
@DeltaGem You think canon matters with 13? Considering recent events its clear that this canon has been even worse treated than the Star Wars extended universe was by Disney, a lot worse. Not only was it stepped on, it was consumed, regurgitated, shat & pissed on, by both Chibnall and his dog and then was laced with a shit tonne of gasoline and then set on fire.
@DeltaGem BBC and identity politics has nothing to do with it. Doctor Who is in a bad state because the writing team and showrunner involved collectively have less experience with sci fi and seem to be going after things without knowing why. Also maybe a new timeslot cutting off 10 useful minutes from the episode...
Murray Gold "hey audience you're gonna love this new theme for 12, it's called A Good Man" Audience "Oh great this sound pretty great" Murray begins scoring Heaven Sent Murray Gold "hmm what if I used that song from the 50th in this episo..." Audience "OH MY GOD OH MY GOD CAN THIS BE HIS NEW THEME" Murray Gold "umm sure but what about A Good M.. "Audience "CAN THIS BE HIS NEW THEME, USE IT IN EVERY SPEECH FROM NOW ON" Murray Gold "Sure" Twice Upon a Time Ends Audience "wait...what happened to a good ma" Murray Gold "Anyway I'm off never coming back bye"
I think having both works though, the man the 12th Doctor started as was not the same man he finished as, by the end he was far more chill, upbeat, caring and optimistic than he was in his first season.
Another beautiful track by Murray Gold. He's gone now as he said he would be when series 11 started, but he will live on. I guess you could say, he set the... Gold standard for what Doctor Who music should be. A brilliant composer he was.
You wait a moment, Doctor. Let’s get it right. I’ve got a few things to say to you. Basic stuff first. Never be cruel, never be cowardly. And never ever eat pears! Remember hate is always foolish and love, is always wise. Always try, to be nice and never fail to be kind. Oh, and you mustn’t tell anyone your name. No one would understand it anyway. Except…. Except children. Children can hear it. Sometimes if their hearts are in the right place, and the stars are too. Children can hear your name. But nobody else. Nobody else. Ever. Laugh hard. Run fast. Be kind. Doctor.... I let you go!
Memory dump of all the times someone has tried to influence human history. Just be, don't let anyone change your path of evolution, even if they're Gallifrean, we're not always right, but we'll do our best to stop the others. Keep being brilliant.
The interesting thing is, this melody is used not only in "The Doctor Falls", but also in "The Day of the Doctor". Listen "This Time There's Three of Us".
To me, this track represents a theme of Capaldi's run that I don't really see addressed that much, which I'm a bit upset by. Still, I understand why it gets glossed over so often, because... it sucks. Fighting against evil sucks. Fighting for what's right sucks. Fighting the demons in your own head sucks out loud, and everyone who's lived with depression or grief or trauma knows how often they'll kick you while you're down. You will go down, and you will get kicked while you're there, and somehow getting up to fight again sucks even more than all of that. 12 knew this. 12 talked about this. And this slow, painful piece ties it all together. The Doctor is so fucking tired, and the ground starts to feel soft after a while. At this point, all he really wants is a decent rest. But she gets back up again. The Doctor gets back up again. Because goddammit, somebody has to.
This is the middle of the three episodes that end season 9 and Clara's time. It is a tragedy of how the Doctor loses his Impossible Girl ("Face the Raven") and decides he must get her back, at all costs. "Heaven Sent" shows how much he will give of himself to make that happen. Four and-a-half billion years. Then, in "Hell Bent" (which he is to save Clara), he sacrifices all he is and all he stands for to make it happen. Yet he cannot keep her and must lose his memory of her to have her survive. He is redeemed by finding his Tardis and Clara's final message: "Run you clever boy...and be a Doctor". Murray Gold's music is as much a part of the show as any character. I went ahead and ordered several of the soundtrack CD's.
I think it kinda makes sense for "A Good Man" to stop being his theme and for "The Shepherd's Boy" to be his new one - he wasn't sure at first if he was a good man but nearer the end he'd settled into his new identity.
Run like hell, because you always have to, laugh at everything because it’s always funny, don’t eat pears, there soft and squishy. Smile for me Clara, just one more time. Please.
I am alone... The ground which shook at my feet... And the sky... And the trees... Have gone And I am alone now Alone The wind bites now... And all the world is grey... And I am alone here Alone
"As you come into this world, something else is also born. You begin your life, and it begins a journey towards you. It moves slowly, but it never stops. Wherever you go, whatever path you take, it will follow - never faster, never slower, always coming. You will run, it will walk. You will rest, it will not. One day, you will linger in the same place too long - you will sit too still, or sleep too deep. And when, too late, you rise to go, you will notice a second shadow next to yours. Your life will then be over."
“AND NEVER EVER EAT PEARS!” 🚫🍐 This was not only a callback to Hell Bent, but to a Tennant episode (I believe The Family of Blood) where he asks Martha to never let him eat pears. He hates pears.
I remember a while back seeing a picture of Moffat, Capaldi, Coleman, and Gomez together during a press tour promoting Series 9. Nearly cried. I miss 'em so much, bros.
Once upon time there was a little drawing... He felt alone so he decited to make a place where he could find new friends to play with! The place was soo amazing that dozens of being came to meet him. They thought he is best at everything, they treated him like gOD! The time pass so do friends... At one moment he realised that there's no one arround him, they forgot beautyfull place and creator by it self... He began to feel alone again... So he decided to do it again! It seemed that worked! but only for while... So he did it again... At that moment the circle came full circle And it continues to this day...
@@georgesears2666 But the rhythm is 3/4, or 6/8 - there is silence on the fifth and sixth beats, just like human heartbeats occur in a 3/4 rhythm, with a beat on the first and second beats and silence on the third.
Once apon a time there was this emperor who had no heir, one day he heard of this Shepard’s boy who always have a wise answer any question you asked him and so the emperor ordered for this Shepard’s boy to be brought to him. The Shepard’s boy arrived at the palace and was told by the Emperor “If you give a wise answer to my three questions I’ll make you my heir” The Shepard boy agreed and so the Emperor asked him his first question “How many drops of water in an ocean?” The Shepard’s boy stood and pondered for a moment before replying “Dam up all the lakes and rivers till now water can entice the oceans and then I’ll count how many drops are in a ocean” The emperor then asked his second question “How many stars are there in the sky” The Shepard’s boy asked for a pen and paper and dotted the sheet until it was almost entirely black “That is how many stars are in the sky” All the lords and ladies attempted to count the black dots on the sheet but all failed becoming too dizzy to count The Emperor then gave his final question “How many second in eternity?” Again the Shepard’s boy stopped to ponder and then said “There’s this mountain of pure diamond it takes a hour to climb it and a hour to go around it, and everyone 100 years a bird comes and sharpens it’s beak on the diamond mountain and when the entire mountain is chizzeled away the first second of eternity will have passed” The Emperor liked all of his answers and like he promised made the Shepard’s boy his heir ensuring only the wisest man could become king.
