CaptChunkyChew
Well-Known Member
It's kind of a mix between classic and the 9th/10th. Definitely not as intense as the 11th's array of different sounds. It'll be interesting to see in the X-Mas episode what other sounds we might hear. I think with the introduction of the sonic "trough" that River is holding in various clips, screen grabs and promo material, and the dynamic between her and Capaldi's Doctor, we may see some humorous competitiveness between them involving what their respective sonic devices can do and as a result, are likely to hear more sounds from his.
But considering the prop itself seems to have been banged out in a matter of weeks for the finale (and the actual physical prop wasn't even completed when they shot those initial final scenes), I doubt they spent too much time on the sound - they probably just dropped in a previous sound byte or combination of them with filter(s) to get the sound we hear in the episode. It's bound to change and guaranteed to have additional sounds added to accompany its various capabilities. If I were forced to create a sound for it now to be as close to what we'll probably hear in the future, I'd go with a combination of classic and 9th/10th since Capaldi's Doctor is a bit of a throwback to earlier DW times all around.
Well I for one would be happy to hear it again! very sonic-y to my classic fan ears!
On the matter of the Sonic Trowel- where to begin... Why does everything have to be Sonic? why would a trowel need to emit sound? I think the writers have forgotten that the word "Sonic" actually has a meaning in the world of genuine science....