REVIEWS FOR DOCTOR WHO PROJECTS
Here is a selection of review 'snippets' for my Doctor Who projects for Big Finsih.
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Arrangement's For War
“Steve Foxon takes control of the post-production and scoring for the first time on a Doctor Who release and the results are extremely impressive. His music is stirring yet soulful, reflecting the tragic mood of the play perfectly but it is his superb sound design that has the biggest impact. It's an engaging and imaginative soundscape that helps the script create a vivid setting for the drama to thrive within, be it the rousing noise of crowd that soars as Mortund makes his speech at the beginning or the beautifully realised palace gardens to epic battles of the final episode. There are far too many magnificent moments to list, but a prime example is how Foxon uses a subtle rhythmic beat of a heart to remind listeners of Evelyn's medical condition, without the need to make it transparently obvious."Simon Catlow [Tertiary Console Room]
“...the sound FX were utterly convincing (I loved all the rushing water FX, very soothing)… I don't know who Steven Foxon is but I beg Big Finish to use him again. The music and sound design was extraordinary, a fresh new talent is just what the series needed and this guy knows his stuff. Romance scenes are punctuated with a calming score and the action scenes blood pumpingly perfect. There was one scene without dialogue with the Killorans invading that explained everything you needed to know, gunshots and screams echoing from the speakers” Joe Ford [Doctor Who Ratings Guide]
“...and the large scale of the story is reflected in Steve Foxon's sound design, which convincingly creates the impression of large numbers of people and a full-scale invasion by the ferocious-sounding Killorans” Paul Clarke [Outpost Gallifrey]
“Secondly, and perhaps just as importantly, is the magical-sounding music and sound design by newcomer Steve Foxon. He uses these sweeping, almost sighing, musical suites from time to time, not too unlike Peter Howell's work on "Planet of Fire" that I love to pieces. They further paint the "late summer's day" mood for me, and should Big Finish ever put a toe into the "music-only" CD market again, I'd nominate this score at the top of the list for inclusion.” Steve Manfred [Outpost Gallifrey]
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Caerdroia
“Big Finish sound engineers again weave their magic to really make this bizarre world real”Steve Manfred [Outpost Gallifrey]
“Clever sound design saves the story from becoming confusing “John Hoyle [Outpost Gallifrey]
“Thanks to the subtleties of deviation (and some inventive use of positioning in the excellent sound design) it never becomes confusing... “Simon Catlow [Tertiary Console Room]
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The Juggernauts
“Bombastic, memorable and catchy, Steve Foxon’s score is the best I’ve heard in a while. He certainly gives the dynamic last episode a real push and his ‘tingling of madness’ score for Davros gave his justifications a disturbing edge.”Joe Ford [Outpost Gallifrey]
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Dreamtime
“Stark sound design creates a wearying sense of bleakness as the travellers begin to explore their surroundings..
...Steve Foxon's technical presentation captures the ambience of the script well, emphasising the dreamlike qualities by making everything seem slightly off balance. His evocative sound design gives the empty city a barren quality of desolation, only broken by the equally vacant howling of the wind. Equally impressive is the chaotic nightmare of the background present in the Dreaming itself which gives the sense of being everywhere and yet nowhere at the same time.”Simon Catlow [Tertiary Console Room]
“The script, the sound effects, with subtle eerie musical accompaniment - all enhance the dreamlike state of the world they are in.
It's a nice pleasant listen, full of delightful soundscapes”Richard Radcliffe [Outpost Gallifrey]
“...suitably "nighttime" cool Steve Foxon music and good "empty street" echo sound effects, and the end concept is breathtaking to listen to...
.... really cool-sounding. The aural "landscape" continues to be very well-painted, and there's never a sense of "where are we" in a scene or of dullness. There's atmosphere in every sound and note.
I particularly like what Steve Foxon has done with the music in today's episode. Even as the plot reached its climax, he didn't amp up the pace at all... he just increased the moodiness and the depth and the volume from where it already was. That's the best decision I could think of. Well done.”Steve Manfred [Outpost Gallifrey]
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Terror Firma
“Mr. Steve Foxon has risen to the occasion as well on music and sound design (and showed Murray Gold a thing or two about how it should be done, imo). He's found sounds and chords that exactly match the moods of every scene and underscored all this high drama perfectly, and he's kept the sound fields moving around a bit more than we're used to lately to aid with that. This was yet another reason why this audio is one of the best Big Finish have ever done.”Steve Manfred [Outpost Gallifrey]
“Superb writing, even better performances and superb production make "Terror Firma" a fitting end to the legacy of Davros” Eddy Wolverson [Outpost Gallifrey]
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Singularity
“Steve Foxon seems to have had more to chew on in the sound design and music department as well, making this one of the more delicious-sounding CDs we've had in a while.”Steve Manfred [Outpost Gallifrey]
“Setting the story in Russia is just different enough from the norm to really work. I genuinely felt as though I had visited the place once the story was out, with some very atmospheric sound design deployed to convince you that you are not only abroad but lots of subtle moments reminded you this is the near future too.”Joe Ford [Doctor Who Ratings Guide]
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