The Day They Came To Suck Out Our Brains was a ten-part series of comedy shorts
made by Bob Pipe, Phil Whelans and James Wren for Warwick Davis’ short-lived
YouTube channel, The Multiverse, in 2013. The general gist: 1950s schlock horror sci-fi
with a British twist, starring just about everyone in Bob Pipe’s address book, with
appearances from Richard Glover, Colin Hoult, Adam Riches, Lizzie Roper, Stephen
Evans, Gemma Whelan and a massive list of other names who are all going to be
quite miffed I didn’t mention them. I’m even in a couple of them myself, but my main
contribution to the show was musical.
I’d written bits of music for a few low-budget pilots and radio shows already, but this
was my first score for an ongoing series. Thankfully, the episodes were only five
minutes long, so it felt like a good way to test the water - to see if I actually had what it
took to write a consistent flow of music over three months, without having to risk my
actual health and sanity.
The basic approach: goofy meets experimental, in a 1950s setting. I only had a bit of
basic orchestral software and this was the first time I’d really let myself loose with it,
so much of it tends towards plinky-plonk. But there’s a fair bit of radiophonic synth
warbling, a dollop of rock & roll and the odd slice of jazz. It’s not that sophisticated - if
I did this today, it’d probably be more nuanced and expressive - but it’s always
positive, and I can’t help feeling nostalgically fond of this stuff. This page is a
compilation of the stuff that makes me fondest.
2013
THE DAY THEY CAME TO SUCK OUT OUR BRAINS
THEME TUNE & TRAILERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION FILM
April 29, 2013
MYSTERY SCIENCE 2
March 19, 2013
TRAMPS
April 29, 2013
SPOOKY UFO ATMOS 5
March 7, 2013
THE DAY THEY CAME TO SUCK OUT OUR BRAINS
March 7, 2013
SPOOKY UFO ATMOS 7
March 7, 2013
PROTECT YOUR BRAIN
March 20, 2013
RELIGION
May 13, 2013
GOLF IN THE AFTERNOON
May 27, 2007; April 9, 2013
SURGEONS
May 6, 2013
CUES FROM THE SERIES
REEFER NICENESS
April 1 & 9, 2013
COUNTRY DRIVE
April 15, 2013
THE WRATH OF KEN
April 23 & 24, 2013
NEWS REEL
April 29, 2013
THE LUNCH BREAK OF DOOM
May 13, 2013
BRAIN MUZAK
May 13, 2013
THE DAY THEY
CAME TO SUCK
OUT OUR BRAINS
2013
MYSTERY SCIENCE 2
March 19, 2013
SPOOKY UFO ATMOS 5
March 7, 2013
THE DAY THEY CAME TO SUCK OUT OUR BRAINS
March 7, 2013
SPOOKY UFO ATMOS 7
March 7, 2013
The basic approach: goofy meets experimental, in a
1950s setting. I only had a bit of basic orchestral
software and this was the first time I’d really let
myself loose with it, so much of it tends towards
plinky-plonk. But there’s a fair bit of radiophonic
synth warbling, a dollop of rock & roll and the odd
slice of jazz. It’s not that sophisticated - if I did this
today, it’d probably be more nuanced and
expressive - but it’s always positive, and I can’t help
feeling nostalgically fond of this stuff. This page is a
compilation of the stuff that makes me fondest.
The Day They Came To Suck Out Our Brains was a ten-
part series of comedy shorts made by Bob Pipe, Phil
Whelans and James Wren for Warwick Davis’ short-
lived YouTube channel, The Multiverse, in 2013. The
general gist: 1950s schlock horror sci-fi with a British
twist, starring just about everyone in Bob Pipe’s
address book, with appearances from Richard
Glover, Colin Hoult, Adam Riches, Lizzie Roper,
Stephen Evans, Gemma Whelan and a massive list
of other names who are all going to be quite miffed
I didn’t mention them. I’m even in a couple of them
myself, but my main contribution to the show was
musical.
I’d written bits of music for a few low-budget pilots
and radio shows already, but this was my first score
for an ongoing series. Thankfully, the episodes were
only five minutes long, so it felt like a good way to
test the water - to see if I had what it took to write a
consistent flow of music over three months, without
having to risk my actual health and sanity.
PUBLIC INFORMATION FILM
April 29, 2013
TRAMPS
April 29, 2013
PROTECT YOUR BRAIN
March 20, 2013
RELIGION
May 13, 2013
GOLF IN THE AFTERNOON
May 27, 2007; April 9, 2013
SURGEONS
May 6, 2013
REEFER NICENESS
April 1 & 9, 2013
COUNTRY DRIVE
April 15, 2013
THE WRATH OF KEN
April 23 & 24, 2013
NEWS REEL
April 29, 2013
THE LUNCH BREAK OF DOOM
May 13, 2013
THE GHOUL
(ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK)
Available for streaming and download
exclusively on Bandcamp
BRAIN MUZAK
May 13, 2013