Because the Twelfth Doctor's identity was forged in that barn on Galifrey. He's the man who chooses, even when all the choices are bad ones. But some days--every one in a thousand days--he gets to save not just one, or a few...but everyone. He gets to choose the impossible. He gets to be a Doctor. And everybody lives.
And because that's who the Doctor is, the man who never gives up, and because even though the Time Lords put him through this he is not only still the Doctor but never dreams of getting revenge. As long as there's mercy.
So glad to hear this finally released, series 9, and this episode in particular had some amazing music, I'm gonna miss Murray Gold composing for the show, hope his successor has some great music in store for us, whoever it ends up being.
Epic, simply amazing. Heaven Sent is the best Doctor Who episode for me, and Capaldi's Crowning Moment. He showed what he could have given us, had the rest of the writing been good. And this piece, proves that Murray Gold deserves his name. He's pure gold!
Heaven Sent is quite possibly one of the finest Doctor Who episodes ever, Old or Nu. It might be one of the finest hours of television produced in the last decade. It is a magnificently acted piece, with a powerful, haunting soundtrack, wondrous visuals, and...my God....that Story! Capaldi should be proud of this episode more than any other. If the following episode hadn't been such a cataclysmic failure on all these counts, I would actually say that Season 9 was Good. As it stands, this is a Perfect Episode hidden at the rear of a devastatingly bad season. Bless you Dr Who. Capaldi. Let's see if your successor can right the ship you handled so admirably, even if you were doomed in the writer's room.
Not a chance. His successor is only cast for the same reasons that Capaldi, one of the best actors in the role for sure's era was so badly mishandled. PC posturing. Missy, Clara taking it over to the point where the return of Gallifrey had to be sidelined for her, embarrassing anti Trump remarks (that will date the show in about 3 years time) anti men remarks, retconning the shows past to pander to a bullying side of fandom (Hartnell's Doctor being made a sexist) All of that crap that meant Capaldi never got a fair shake most of the time has actually gotten worse in Jodie Pisstakers era. DW is dead. In its current iteration at least. Still at least we got some great stories like Heaven Sent, and some great actors in the series like Capaldi, Smith and John Barrowman. Here's hoping the next team to take it over aren't self loathing fanboys giving into peer pressure.
@@davididiart5934 Oh, someone's been triggered. Needs his safespace. Lol. Can you give me your list of trigger words so I can use them loser? You can't handle the truth.
This is one of those songs that sounds happy and sad at the same time. It's a song that awakens nostalgia even the first time you hear it. It makes you look back and forth, makes you recap on what brought this moment and think of how it will go from there.
If each doctor had a regeneration speech to this: 1: Well, it seems this run is over. Time to rest a while. I suppose I shall awaken, but not as a tired, old recluse. No, I've put it off for far too long. A nice, long, rejuvenating rest. Until then, the stars will be there, where they've always been and I'll see them anew. Better get going now. I feel a twinge of discomfort welling... 2: This isn't fair! It's not fair! They just can't force me into oblivion. What will the planet do without this face of mine? The only identity I felt was needed in a dark and endless void where the laws of time and space can be flexed greatly until broken. A face of caring and trust. Oh, maybe just as well. I go the hero's way. Where there is evil, there is good. It's not just a law, nor is it a belief. It's is logical. There must always be the one who stands for life, as impossibly amazing as they are, planet Earth. Oh, but I'm afraid. What if I am too cross? What if I am over-vigilant? Will I even be able to love my friends again? Oh, I feel it! I can't hold on any longer? No, no, no!!! 3: Silly old me. Ever so stoic, yet always heroic. I've lived a good long run. My friends will never leave my mind's eye, even as the dark of morality covers me. Oh, this is death. It's so cold, yet so... What? It's him! Can it possibly be? What a sentimental mentor of mine. I can already see it again. Free thinking, free spirited, nothing but the stars and the knowledge and the passion for the universe. It's filling me with life! I can feel my hearts beat again! Very well, Doctor. One more run! There's work to be done. A whole new universe to explore. The hero has fallen. The Doctor rises again. While there's life, Doctor, there's... 4: Oh, Who knew Newton would judge me on that? My body wasn't what it was. Even time feels worn out. Has it been long? It feels like it's been several eons. So much universe to see, yet so little time to see it. Sarah? Ian? Brigadier? Leela? K9? Romana? My friends. I've been a fool to forget you all. I wish I could see you one last time. Adric? Nyssa? Tegan? You're still here. Oh, how dreadful it is to see me like this. If only I could regenerate any faster-- You? I mean Me? No, you're my gallifreyan angel, come to aide me. Well, this face does strike me as warming so, Come on, "Doctor", for my friends, let's prepare ourselves for one more run. 5: Who knew my good deeds would finally be the death of me? I was the Doctor. The impossible dreamer, dreaming of a universe where anyone can live to see beauty and grace in each planet, within each star. There's nothing beautiful in this death, but no one should suffer any further. Peri, you are worth all my lives, if it means yours can go on. I'd give my lives to them all. Adric... No... I can't die. I can't! I WON'T! I refuse to die! I must regenerate! I MUST REGENERATE! 6: Yes... Seems this is how I go. Dying from Radiation and no way to clean the taste of carrot juice away. What a life I tried leading. The Hero. The Guardian of the Universe. I should have been a hermit after all. Maybe Peri would've led a better future for herself, the brilliant girl, and Mel... Poor Mel... I brought you into this by my meddlesome behaviour... If only I can push myself further. I can try to bring you to safety. Oh, it's no use... It's no use! It just no use... I feel myself slipping away. What's that? An image from the future? Can it be me? It can't be! This is mearly a phantasm... Oh, but I cannot deny it anymore. I'm going to regenerate. I hope you promise me one thing, Doctor. Do as you like, but Get Mel home safely. You do that, because THAT'S what heroes do. 7: The time has come. It seems so sudden, the blink of an eye is nowhere near as fast as the coming of your own mortality. It's always so unexpected. But, as true to all Time Lords, as is in life, you can't always be the definite article. Now, now, Doctor. Don't consider this the final bow. I think we should change not just for the universe, but for ourselves. We're gonna climb out this abyss and burn anew and the light we'll shine shall warm our friends and immolate our enemies. I'm wasted on the whole master tactician persona anyways. Go on, Doctor. Open your eyes and see the stars. Breath the fresh air again. Love how you will. Live how you want. Remember, you are the Doctor. A Doctor takes care of everyone. Take care of yourself as well. 8: This universe has no need for heroes anymore. If I can't save them all, if they won't let me save