To celebrate my (late) discovery earlier in the week of the Dr Who theme remix site I offer you a chance to participate in PooterGeek’s toughest end-of-the-week challenge yet: The Instrumental Transliteration Tournament. Inspired by the Whovian musicians’ model I give you three examples:

Dr Who

EEEEEeeeeeeaouuuuw
WHOO-eee-OOO [bumbly-bum, bumbly-bum, bumbly-bum]
WHOO-eee-OOO [bumbly-bum, bumbly-bum, bumbly-bum]
Nee-naw nee-naw
Nee-na Naw
Bumbly-bum, bumbly-bum, bumbly-bum, bumbly-bum

The Twilight Zone

[as transliterated by DJ John Peel]

Mingle-mangle
Mingle-mangle [bwwarrr]
Mingle-mangle
Mingle-mangle [bwwarrr]

The Archers

[as transliterated by comedian Billy Connolly]

Tumpty tumpty tumpty tum
Tumpty tumpty tum, tum
Tumpty tumpty tumpty tum
Tumpty tiddley tum

Beethoven’s Fifth

[as transliterated by everyone]

da da da DUM

[see also this discussion]

Sadly, I suspect that wraps it up for easily recognisable conversions. But, if you know better, now is your chance to bask in global admiration.

By the way, this sampled orchestral version [MP3 3.3MB] of the Dr Who theme is rather swish.