Doctor Who Series 9 Original Television Soundtrack

Better late than never, the original soundtrack of the 9th series of BBC's longest-running sci-fi series, Doctor Who, has arrived and those who are having an itch to listening to the background music as heard from the 9th series are getting what they deserved, even if its a little too late for that.

Doctor Who Series 9 Original Television Soundtrack

With original score courtesy of long-time DW music scorer Murray Gold, this original soundtrack covers the entire 2015 season of Doctor Who. Whether if its reuniting with his old enemy Davros, the rise of the hybrid, Clara Oswald's death, the return to Gallifrey, leading up to the parting of ways between The Doctor and Clara, not to mention the 2015 Christmas special where he make amends with River Song, it's got everything your Time Lord ears dying to listen each track as heard throughout the rest of the season and with a grand total of around 63 tracks, it's a galactic feast to festoon with.

As you may have heard, Murray Gold will be leaving Doctor Who after being in service since the show revived in 2005, leaving a void that needs to be filled before the 13th Doctor arrives this year, but in the meantime, feel free to listen to the struggles of the 12th Doctor as experienced from the 9th season anytime you like. It's now available on physical CDs, digital via iTunes, or streaming via Spotify. Enjoy.

TRACK LISTINGS:

Disc 1

The Magician’s Apprentice

01. The One In A Thousand 3.22 

02. Davros Remembers 2.39 

03. A Message From Missy 2.52

04. Meeting In The Square 2.07 

05. Finding The Doctor 2.14 

06. What Have You Done 3.48

The Witch’s Familiar

07. Davros Approaches 3.51

Under The Lake

08. Some Kind Of Submarine 3.14

09. The Ghosts 2.15

Before The Flood

10. The Bootstrap Paradox 1.50

11. Finding The Fisher King 2.35

12. Another Ghost Has Appeared 4.21

13. We Need To Get Back To The Tardis 0.51

14. Directions From The Ghosts 1.33

The Girl Who Died

15. Something In The Spacesuit 1.06 

16. Two Days On A Longboat 1.16

17. I Am Ashildr 1.18 

18. In A Way, She’s A Hybrid 1.27

The Woman Who Lived

19. I Call Myself Me 1.06 

20 They Need Us 1.51 

21 The Last Thing We Need 2.49

Disc 2

The Zygon Invasion

01. Deep Cover 5.10 

02. Just Come Inside 2.26

The Zygon Inversion

03. This Is Not A War 3.56 

04. Defending The Earth 1.10

Sleep No More

05. The Morpheus Song 5.24

Face The Raven

06. Saving Rigsy 1.27 

07. Madam Mayor 1.57 

08. Running From The Raven 3.16

09. Death Is Locked In 3.00 

10. Face The Raven 7.42

Hell Bent

11. Back Home 2.27 

12. The General’s Regeneration 0.56

13. A Duty Of Care 2.54 

14. Clara’s Diner 1.22

Disc 3

Heaven Sent

01. A Second Shadow 1.27

02. The Veil 2.45

03. A Fly On A Painting 5.11

04. A Change Of Clothes 1.45

05. A Mechanical Maze 2.40

06. Digging A Grave 3.41

07. Tell No Lies 4.46

08. Two Events In Life 3.13

09. Waiting For The Veil 2.26

10. The Final Room 1.21

11. One Confession Away 1.50

12. Break Free 3.03

13. Same Old Day 3.13

14. The Shepherd’s Boy 4.47

Disc 4

The Husbands Of River Song

01. Carol Singers Will Be Criticised 1.06

02. A Dying Husband 1.42

03. The Finest Surgeon In The Galaxy 1.16

04. The Halassi Androvar 1.29

05. The Husbands Of River Song 2.33

06. The Tardis Can’t Take Off 1.19

07. Time To Do It Properly 0.52

08. Harmony And Redemption 1.24

09. Hydroflax In The Tardis 1.06

10. Whole Again At Last 1.35

11. All The Firewalls In The Galaxy 2.13

12. A Restaurant With A View 4.23

13. The Woman He Loves 3.15

14. The Singing Towers 4.47

Avengers Infinity War

The Marvel Cinema Universe keeps on expanding with the likes of The Avengers, Spider-Man, Civil War, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, and Guardians of the Galaxy and at last, Marvel Studios' ultimate tour de force has arrived and with the Infinity War, the dawn of the endless war has just begun in spectacular levels as the Marvel superheroes take on the most powerful foe yet.