them, what else can be done? Death... Or the Time War. Oh, it'll kill me either way. To die The Doctor or to die a soldier, what question of importance so heavy a burden. I have no answer. I will not stop being Doctor, not when this cosmos is in need of healing. It's an impasse I am imprisoned in. This is the Hell I am cursed to suffer in. So... Let's begin my judgement. There's evil and injustices on Gallifrey. It will bleed and infect all of Time and Space. Do what must be done. In the Name of Peace and Sanity. Physician, Heal thyself. War: It's over. I feel as though a great burden has been lifted. Oh, these old two hearts of mine haven't beaten like this in ages. Oh... I see. It's time. Been putting this one off for too long. I always wondered if I had another run in me after all this time. If I can get the opportunity to become The Doctor again. Will I laugh? Will I dance? Will I love? So many possibilities. It's time for this warrior to rest and dream of better things to come. I do hope the ears are a bit less conspicuous this time. 9: It's fantastic, isn't it? Redemption. Selfless acts of sacrifice to save a life. Some don't get last words to say but... I've got so many words to say. Doctor, You look after Rose. Look after my Bad Wolf Girl. She's important thank you think. Oh, actually, look after everyone. Not one irrelevant creature is unimportant. You especially. Keep a good head on your shoulders, keep smiling through the fire, and... Have a Fantastic life. 10: So alone. Why did I even grow fond of you humans? You're just animals that have yet to learn, yet I feel like you lot, whenever you lose a loved one. If they leave or die, you can feel your heart break. Oh, well, I feel it. I feel it in stereo, baby. I don't want to go. I can feel the end getting nearer. I was careless after the war. So oriented in the ends justifying the means. Well, it's time to enjoy my one last run. You've got one life to live. Go do the impossible and have a good life. Be the Doctor for all of us and we'll see you again, sometime, anytime. Anyways, lead on, Doctor! Allons-y... 11: So, a brand new life awaits me. Brilliant. The Doctor rises again. Like a hero's tale. No... The tale is over. This is usually when it's time to go to sleep for us... Maybe a new tale awaits me when I open my eyes again. I'm gonna be running for a long time, but so many faces, so many stories, why just stop here? Let's have one more story to tell. Ohh... This one's gonna be a whopper.
I think of all the peaces of music created for the new era this is my favourite, it's starts off so uncertain and the becomes hopeful, beautiful and light. It was perfect for Capaldi's final episode.
So there it is the same old silly universe...the more I save it... the more it needs saving... it’s a treadmill... well I suppose one more lifetime won’t kill anyone.. well except me... you wait a moment Doctor I’ve got a few things to say to you basic stuff first never be cruel never be cowardly... and never ever eat pears 🍐... remember that hate is always foolish and love is always wise... always try to be nice but never fail to be kind xx
This for me is *the* episode that defines not only who 12 is but who The Doctor is in general. He doesn't give up, he doesn't stop. Ever. And God help you if you piss him off because nobody else will.
@DeltaGem I just wish it wasn't so mediocre, the idea of having episodes as single self-contained stories was a good one, it could've allowed for them to realise some truly crazy concepts, we could've had some insanely deep philosophical stuff a lot like Heaven Sent but so far everything has been so cookie cutter. Call Moffat a bad writer if you want but he knew how to do standalone episodes, it's how he made his name in the first place. Also the soundtrack is dull, switching between forgettable pieces that are supposed to be climactic and impossibly twee pop songs. The only major redeeming qualities have been Bradley Walsh as Graham and the opening titles.
@DeltaGem Wow I love that idea. Technically she's still the 13th Doctor even if she isn't the 13th incarnation so it fits in with Trial of a Time lord. She will eventually go back and try and destroy what she see's as his sexist Sixth Incarnation. The Master wanted him eliminated because the Valeyard wanted him dead because he was a man. Think about it the Valeyard only showed any kind of respect towards the Inquisitor who was a woman. It all fits to well.
@DeltaGem I know. Gender is a bit more important to a character than people think it is. Changing that changes the whole dynamic of his relationships. Take the Master. There used to be a brotherly sibling rivalry between them which devolved into a jealous ex girlfriend relationship with Missy. Michelle Gomez did a great job but I still felt like she was a different character and that's what they should've done. Made Missy a completely new character after all I've been waiting a long time for other time lord villains beyond just the Master. The only thing I can thank Chibnall for is that he didn't bring back older characters because the interactions between them would just be awkward. Imagine if Bill was still in the TARDIS. Instant sexual tension that wasn't there before because lesbians. I've always wanted Romana to return and now i'm just scared that they'll make her a man. Also can we talk about the fact that the last three onscreen regeneration's have all been male to female. The Master, The General and The Doctor. Not even one female to male. And they all seem to make comments about their male incarnations. How do you cope with that ego. Time lady please not all of us can afford the upgrade. You can argue that its about equality all you want but when you have fifty years where time lords never change gender and then in the last five we get three gender changes in a row that's just forced. I'm not going to lie and say the Classic Series didn't have misogynistic moments. It was full of them but that doesn't mean that men have to be on the recieveing end now. The series peaked in terms of equality in the late 2000s and early 2010s as did the rest of the world before it started going all crazy about feminism and politcal correctness.
I'd argue that seasons one and two had the worst music, especially one, a lot of it was unbearably twee. I don't think any truly good stuff came out until season three with "The Dream of a Normal Death."
This piece makes me think of the journey to getting my books published. 2015: Get knocked down. Get up again. 2016: Get knocked down. Get up again! 2017: Get knocked down. Get. Up. Again! 2018: Get knocked down. GET. UP. AGAIN. 2019: Get knocked down. GET! UP! AGAIN! 2020: NOT KEEPING ME DOWN! 2021: Done. 2023: Still in the top 1% of all books. Constant invites to speak in schools, conferences, literary events. Dreams can come true, people 😀
Personally, I think that's one hell of a soundtrack.
Gotta agree with that lol
I see what you did there
You could say it sent us to heaven before benting us out of shape for hell
Even as someone who prefers listening to the season 1-4 soundtracks (the more recent ones have so much filler) this has to be one of my favourite pieces of music in the whole show. It's just beautiful
You could even say it's... *fantastic*
THIS SCENE WAS ONLY FIVE MINUTES?!? IT FELT LIKE AN ETERNITY AS MY MIND WAS BLOWN TWICE
maybe it was only one second of eternity
Maybe it was 4.5 billion years
@@sodidiajnci6730 maybe
The best scene from the best episode!
More like twice upon a time am I right?
