Paddy Kingsland is a composer of electronic music. He is best known for his… Read Full Bio ↴Paddy Kingsland is a composer of electronic music. He is best known for his incidental music for science fiction series on BBC radio and television whilst working at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
He joined the BBC as a tape editor before moving on to become a studio manager for BBC Radio 1. In 1970, he joined the Radiophonic Workshop where he remained until 1981. His initial work was mostly signature tunes for BBC radio and TV programmes before going on to record incidental music for programmes including The Changes, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, as well as several serials of Doctor Who.
His work on Doctor Who included incidental music for the following serials (in order of transmission):
Meglos
Full Circle
State of Decay
Logopolis
Castrovalva
The Visitation
Mawdryn Undead
Frontios
He also contributed much to three versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. For the first two radio series, he contributed radiophonic sound effects, plus incidental music for the second radio series. His sound effects were also used on the Original Records LPs of the series and, along with Tim Souster, Paddy Kingsland provided further incidental music.
For the 1981 TV series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Paddy Kingsland was chosen to provide all the sound effects and music, with the exception of the theme music.
Another well-known series which contained music composed by Paddy Kingsland are Around the World in 80 Days and Pole to Pole, both travel series by Michael Palin. Paddy Kingsland also composed music for many schools' television series including Words and Pictures, Rat-a-tat-tat, Watch, Numbercrew, Storytime, English Express, Music Makers, Hotch Potch House and the Look and Read stories "Joe and the Sheep Rustlers" and "The Boy from Space".
Since leaving the BBC, he has composed music for the KPM music library, television, commercials and corporate videos. He also owns his own studio, PK Studios. He is currently composing the music for the CITV series “Blips” produced by Ragdoll Productions.
In 1973, Fourth Dimension, a compilation of his early signature tune work for the Radiophonic Workshop, was released and in 2002, his incidental scores for the Doctor Who serials "Meglos" and "Full Circle" featured as part of the Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop compilation series. Eight albums of his library music work have been issued by KPM.
He joined the BBC as a tape editor before moving on to become a studio manager for BBC Radio 1. In 1970, he joined the Radiophonic Workshop where he remained until 1981. His initial work was mostly signature tunes for BBC radio and TV programmes before going on to record incidental music for programmes including The Changes, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, as well as several serials of Doctor Who.
His work on Doctor Who included incidental music for the following serials (in order of transmission):
Meglos
Full Circle
State of Decay
Logopolis
Castrovalva
The Visitation
Mawdryn Undead
Frontios
He also contributed much to three versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. For the first two radio series, he contributed radiophonic sound effects, plus incidental music for the second radio series. His sound effects were also used on the Original Records LPs of the series and, along with Tim Souster, Paddy Kingsland provided further incidental music.
For the 1981 TV series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Paddy Kingsland was chosen to provide all the sound effects and music, with the exception of the theme music.
Another well-known series which contained music composed by Paddy Kingsland are Around the World in 80 Days and Pole to Pole, both travel series by Michael Palin. Paddy Kingsland also composed music for many schools' television series including Words and Pictures, Rat-a-tat-tat, Watch, Numbercrew, Storytime, English Express, Music Makers, Hotch Potch House and the Look and Read stories "Joe and the Sheep Rustlers" and "The Boy from Space".
Since leaving the BBC, he has composed music for the KPM music library, television, commercials and corporate videos. He also owns his own studio, PK Studios. He is currently composing the music for the CITV series “Blips” produced by Ragdoll Productions.
In 1973, Fourth Dimension, a compilation of his early signature tune work for the Radiophonic Workshop, was released and in 2002, his incidental scores for the Doctor Who serials "Meglos" and "Full Circle" featured as part of the Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop compilation series. Eight albums of his library music work have been issued by KPM.
The Changes
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Dan McDaid
Paddy Kingsland, what a bloody genius.
Hagbard's Sub
Boards of Canada basically nicked his sound!
Phil Graham
Seems like 5 minutes ago I was sat in a darkened living room lit by the TV on a winter’s early evening watching this series. The last year for me before secondary school.
Imani Hekima
I've a dim and distant memory of this programme, oddly enough it's the music that I recall more than the series itself. I was eight years old when it first went out. The only reason I have a hazy memory of it is because I'd have been in another room eating tea with the family when it was on! At most I'd catch the intro and final few minutes. Yet, as I recall, The Changes always struck me as a 'documentary' of some kind. Perhaps it's the style of the music, the visuals in the intro, and the fact that it was aired immediately after Newsround. I recently began watching the series for the first time, episode by episode, and I'm captivated. The fact that 2020 (and now 2021) represents similarly pivotal and challenging 'changes' only makes it resonate more. Thanks for sharing this evocative music.
Mark Campbell
Pretty much my experience. I remember the music and the titles, and the 'pylon' noises, and the first episode and the witchcraft scenes vividly. Still sends a shiver up the spine.
Freddie Bozwell
Kids telly was great back then. Also freaked me was timeslip when the woman got really old and died, great memories!
Imani Hekima
@Freddie Bozwell It was pitched at a much higher level. It seemed to change around the mid 1980s. There might still be the occasional programme for kids with depth but it mostly became quite anodyne.
al201103
Where did you get hold of a copy you could watch?
Good Life
The perfect music for a tv series that strikes a deep chord within me. I've only just completed watching the dvd and I think I'll watch it again!
Mark Campbell
It's marvellous, isn't it?