Avengers Infinity War

Featuring an all-star cast of Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Josh Brolin, and Chris Pratt, the Infinity War sees the Marvel Superheroes' might to the test as they are united to take on the most powerful foe in the Marvel universe, a titan known as Thanos and his men as his ultimate plot is to gain control of the six Infinity Stones and end the universe with a snap.

Loyal to everyone's words that nobody should blow spoilers even after watching the film, there's so much to explain about the long-awaited installment of the Marvel Cinema Universe franchise and while it breaks hearts to say, it's an honor to see most of the Marvel superheroes come together to take on such an endless war against a powerful foe and thanks to such explosive storyline, it really is insane from the start and the endgame really left viewers breathless. Leaving viewers breathless, they get easily petrified over what's next for the MCU franchise post-Infinity War.

So, now that the whole world witnessed the infinite warfare the Marvel Superheroes dragged to, question is, do we expect more Marvel superhero flicks after the Infinity War? Yes, there will be but in the meantime, feel free to get yourself blown by the sheer explosive action this film delivers and when you finish the whole film, even the credits roll, there's a lot of explanation to deal with because there are no words to describe Marvel Studios' ultimate masterpiece yet.

My rating: 4.6 out of 5.

THREATS FROM NORTH KOREA: Inter-Korean Summit timeline

Timeline of the summit between the leaders of North and South Korea in descending order:

How to dress as Poppin' Party members

The Bang Dream! franchise was coined by Bushiroad as the next-generation girls' band project when the experiment began in 2015 with Poppin Party as the first of their new kind. After two years of experimenting Poppin' Party with numerous hit songs, they've been blessed with a 2017 anime series for 13 episodes and when the anime series ended, Bushiroad wanted to expand the Bang Dream! franchise with the Girls Band Party app game featuring new bands such as Roselia, Afterglow, Pastel*Palettes, and Hello! Happy World!

Think of Bang Dream! as a mix of Love Live! and K-On! in a nutshell because they really are like the mixture of two music anime shows we all love and due to this sudden spike in popularity, it managed to trump both in a long shot and whether you love it or hate it, the Bang Dream! mania roars like the sound of the Hellcat engine revving behind your ears.

Anyway, since we got the whole Bang Dream! into our cognitive systems, most of you are willing to cosplay as your favorite Bang Dream characters but since Poppin Party was the founding band of the franchise, the focus will shift to how to dress as Poppin' Party members.

Poppin Party

As Kasumi Toyama - Kasumi is the guitarist and vocalist of Poppin' Party. A high school first-year at the Hanasakigawa Girls Academy. She wanted to have her own band ever since she first encountered a star-shaped guitar when she was little and as the front gal of Poppin' Party, she'll going to give it her all. Starting with her hair, it's simply brown and short but take note on the top of her hair that resembles cat ears as well as some star accessories on her front right side. With that settle, pick whatever outfit you like, whether the Hanasakigawa Girls Academy uniform, her sky-blue, one-piece, short-sleeved casuals, or her onstage outfit. Since her image color is red, her onstage outfit should match her color. Takes a sleeveless polo shirt, suspenders, a red necktie, black shorts, black stockings, red shoes, and some detailing to match her onstage look. You get the point and for an optional feature, her signature red star-shaped guitar. ESP will sell you a replica of Kasumi's signature guitar if you can afford one.

As Tae Hanazono - Tae is the guitarist of Poppin' Party and a high school first-year at the Hanasakigawa Girls Academy. She loves music and works part-time at the live house where she bought her blue guitar in the first place. That blue guitar is optional for you if you're itching for a Tae Hanazono cosplay, especially if you managed to maintain that long black hair of yours and don whatever her outfits you want, especially her onstage outfit with some blue detailing on it, matching her image color. Same outfit picks as Kasumi from above but detailing needs to be blue.