'Heaven Sent' will go down as one of the greatest ever Doctor Who episodes, classic or revived. Peter Capaldi was a phenomenal one man show, you just don't see performances like that on TV these days.
azapro911 and then Hell Bent happened
gamefan987 Doesn't really matter, 'Heaven Sent' stands up on its own regardless. The real problem with 'Hell Bent' was the rushed return to and departure from Gallifrey, ten years of buildup leading to a botched afterthought. The brilliance and buffoonery of Moffat in the space of two episodes.
azapro911 biggest problem is Clara, Heaven Sent is about Doctot mourning Clara ... by bringing her back one episode later Heaven Sent is pointless and so is Face the Raven
gamefan987 Clara was always going to be back for that episode one way or another, the problems were that too much of the episode wound up focusing on reviving her at the expense of Gallifrey and the idea of her suddenly being able to pilot a TARDIS all on her own (???) undetected by the Time Lords, going off exploring for as long as she likes without damaging time, before just popping back to Gallifrey one day and asking if they wouldn't mind awfully returning her to the trap street.
"The brilliance and buffoonery of Moffat in the space of two episodes." Oh my god, this is exactly how I feel. Steven is such a bizarre, unfathomable paradox of a writer. How two halves of the SAME STORY could be so diametrically opposed in quality is simply fascinating to me. It boggles the mind.
How many soundtracks in eternity?
And the shepherd's boy says...
"There's this soundtrack of a pure legend. It takes 12 hours to learn it and 12 hours to listen to it. Every hundred years, a little composer comes and orchestrates the musicians to play the legendary soundtrack. And when the sound of music has echoed away, the first soundtrack of eternity will have passed!"
You might think that's a hell of a long time.
Personally, I think that's a hell of a composer.
This is great lol
🤣 YES
And his name, was Murray Gold!
Dude, this made me laugh so hard my neighbours heard.
The first soundtrack of eternity will have passed when they release the soundtrack for Series 10 :(
''Well I suppose...one more lifetime...won't kill anyone. Well except me...''
TheAdorkableRJ and Ryan’s nan
@@dawkshangout1261 the crane operating granddad
salad man
the indian brother
kira
lee mack
and most likely a lot more I missed and to come
that didnt age well
it basically killed the show
@@DodgeThatAttack One more series, involving weeping angels, for 13th. She's gona after.
@@DodgeThatAttack WHAT??
How many seconds in eternity? And the Shepherd's Boy says, "There's this mountain of pure diamond, it takes an hour to climb it and an hour to go around it. Every hundred years, a little bird comes and sharpens it's beak on the diamond mountain. And when the entire mountain is chiselled away, the first second of eternity will have passed. You must think that's a hell of a long time. Personally I think that's a hell of a bird.
Oh there it is. Silly old universe. The more I save it, the more it needs saving. It's a treadmill. Yes, yes, I know. They'll get it all wrong without me. Well, I suppose one more lifetime wouldn't kill anyone. Well, except me. You wait a moment, Doctor. Let's get it right. I've got a few things to say to you. Basic stuff first. Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And never ever eat pears! Remember, hate is always foolish and love is always wise. Always try to be nice but never fail to be kind. Oh, and you mustn't tell anyone your name. No one would understand it anyway. Except...children. Children can hear it sometimes. If their hearts are in the right place. And the stars are too. Children can hear your name. But nobody else. Nobody else, ever. Laugh hard. Run fast. Be kind. Doctor...I let you go.
I love how the twelfth's goodbye speech was mainly directed toward how to treat others, rather than a swansong praising himself. He came a long way. :')
@@grump9001
Agreed.
Does it really count as a mountain though if it only take an hour to get around it?
@@TheAkashicTraveller
Depends what kind of mountain he's talking about. I know it's a diamond mountain, but what kind of diamond mountain?
Life is always cruel, which is why the living needs to be kind.
I find it interesting that this song has a short repeating melody line that slowly builds over time, just like the doctor slowly smashed through the wall with short bursts of energy.
oh yeah!
This is what sold me on Capaldi, not gonna lie. I'm a Smith boi. This Episode and music, opened me. Then when he regenerated, the music fits, ever so perfectly. Murray Gold, what a musical genius.
the regeneration made me fucking cry!
If you think because she is dead that I am weak, you understand very little.
If you had any part in killing her and you are not afraid, you understand nothing at all.
So, for your own sake, understand this.
I am the Doctor. I'm coming to find you. And I will never, ever, stop.
... because you won’t see this coming! (Leaps out the window)
Never be cruel. Never be cowardly and never ever eat pears!
Remember that hate is always foolish, and love is always wise
Always try to be nice, but never fail to be kind.
Heaven sent.
One of the best episodes ever.
it's definitely in the top 50 for me, i'm not telling you where though.
12345 6789 Agree
I think it should have been a 2, maybe 3 hour movie!
12345 6789 season 9 was the best!
The best!
“Why do you continue to fight? No matter what you do, you will die here”
“There’s a story I know:
There’s this emperor, and he asks the shepherds boy; how many seconds in eternity?
And the shepherds boy says; there’s a mountain made of pure diamond, it takes an hour to climb and an hour to go around. And every one hundred years, a little bird comes to the mountain to sharpen his beak. And when the diamond mountain is chipped away and gone, the first second of eternity will have passed.
Now you might think that’s a hell of a long time, personally, I think that’s a hell of a bird.
You see, that’s our story, that is our fate. No matter how many time you strike me down, no matter how many times I die, I will always return. I will rise again and again and again, and I will sharpen my sword and I WILL FIGHT AND DIE AGAIN AND AGAIN UNTIL YOU ARE DEAD AND GONE. I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE LAST OF YOUR LIGHT HAS FADED AWAY TO NOTHING. And when the last of your memory and your power is gone, I will rise once more, to see the world as it should be”
“You mustn’t tell anyone your name, no one would understand it anyway except children...children can hear your name if their hearts are in the right place and the stars are too”
But no one else... Nobody else. Ever.
Laugh Hard, Run Fast, Be Kind.
"...I've got a question. Have you ever wondered how we made it this far? I mean-we're not the smartest or the strongest or the bravest or the best... I mean think about it... it shouldn't work-but it does. And it works because we've got one thing in common. Each other. Think of who's listening to this message and I bet you'll think of someone you respect. Someone whose judgement you trust. Someone who makes you laugh. Someone who makes you happy. Someone who makes you feel it's okay to be exactly who you are. And I promise-in fact, I guarantee-that someone listening to this is thinking about you in exactly the same way. Okay, so you've made some bad decisions. You've hurt people. You've hurt yourself. You've stumbled through life from one self-inflicted disaster to the next without anything even approaching a plan. To which I say-welcome aboard. Maybe you're not good... but you're sure as hell good enough."
Even... Team... Whirrrrrllll...
This is an absolute masterpiece. We've sorely missed Murray Gold the last two seasons.
I stopped watching after I learned he left. Peter was my last doctor.
