Doctor Who will not be complete without the Doctor Who original soundtrack. Doctor Who soundtrack had many CD and LP releases through the course of the TV series. The effects and soundtracks was rendered by BBC Radiophonic Workshop starting from the year 1978-1985, 1993, 2000-2002, they are composed of freelance composers. The first Doctor Who Soundtrack cassette tape was released in the year 1978. The latest Doctor Who soundtrack was released in the year 2008 which is for the Series 4 composed by Murray Gold.

For several years, there were approximately 10 composers for the Doctor Who soundtrack which makes Murray Gold the latest composer. The first 6 releases of the Doctor Who soundtrack was in a cassette tape format then evolved to CD then finally mp3 downloads.