As Saya Yamabuki - Saya is the drummer of Poppin' Party and a high school first year at the Hanasakigawa Girls Academy. Saya met Kasumi at their school entrance ceremony and the two have eaten lunch together every day since. She gets her hands full with the family business, the Yamabuki Bakery. She was once a member of a certain band from middle school until now... Her hair is long, slightly brown, and ponytailed, and her onstage outfit consists of a sleeveless polo shirt, suspenders, black shorts, black stockings, yellow shoes, and some detailing all colored yellow, which is Saya's image color. Since it's too big to bring drums with you, bring drumsticks instead.

As Rimi Ushigome - Rimi is the bassist of Poppin' Party and a high school first year at the Hanasakigawa Girls Academy. Rimi tries not to be so shy but hasn't had much luck so far. She loves the chocolate cornets the Yamabuki Bakery makes. Her pink bass guitar was a hand-me-down from her older sister. It's optional if you can afford it but anyway, while you are trying your best to make yourself as cute as Rimi, make sure your black hair needs to be as short as Rimi's, and if you're gunning for her onstage costume, be it a short-sleeved polo shirt, black suspenders, pink ribbons, a pink skirt, black stockings, pink shoes, and some detailing on your costume. Be it pink.

As Arisa Ichigaya - Arisa is the pianist of Poppin' Party and a high school first year at the Hanasakigawa Girls Academy. Her grandparents run a pawn shop and she's very much an indoor girl who likes taking care of her bonsai trees and looking at stuff online. A well-rounded tsundere, she often causes trouble with Kasumi quite a bit. Anyway, being Arisa takes a long beige-colored hair that needs to be twin-tailed. With your twin-tailed hair matching Arisa's, go for whatever outfits you want and if you're itching for her onstage costume, be ready with your short-sleeved polo shirt, black suspenders, purple ribbons, a pink skirt, black stockings, purple shoes, and some detailing on your costume. Purple, please. Oh, and is it possible to bring a keyboard with you? If you can, you can but if it's too much, don't.


...and there you have it. Dress as your favorite Poppin' Party members so you can tell the world just how rocking your Poppin' Party cosplay is, either by yourself or with a group. In case your nearby anime convention has some battle of the bands on it, it's your chance to show everyone what Poppin' Party is made for!

Let's Do The News! (April 27, 2018)

- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrived at Singapore for his attendance at the two-day 32nd ASEAN Summit and his meeting with the members of the Filipino community here today. According to Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, Duterte is set to hold bilateral meetings with Singapore Prime Minister and ASEAN chair Lee Hsien Loong, Indonesia President Joko Widodo, and Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during the sidelines of the summit On that venue, ASEAN leaders vowed to fight against protectionism, the one US President Donald Trump championed during his campaign.

- Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said the Philippines is surprised and displeased with Kuwait's action to declare persona non grata on Ambassador Renato Villa, saying it is consistent with what their envoy committed to the Philippine government. Cayetano issued the statement after the Kuwaiti government declared Villa as persona non grata and ordered him to leave the gulf state within the week. This came after a video of a rescue operation in Kuwait initiated by the Philippine embassy there went viral. Earlier, Kuwait had summoned Villa over his supposed inflammatory remarks against the government.

- The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Department of Transportation signed an agreement that allows soldiers to ride free at MRT-3.

- Canada rolled out funding and stepped up efforts to stop transshipments of imported steel and aluminum into the United States and dumping in this country. The measures, announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in March, include more than Can$30 million (US$23 million) over five years for increased border checks, and the hiring of 40 new officers to investigate trade complaints.

- The Security Council is heading to Asia for a firsthand look at the plight of 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who fled a military crackdown in Myanmar and the several hundred thousand who remain in the country’s northern Rakhine State.

- Over 70 nations committed to bolster efforts in the fight against terrorism financing associated with ISIS and al-Qaida.

- Tatsumi Kimishima, the president of Nintendo announced that he will step down at the end of June 2018, with Shuntaro Furukawa named as his successor.

- A Saitama lawyer filed a lawsuit against NTT after it began blocking three websites with pirated content on Monday.