@@johnnyfive4436 well be assured you're not missing anything in the latest ones
@@suntzu9076 I have heard it’s been terrible and full of wokeness and they have ruined the cannon
@@johnnyfive4436 yeah that pretty much sums it up
@@johnnyfive4436 doctor who has always been full of wokeness. The character is a space socialist who hates guns. If anything the 13th doctor is the least woke doctor we've seen. Especially after capaldi. The problem with the chibnall era is everything is widely inconsistent from the writing to even the basic characterisation.
This could be the theme of the doctor, of every doctor.
The theme of acceptance of death and rebirth. The disregard for impossible, yet the acceptance of the inevitable. The undying determination to fight and live, but more importantly to save the people they care for. The will to continue. The sorrow of the inevitable, but excitement of a new adventure on the horizon. The desire and joy of seeing new faces including their own, whether they admit it or not. *That* is The Doctor. He's a madman, fueled by fear, self loathing, angst and above all, love.
Just to let you know, it was also used in The Doctor Falls, when he's running around and destroying Cybermen.
The Doctor is still breaking a wall at the end of Twice Upon a Time. The difference is it's a metaphorical wall between him and his imminent regeneration.
@DeltaGem lack of acting skills too
@DeltaGem Valeyard is a good name for the "13".
@DeltaGem You think canon matters with 13? Considering recent events its clear that this canon has been even worse treated than the Star Wars extended universe was by Disney, a lot worse. Not only was it stepped on, it was consumed, regurgitated, shat & pissed on, by both Chibnall and his dog and then was laced with a shit tonne of gasoline and then set on fire.
@DeltaGem if the BBC gets defended then no one's making Doctor Who :p
@DeltaGem BBC and identity politics has nothing to do with it. Doctor Who is in a bad state because the writing team and showrunner involved collectively have less experience with sci fi and seem to be going after things without knowing why. Also maybe a new timeslot cutting off 10 useful minutes from the episode...
Murray Gold "hey audience you're gonna love this new theme for 12, it's called A Good Man"
Audience "Oh great this sound pretty great"
Murray begins scoring Heaven Sent
Murray Gold "hmm what if I used that song from the 50th in this episo..."
Audience "OH MY GOD OH MY GOD CAN THIS BE HIS NEW THEME"
Murray Gold "umm sure but what about A Good M..
"Audience "CAN THIS BE HIS NEW THEME, USE IT IN EVERY SPEECH FROM NOW ON"
Murray Gold "Sure"
Twice Upon a Time Ends
Audience "wait...what happened to a good ma"
Murray Gold "Anyway I'm off never coming back bye"
ha
It was the same with the Matt smith years except with 'i am the doctor" and "the long song"
I think having both works though, the man the 12th Doctor started as was not the same man he finished as, by the end he was far more chill, upbeat, caring and optimistic than he was in his first season.
To be fair, A Good Man was used in Twice Upon a Time when 12 raised his drink to the captain at the end.
Audience hey Gold get back here
Murray Gold i got to runnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!
Audience get himmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Another beautiful track by Murray Gold. He's gone now as he said he would be when series 11 started, but he will live on. I guess you could say, he set the... Gold standard for what Doctor Who music should be. A brilliant composer he was.
You wait a moment, Doctor. Let’s get it right. I’ve got a few things to say to you. Basic stuff first.
Never be cruel, never be cowardly. And never ever eat pears! Remember hate is always foolish and love, is always wise.
Always try, to be nice and never fail to be kind. Oh, and you mustn’t tell anyone your name. No one would understand it anyway. Except….
Except children. Children can hear it. Sometimes if their hearts are in the right place, and the stars are too. Children can hear your name.
But nobody else. Nobody else. Ever.
Laugh hard. Run fast. Be kind.
Doctor.... I let you go!
Ah brilliant! 😃
Moffat and Capaldi knew we needed one last capaldi speech.
Memory dump of all the times someone has tried to influence human history. Just be, don't let anyone change your path of evolution, even if they're Gallifrean, we're not always right, but we'll do our best to stop the others. Keep being brilliant.
@DeltaGem I think she's been alright I just don't think the writting has been there.
@DeltaGem I think, that you wrong
The interesting thing is, this melody is used not only in "The Doctor Falls", but also in "The Day of the Doctor". Listen "This Time There's Three of Us".
Thank you! That's why it felt evocative
I love how they brought this song back for his regeneration
To me, this track represents a theme of Capaldi's run that I don't really see addressed that much, which I'm a bit upset by. Still, I understand why it gets glossed over so often, because... it sucks.
Fighting against evil sucks. Fighting for what's right sucks. Fighting the demons in your own head sucks out loud, and everyone who's lived with depression or grief or trauma knows how often they'll kick you while you're down. You will go down, and you will get kicked while you're there, and somehow getting up to fight again sucks even more than all of that.
12 knew this. 12 talked about this. And this slow, painful piece ties it all together. The Doctor is so fucking tired, and the ground starts to feel soft after a while. At this point, all he really wants is a decent rest.
But she gets back up again. The Doctor gets back up again. Because goddammit, somebody has to.
This is the middle of the three episodes that end season 9 and Clara's time. It is a tragedy of how the Doctor loses his Impossible Girl ("Face the Raven") and decides he must get her back, at all costs. "Heaven Sent" shows how much he will give of himself to make that happen. Four and-a-half billion years. Then, in "Hell Bent" (which he is to save Clara), he sacrifices all he is and all he stands for to make it happen. Yet he cannot keep her and must lose his memory of her to have her survive. He is redeemed by finding his Tardis and Clara's final message: "Run you clever boy...and be a Doctor". Murray Gold's music is as much a part of the show as any character. I went ahead and ordered several of the soundtrack CD's.
12’s version of Vale Decem and the Long Song 😭
I think the biggest loss to Doctor Who that we didn’t realise at the time was when Murray Gold stopped composing for the show.
When literally everything in the show changes, you hold on to what constants you have! The loss of Murray Gold was a big blow!
I think it kinda makes sense for "A Good Man" to stop being his theme and for "The Shepherd's Boy" to be his new one - he wasn't sure at first if he was a good man but nearer the end he'd settled into his new identity.
this isn’t epic like that lmao
Run like hell, because you always have to, laugh at everything because it’s always funny, don’t eat pears, there soft and squishy. Smile for me Clara, just one more time. Please.
"Yes, I know they'll get it all wrong without me."
Looking back on this line now this means so much more then ever.
Exactly as soon as he left the show went to hell
I think Moffat was thinking of himself as he wrote that. As massive as the man's ego is, he was right.
I am alone...
The ground which shook at my feet...
And the sky...
And the trees...
Have gone
And I am alone now
Alone
The wind bites now...
And all the world is grey...
And I am alone here
Alone
Big sexy lady!
*Insert Heaven sent quote*
THE FIRST SECOND OF ETERNITY WILL HAVE PASSED
*The brothers Grimm. Lovely fellas. They were in my darts team*
*The Shepherd’s Boy*
*How long can I keep doing this, Clara?*
Why can't I just lose?
