musical composition musings... 3a

So,
there have been a few things on the musical front,
that people wondered how might be achieved - and it has been a lot of fun locally to attempt to collaborate to compose some things.
I have to confess; I am not terribly 'musically literate' - I am not trained as such, and do not read sheet music (I dabble, and play by ear).
That said, as eclectic as other facets may be, so too are the sounds somewhat altered - I'm in quest of variants of other things often - and am fascinated by non-standard sounds.

Preamble aside,
a friend and a couple of other friends in a local band were wanting more 'experimental' compositions to play - and I recommended they look at Barry Gray's alternate compositions,
and of course, the Dr Who theme.

Barry Gray's "They walked on the Sun" is quite seldom heard, moreso even in medley with the Thunderbirds b variant - perfect for 30 piece band etc. Oboes, clarinets, and cellos would be mainly needed, as would alto and tenor sax, and tuba/trombone. A euphonium would be also appreciated, or a french horn. The counter melodies would be great to have fiddles and a sabkh-ur...

As to Dr Who's theme...
the Big Finish rare alternate (which was inspired muchly by Williams ST:Ep V bespin duel soundtrack) was cool,
but I was particularly fond of a person called Roy Budd, who, along with the London Philharmonic, made a variant which collected all other 'alternate' variants. That was a fascinating combo also...
It comes as no surprise to many 'in the know', that the Dr Who theme is taken from a Veda... it is an oriental prayer hymn, part of a mantra, and very much in the 'regeneration' theme of the show...

The internet compilation inspired in me a want to hear a variant which contains musical styles from all the cultures of earth - just because (and not for cosmopolitan imposed, and effacing reasons, but to prove that people can make a temporary union of convenience and make awesome music across cultural divides). This version, would also aim to set a world record - largest orchestra AND longest orchestral song played in one sitting! We can dream, right? 

Moving away from the heady lofty variant to a more practical route,
I've always wanted to hear a variant, which achieves much of the sound complexity with people.
  based on the musical glass, (percussive glass also for the time vortex part)
with a choir (preferably seniors and a mixed) and the musical saw for the 'synth',
teak snapping... tambourines and 'musical bottle caps', musical spoons,
the bag-pipes, an organ...
improvised cymbals
alto, tenor,
trombones,
muted trumpet,
bongos,
euphonia and french horn. (English horn, oboe and clarinet for the Doctor's leitmotif)
Musical triangle, glockenspiel, glass muted xylophone.
Timpani, Grande Cassa, and taiko drums.

the whirring noise achieved via two sets of strings and wood-wind sections,
alternating between staccato and pizzicato (I need two sets, to reduce the chance of wrong notes AND be fair to the players)
The wind noise could be achieved via a leafblower or two, along with the choir making the (fwooooosssshhhhh) 

This composition would be based somewhat on Henry Hall's alternate works, along with Roy Budd's alternate orchestration, with a few new improvised moments by yours truly.
I'd also then switch to a more synth-y version,
inspired by Daft Punk, Phil Collins/Genesis, Nobuo Uematsu, and the Youtube "What if Vangelis made Dr Who?" -
a faster paced and 'asymphonic' composition, with discordant cacophony and different patterns/doppler effects.

That concludes this particular musing,
and hopefully you find it as interesting a concept as several local bands and orchestra members thought.

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what orchestral music ideas have you had?
how would you achieve the "Tardis" noise, if you couldn't use synthesizers?