- Comedian Bill Cosby was convicted of drugging and molesting a woman in 2004 at his home near Philadelphia. Cosby could be sentenced to life imprisonment for assaulting former Temple University women's basketball official Andrea Constand.0

- ICYMI: TOKIO member Tatsuya Yamagushi referred to prosecutors for allegedly kissed a girl against her will.

TTFN!!!

THREATS FROM NORTH KOREA: Two Koreas hold joint rehearsal at Panmunjom ahead of summit

The 2018 Inter-Korean Summit is tomorrow as the the Presidential Chief of Staff, Im Jong-seok, held a press briefing at 1100 hours local time, to announce the final details prior to the meeting.

He said the first encounter will take place at 0930 local time at the border village of Panmunjom.

North Korean leader Kimg Jong-un will cross the Military Demarcation Line between the Military Armistice Commission T2 and T3 building. He will be greeted by South Korean leader Moon Jae-in and the two will then walk together toward the Peace House and review the honor guard together, as part of the official welcoming ceremony. When they enter the building, Kim Jong-un will sign the guest book on the first floor.

And starting at 1030, the summit meeting between them will take place on the second floor of the Peace House, which will be followed by lunch.

In the afternoon, the two leaders will plant a ceremonial pine tree on the military demarcation line, in recognition of their historic meeting and then will take a short walk together. Once returned, they will sign and announce a statement of agreement.

The format and the location of the signing are yet to be determined, and yet starting at 1830 hours, a welcoming dinner in honor of the North Korean leader will take place. And the historic day will end with a farewell party.

The Presidential Chief of Staff said there will be total of 9 officials from North Korea and there was no announcement on whether Kim Jong-un's wife will accompany him. According to Im, an agreement hasn't been reached yet, but the Blue House is anticipating her to attend the welcoming dinner.

Source: Arirang News

Let's Do The News! (April 26, 2018)

- According to Malacanang officials, President Rodrigo Duterte will soon sign written orders for the closure of Boracay, even as the 6-month shutdown began today. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the relevant documents, including the declaration of a state of calamity on the island, are now on the President’s desk. Right now, as the closure began, heavy security has been deployed at
- entry points to the once-pristine island that has become tainted by heavy commercialization and overdevelopment.

- The mother of death row convict Mary Jane Veloso said she would go to Indonesia to visit her daughter in prison and press authorities to spare her life. Veloso will be marking the third year of her reprieve on April 29.


- Yesterday in American politics, Republican Senator Rand Paul flip-flopped his opposition to US President Donald Trump's secretary of state nominee Mike Pompeo, guaranteeing his imminent confirmation while Republicans rammed through the confirmation of 5th Circuit Appeals Court nominee Kyle Duncan.

- Meanwhile, Democrats scored big at the special election in Arizona's 8th Congressional District - the seat recently vacated by Trent Franks and one of the deepest red congressional districts imaginable. Republicans held the seat but by a mere 5 points, according to sources, a 20-point swing in the Democrat’s favor from the partisan lean of the district. Then, a state assembly race in New York made another flip to their expanding numbers, bringing the total to a whopping 40 flipped state legislative seats since Trump took office.

- 13 children were killed on Thursday when a school van collided with a train at an unmanned railway crossing in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, a police official said.

- The Fast and the Furious franchise will spawn a TV cartoon show on Netflix.

- Matt Kenseth is set to make a NASCAR comeback at an upcoming Kansas race in his #6 Roush Fenway Fusion Stock Car.

- Ford Motor Company will phase out almost all of its cars in the North American market including the Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, and Taurus.

- Jaguar celebrates 50 years of the XJ with a special model called the XJ50.

Jaguar XJ50

- Paramount Pictures announced that the sequel to the Star Trek film franchise and A Quiet Place is in the works.

- A Studio Ghibli theme park is set to open in Aichi in 2022.

- Sadie Stanley and The Goldbergs' Sean Giambrone are named to play as Kim and Ron in next year's Disney Channel Original Movie remake of hit cartoon series Kim Possible.

Sadie Stanley (@sadieastanley) and @TheGoldbergsabc’s Sean Giambrone (@seangiambrone) will star as Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable in the live-action #KimPossible Disney Channel Original Movie set to debut in 2019.

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TTFN!!!