And when quarantine is over, the first second of eternity will have passed.
This first second half of eternity... has passed.
How long can I keep doing this, Clara? Burning the old me, to make a new one...
Ian Chesterton: "Time doesn't go round and round in circles!"
Murray Gold: "Hold my beer"
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
2000+ year comeback
Why murray gold ? Moffat wrote the episode, murray gold the music.
Like you make an art and the people applause the museum...
"As you come into this world, something else is also born. You begin your life, and it begins a journey towards you. It moves slowly, but it never stops. Wherever you go, whatever path you take, it will follow - never faster, never slower, always coming. You will run, it will walk. You will rest, it will not. One day, you will linger in the same place too long - you will sit too still, or sleep too deep. And when, too late, you rise to go, you will notice a second shadow next to yours. Your life will then be over."
Play this at my funeral.
And then have someone else come in, dressed the same as you, and say "Right! Now, this is where things get complicated!"
Mine too!
And mine, please!
I said the same thing.
Mine too, so I could regenerate.
“AND NEVER EVER EAT PEARS!” 🚫🍐
This was not only a callback to Hell Bent, but to a Tennant episode (I believe The Family of Blood) where he asks Martha to never let him eat pears. He hates pears.
Remember hate is always foolish and LOVE is always wise!!!!!!!!!!!!
And that friendship is magic. Cheeky MLP reference. XD
XD glad you liked it!!!! Newest sub on Google+ :)
And always remember to never eat pears!
Meandmy Tea thats my favorite quote from 12th
I know what you meant and I agree with you but I played Undertale and I can't stop laughing I'm so sorry
i wish capaldi stayed for another season
Capaldi was already my favorite doctor but this episode proved he was also the goat
I cried so mush when I heard this song for the first time, also because Clara died. And now, when I listen to it,....I'm still crying😭
I remember a while back seeing a picture of Moffat, Capaldi, Coleman, and Gomez together during a press tour promoting Series 9. Nearly cried.
I miss 'em so much, bros.
I'm glad they used the same track for Capaldi's regeneration. The scene looked amazing.
I keep coming back here. Like a masochist. To cry, to feel, to be reborn again. One of the best, the most emotional soundtracks I've ever come across.
Once upon time there was a little drawing... He felt alone so he decited to make a place where he could find new friends to play with! The place was soo amazing that dozens of being came to meet him. They thought he is best at everything, they treated him like gOD! The time pass so do friends... At one moment he realised that there's no one arround him, they forgot beautyfull place and creator by it self... He began to feel alone again... So he decided to do it again! It seemed that worked! but only for while... So he did it again...
At that moment the circle came full circle And it continues to this day...
what bruh? 😂
Ah, there it is. The silly old soundtrack.
The more I hear it the more I want to.
Alexander the gamer4000 it’s a treadmill.
XD
Yes, yes, I know.
Doctor... I let you go.
This song is in 3/4 time, like a Time Lord's heartbeat.
a time lords heartbeat is in 4 time, as in 4 knocks, not 3?
@@georgesears2666 But the rhythm is 3/4, or 6/8 - there is silence on the fifth and sixth beats, just like human heartbeats occur in a 3/4 rhythm, with a beat on the first and second beats and silence on the third.
@@NiennaFan1 or it could be 4/4 but the first three beats would be triplets
Happy Person same concept
I've been waiting for this soundtrack for 4,5 billion years...
What a song!
And just today i realized too late that is the same regeneration music!
GOOOOOD I LOVE 12
yeaaah you right man!
Maria Conchita uhhh, forgot to switch accounts?
"run fast, laugh hard, be kind. Doctor, i let you go"
Once apon a time there was this emperor who had no heir, one day he heard of this Shepard’s boy who always have a wise answer any question you asked him and so the emperor ordered for this Shepard’s boy to be brought to him.
The Shepard’s boy arrived at the palace and was told by the Emperor
“If you give a wise answer to my three questions I’ll make you my heir”
The Shepard boy agreed and so the Emperor asked him his first question
“How many drops of water in an ocean?”
The Shepard’s boy stood and pondered for a moment before replying
“Dam up all the lakes and rivers till now water can entice the oceans and then I’ll count how many drops are in a ocean”
The emperor then asked his second question
“How many stars are there in the sky”
The Shepard’s boy asked for a pen and paper and dotted the sheet until it was almost entirely black
“That is how many stars are in the sky”
All the lords and ladies attempted to count the black dots on the sheet but all failed becoming too dizzy to count
The Emperor then gave his final question
“How many second in eternity?”
Again the Shepard’s boy stopped to ponder and then said
“There’s this mountain of pure diamond it takes a hour to climb it and a hour to go around it, and everyone 100 years a bird comes and sharpens it’s beak on the diamond mountain and when the entire mountain is chizzeled away the first second of eternity will have passed”
The Emperor liked all of his answers and like he promised made the Shepard’s boy his heir ensuring only the wisest man could become king.
What a fucking masterpiece, both the episode and the song
Anyone else realise it is another version of this time there's three of us
Because the Twelfth Doctor's identity was forged in that barn on Galifrey. He's the man who chooses, even when all the choices are bad ones. But some days--every one in a thousand days--he gets to save not just one, or a few...but everyone. He gets to choose the impossible. He gets to be a Doctor. And everybody lives.
thank you so much
And because that's who the Doctor is, the man who never gives up, and because even though the Time Lords put him through this he is not only still the Doctor but never dreams of getting revenge. As long as there's mercy.
Yes. Literally everyone noticed almost instantly.
This and "I am the Doctor" are my favourite DW Themes and among my favourite soundtracks in general
Heaven sent, the best performance of any doctor in all of Doctor Who.
Rest in Peace Rung of the Pious Pools, you were the best god a race of transforming robots ever had.
So glad to hear this finally released, series 9, and this episode in particular had some amazing music, I'm gonna miss Murray Gold composing for the show, hope his successor has some great music in store for us, whoever it ends up being.
Epic, simply amazing. Heaven Sent is the best Doctor Who episode for me, and Capaldi's Crowning Moment. He showed what he could have given us, had the rest of the writing been good. And this piece, proves that Murray Gold deserves his name. He's pure gold!
I'm not crying. No, I'm not.
Same... Who placed these onions in front of me??
I am!
one of the best Doctor (for me) ... Rip
Even though I'm not a big fan of The Twelfth Doctor's Era as a whole, this soundtrack is great
Fitting music when we are still trying to get through this covid lockdown here...
I like to listen to this on loop for 23 hours per day
4:20 best time stamp and best part of the soundtrack
coincidence i think not
The lengths the Doctor will go
Shan't be forgotten through out every single regeneration🔥🔥❤❤
This music is a perfect representation of the doctor
This is a very good reason to keep watching the season 9 DVD menu!
