The composer of the music theme for the series "Doctor Who" who died on April 24th, 2008 in Adelaide, was a British electronic musician who basically gained his reputation from works he did right after the WWII. As a radar engineer, he got acquainted with various electronic devices and developed a -relatively unique- concept of electronic music.
For his biography click here; I better not talk more and if interested, you might as well check his website yourself. Unfortunately, by this date his website is not updated. He is passed away (at the age of 82) but the website says that he is productive at the age of 81.Stephen Whittington basically told us about Cary's life, the way he got into what he got into, the ups and downs of his career and his late works. According to Stephen, a notable part of his late years was spent on re-archiving and re-mixing his former works; apparently 73 (or 75?) CDs in total.
References:
- Stephen Whittington "Music Technology Forum - Week 5 - Pierre Henry." Lecture presented at the Electronic Music Unit, University of Adelaide, South Australia, 3/04/2008.
- Tristram Cary - Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristram_Cary) [Accessed 6/5/8]
- Tristram Cary - Official website (http://www.tristramcary.com/) [Accessed 6/5/8]
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