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Released

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Written by

Robert Shearman

Directed by

Nicholas Briggs

Runtime

30 minutes

Time Travel

Past, Alternate Reality

Location (Potential Spoilers!)

Vienna, Austria

Synopsis

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Born in 1756, a veritable wonderkind — playing music for the crowned heads of Europe as an infant, composing by the time he was five years old. But it's tempting to wonder whether his amazing longevity has overshadowed his creative genius — would Mozart's music be better respected, maybe, if he'd died as a young man? Would he be a legend of music, rather than of scientific curiosity, if he'd never lived to compose the film score for the remake of The Italian Job?

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Continuando a antologia comemorativa do 100° lançamento da linha principal a chamada Main Range, o segundo áudio “My Own Private Wolfgang” escrito por Robert Shearman segue o mesmo padrão de 30 minutos – Estão lá o 6° Doctor e Evelyn em um baile de máscaras quando de repente o gênio da música clássica Wolfgang Mozart curiosamente completando 100 anos de idade (kkkkkk??) saca uma arma e tenta tirar sua própria vida com três tiros na cabeça, as balas batem em seu rosto como se fosse blindado mantendo o músico vivo. Chamando atenção dos viajantes da TARDIS, ao investigar descobrimos que Mozart foi vítima de um experimento de clonagem com objetivo de imortaliza-lo o tornando de fato um eterno herói podendo compor novas músicas por muitos anos. Não precisa ser um gênio para sacar que o enredo genial de Robert Shearman na verdade funciona como uma grande piada tendo em seu subtexto uma crítica acida direcionada a atos absurdos que fãs doentios cometem com seus artistas favoritos – Além disso o escritor consegue a proeza de brincar de embaralhar a mente do ouvinte sem que o irrite, mas sim fazendo o contrário tirando altas risadas ainda mantendo seus tons sombrios praticamente sua marca registrada – Essa confusão paradoxal acontece no que pra mim considero a melhor cena do áudio, onde o Doctor retorna no leito de morte de Mozart para avisa-lo e convencê-lo a recusar o acordo, de repente o quarto do verdadeiro musico fica lotado com inúmeras versões suas fazendo o musico delirar na complexidade da coisa, é extremamente engraçado. Em resumo, além de divertido esse áudio é um prato cheio para os grandes amantes da musica clássica e claro, amantes do gênio Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Continuing the commemorative anthology of the 100th release of the main line called Main Range, the second audio "My Own Private Wolfgang" written by Robert Shearman follows the same 30-minute pattern - There are the 6th Doctor and Evelyn at a masquerade ball when suddenly the classical music genius Wolfgang Mozart, curiously turning 100 years old (haha??), pulls out a gun and tries to take his own life with three shots to the head, the bullets hit his face as if it were bulletproof, keeping the musician alive. Attracting the attention of the TARDIS travellers, upon investigation we find out that Mozart was the victim of a cloning experiment aimed at immortalizing him, making him indeed an eternal hero able to compose new music for many years. You don’t have to be a genius to figure out that Robert Shearman's brilliant plot actually works as a big joke with its subtext being a harsh criticism directed at the absurd acts that sick fans commit with their favourite artists - Moreover, the writer manages to scramble the listener's mind without annoying them, but on the contrary, eliciting great laughter while still maintaining his trademark dark tones - This paradoxical confusion happens in what I consider the best scene of the audio, where the Doctor returns to Mozart's deathbed to warn him and convince him to refuse the deal, suddenly the room of the real musician is filled with countless versions of himself, making the musician delirious with the complexity of the matter, it’s extremely funny. In summary, besides being fun, this audio is a treat for great lovers of classical music and of course, fans of the genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

(Translation generated by AI, so mistakes are possible).


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This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order.

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This was written by Robert Sherman. That's about all you need to know. But seriously, this is fantastic. It's Shearman's signature absurd and ridiculous style that cleverly exaggerates and comments on some aspect of society. The main idea behind this story is so bonkers and only something Doctor Who could pull off. There's a brilliant mix of comedy , tragedy and all-round insanity. Combined with excellent performances from the cast make this a must-listen for everyone


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I was really looking forward to listening to this story because it is penned by one of the best Who writers - Robert Shearman - and it certainly didn't dissappont me. Great absurdist comedy with interesting sci-fi elements. And that ending... I laughed a lot


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