Great music for the greatest tv show ever
I love this track so much! Filled with woe and triumph!
Hello first comment
This soundtrack reminds me a lot of the series 4 soundtrack of BBC Sherlock, composed by David Arnold. Both are beautiful.
Never, under any circumstance eat pears guys
Back when Doctor Who was my favourite show.
this one really deserves a metal cover
This track will stay with you once you listen to it. No matter what you're going through, it'll always echo in your ears and your heart....
My favorite episode in Doctor Who, Capaldi was one hell of a Doctor !
Those last 20 seconds give me goosebumps.
Heaven Sent is quite possibly one of the finest Doctor Who episodes ever, Old or Nu. It might be one of the finest hours of television produced in the last decade. It is a magnificently acted piece, with a powerful, haunting soundtrack, wondrous visuals, and...my God....that Story! Capaldi should be proud of this episode more than any other. If the following episode hadn't been such a cataclysmic failure on all these counts, I would actually say that Season 9 was Good. As it stands, this is a Perfect Episode hidden at the rear of a devastatingly bad season.
Bless you Dr Who. Capaldi. Let's see if your successor can right the ship you handled so admirably, even if you were doomed in the writer's room.
Not a chance. His successor is only cast for the same reasons that Capaldi, one of the best actors in the role for sure's era was so badly mishandled. PC posturing. Missy, Clara taking it over to the point where the return of Gallifrey had to be sidelined for her, embarrassing anti Trump remarks (that will date the show in about 3 years time) anti men remarks, retconning the shows past to pander to a bullying side of fandom (Hartnell's Doctor being made a sexist) All of that crap that meant Capaldi never got a fair shake most of the time has actually gotten worse in Jodie Pisstakers era.
DW is dead. In its current iteration at least. Still at least we got some great stories like Heaven Sent, and some great actors in the series like Capaldi, Smith and John Barrowman. Here's hoping the next team to take it over aren't self loathing fanboys giving into peer pressure.
@@davididiart5934 Oh, someone's been triggered. Needs his safespace. Lol. Can you give me your list of trigger words so I can use them loser? You can't handle the truth.
@@svenolsen8184 Haha, nice projecting son. I say son, since you've never heard the word in relation to you before from a male adult. Lol.
“Devastatingly bad season”? What are you on about?!
@@burrunjorman2127 Missy was probably one of the best incarnations of the Master, season 9 was Capaldi's best season
*Remember; Hate is always foolish...and love is always wise.*
This is one of those songs that sounds happy and sad at the same time.
It's a song that awakens nostalgia even the first time you hear it.
It makes you look back and forth, makes you recap on what brought this moment and think of how it will go from there.
laugh,run fast,be kind
Doctor..............i let you go....
Capaldi's final speech with this theme in
You must be happy
If each doctor had a regeneration speech to this:
1: Well, it seems this run is over. Time to rest a while. I suppose I shall awaken, but not as a tired, old recluse. No, I've put it off for far too long. A nice, long, rejuvenating rest. Until then, the stars will be there, where they've always been and I'll see them anew. Better get going now. I feel a twinge of discomfort welling...
2: This isn't fair! It's not fair! They just can't force me into oblivion. What will the planet do without this face of mine? The only identity I felt was needed in a dark and endless void where the laws of time and space can be flexed greatly until broken. A face of caring and trust. Oh, maybe just as well. I go the hero's way. Where there is evil, there is good. It's not just a law, nor is it a belief. It's is logical. There must always be the one who stands for life, as impossibly amazing as they are, planet Earth. Oh, but I'm afraid. What if I am too cross? What if I am over-vigilant? Will I even be able to love my friends again? Oh, I feel it! I can't hold on any longer? No, no, no!!!
3: Silly old me. Ever so stoic, yet always heroic. I've lived a good long run. My friends will never leave my mind's eye, even as the dark of morality covers me. Oh, this is death. It's so cold, yet so... What? It's him! Can it possibly be? What a sentimental mentor of mine. I can already see it again. Free thinking, free spirited, nothing but the stars and the knowledge and the passion for the universe. It's filling me with life! I can feel my hearts beat again! Very well, Doctor. One more run! There's work to be done. A whole new universe to explore. The hero has fallen. The Doctor rises again. While there's life, Doctor, there's...
4: Oh, Who knew Newton would judge me on that? My body wasn't what it was. Even time feels worn out. Has it been long? It feels like it's been several eons. So much universe to see, yet so little time to see it. Sarah? Ian? Brigadier? Leela? K9? Romana? My friends. I've been a fool to forget you all. I wish I could see you one last time. Adric? Nyssa? Tegan? You're still here. Oh, how dreadful it is to see me like this. If only I could regenerate any faster-- You? I mean Me? No, you're my gallifreyan angel, come to aide me. Well, this face does strike me as warming so, Come on, "Doctor", for my friends, let's prepare ourselves for one more run.
5: Who knew my good deeds would finally be the death of me? I was the Doctor. The impossible dreamer, dreaming of a universe where anyone can live to see beauty and grace in each planet, within each star. There's nothing beautiful in this death, but no one should suffer any further. Peri, you are worth all my lives, if it means yours can go on. I'd give my lives to them all. Adric... No... I can't die. I can't! I WON'T! I refuse to die! I must regenerate! I MUST REGENERATE!
6: Yes... Seems this is how I go. Dying from Radiation and no way to clean the taste of carrot juice away. What a life I tried leading. The Hero. The Guardian of the Universe. I should have been a hermit after all. Maybe Peri would've led a better future for herself, the brilliant girl, and Mel... Poor Mel... I brought you into this by my meddlesome behaviour... If only I can push myself further. I can try to bring you to safety. Oh, it's no use... It's no use! It just no use... I feel myself slipping away. What's that? An image from the future? Can it be me? It can't be! This is mearly a phantasm... Oh, but I cannot deny it anymore. I'm going to regenerate. I hope you promise me one thing, Doctor. Do as you like, but Get Mel home safely. You do that, because THAT'S what heroes do.
7: The time has come. It seems so sudden, the blink of an eye is nowhere near as fast as the coming of your own mortality. It's always so unexpected. But, as true to all Time Lords, as is in life, you can't always be the definite article. Now, now, Doctor. Don't consider this the final bow. I think we should change not just for the universe, but for ourselves. We're gonna climb out this abyss and burn anew and the light we'll shine shall warm our friends and immolate our enemies. I'm wasted on the whole master tactician persona anyways. Go on, Doctor. Open your eyes and see the stars. Breath the fresh air again. Love how you will. Live how you want. Remember, you are the Doctor. A Doctor takes care of everyone. Take care of yourself as well.
8: This universe has no need for heroes anymore. If I can't save them all, if they won't let me save them, what else can be done? Death... Or the Time War. Oh, it'll kill me either way. To die The Doctor or to die a soldier, what question of importance so heavy a burden. I have no answer. I will not stop being Doctor, not when this cosmos is in need of healing. It's an impasse I am imprisoned in. This is the Hell I am cursed to suffer in. So... Let's begin my judgement. There's evil and injustices on Gallifrey. It will bleed and infect all of Time and Space. Do what must be done. In the Name of Peace and Sanity. Physician, Heal thyself.
War: It's over. I feel as though a great burden has been lifted. Oh, these old two hearts of mine haven't beaten like this in ages. Oh... I see. It's time. Been putting this one off for too long. I always wondered if I had another run in me after all this time. If I can get the opportunity to become The Doctor again. Will I laugh? Will I dance? Will I love? So many possibilities. It's time for this warrior to rest and dream of better things to come. I do hope the ears are a bit less conspicuous this time.
9: It's fantastic, isn't it? Redemption. Selfless acts of sacrifice to save a life. Some don't get last words to say but... I've got so many words to say. Doctor, You look after Rose. Look after my Bad Wolf Girl. She's important thank you think. Oh, actually, look after everyone. Not one irrelevant creature is unimportant. You especially. Keep a good head on your shoulders, keep smiling through the fire, and... Have a Fantastic life.
10: So alone. Why did I even grow fond of you humans? You're just animals that have yet to learn, yet I feel like you lot, whenever you lose a loved one. If they leave or die, you can feel your heart break. Oh, well, I feel it. I feel it in stereo, baby. I don't want to go. I can feel the end getting nearer. I was careless after the war. So oriented in the ends justifying the means. Well, it's time to enjoy my one last run. You've got one life to live. Go do the impossible and have a good life. Be the Doctor for all of us and we'll see you again, sometime, anytime. Anyways, lead on, Doctor! Allons-y...
11: So, a brand new life awaits me. Brilliant. The Doctor rises again. Like a hero's tale. No... The tale is over. This is usually when it's time to go to sleep for us... Maybe a new tale awaits me when I open my eyes again. I'm gonna be running for a long time, but so many faces, so many stories, why just stop here? Let's have one more story to tell. Ohh... This one's gonna be a whopper.
I think of all the peaces of music created for the new era this is my favourite, it's starts off so uncertain and the becomes hopeful, beautiful and light. It was perfect for Capaldi's final episode.
I could listen to this all day
So there it is the same old silly universe...the more I save it... the more it needs saving... it’s a treadmill... well I suppose one more lifetime won’t kill anyone.. well except me... you wait a moment Doctor I’ve got a few things to say to you basic stuff first never be cruel never be cowardly... and never ever eat pears 🍐... remember that hate is always foolish and love is always wise... always try to be nice but never fail to be kind xx
4:00 to 4:43 is my favourite part of this score :)
What a beautiful music, it touches your very soul.
THE FIRST SECOND OF ETERNITY WILL HAVE PASSED !!!
Never eat pears
This for me is *the* episode that defines not only who 12 is but who The Doctor is in general. He doesn't give up, he doesn't stop. Ever. And God help you if you piss him off because nobody else will.
For all the emotional gut-punching in this episode, it just makes me wish 13's soundtrack has more strings in it.
@DeltaGem I just wish it wasn't so mediocre, the idea of having episodes as single self-contained stories was a good one, it could've allowed for them to realise some truly crazy concepts, we could've had some insanely deep philosophical stuff a lot like Heaven Sent but so far everything has been so cookie cutter. Call Moffat a bad writer if you want but he knew how to do standalone episodes, it's how he made his name in the first place.
Also the soundtrack is dull, switching between forgettable pieces that are supposed to be climactic and impossibly twee pop songs. The only major redeeming qualities have been Bradley Walsh as Graham and the opening titles.
@DeltaGem Wow I love that idea. Technically she's still the 13th Doctor even if she isn't the 13th incarnation so it fits in with Trial of a Time lord. She will eventually go back and try and destroy what she see's as his sexist Sixth Incarnation. The Master wanted him eliminated because the Valeyard wanted him dead because he was a man. Think about it the Valeyard only showed any kind of respect towards the Inquisitor who was a woman. It all fits to well.
@DeltaGem I know. Gender is a bit more important to a character than people think it is. Changing that changes the whole dynamic of his relationships. Take the Master. There used to be a brotherly sibling rivalry between them which devolved into a jealous ex girlfriend relationship with Missy. Michelle Gomez did a great job but I still felt like she was a different character and that's what they should've done. Made Missy a completely new character after all I've been waiting a long time for other time lord villains beyond just the Master. The only thing I can thank Chibnall for is that he didn't bring back older characters because the interactions between them would just be awkward. Imagine if Bill was still in the TARDIS. Instant sexual tension that wasn't there before because lesbians. I've always wanted Romana to return and now i'm just scared that they'll make her a man.
Also can we talk about the fact that the last three onscreen regeneration's have all been male to female. The Master, The General and The Doctor. Not even one female to male. And they all seem to make comments about their male incarnations. How do you cope with that ego. Time lady please not all of us can afford the upgrade. You can argue that its about equality all you want but when you have fifty years where time lords never change gender and then in the last five we get three gender changes in a row that's just forced. I'm not going to lie and say the Classic Series didn't have misogynistic moments. It was full of them but that doesn't mean that men have to be on the recieveing end now. The series peaked in terms of equality in the late 2000s and early 2010s as did the rest of the world before it started going all crazy about feminism and politcal correctness.
Jezz. We are talking about music here, not 13 this, 13 that... Calm down
This song never fails to make me cry
I love this theme song from Heaven Sent it's a great episode too! :D
Capaldi if he was The Doctor now-
*punches through climate change
“I’d say that’s one hell of a script!”
BEST. EPISODE. EVER.
most beautiful music.
And people said you couldn't make music better than the music in series 1 and 2
Who said that?
@@Cyberlanky a lot of series 1 and 2 fanboys. go onto almost any soundtrack from series 1 and 2 and you got people saying it
I'd argue that seasons one and two had the worst music, especially one, a lot of it was unbearably twee. I don't think any truly good stuff came out until season three with "The Dream of a Normal Death."
@@eddiespeight8103 nah, series 1 and 2 had amazing music
This piece makes me think of the journey to getting my books published.
2015: Get knocked down. Get up again.
2016: Get knocked down. Get up again!
2017: Get knocked down. Get. Up. Again!
2018: Get knocked down. GET. UP. AGAIN.
2019: Get knocked down. GET! UP! AGAIN!
2020: NOT KEEPING ME DOWN!
2021: Done.
2023: Still in the top 1% of all books. Constant invites to speak in schools, conferences, literary events.
Dreams can come true, people 😀