Music

A full orchestra was hired for part of the new series - most specifically for the Ace Rimmer sequence in Stoke. Howard Goodall composed a brand new theme for the dimension-hopping hero and the results were suitably astounding - as they were for the dramatic climax to Tikka to Ride.

For only the second time (the first being in Queeg) Howard's vocals put in an appearance. While Chris Barrie had learnt the Rimmer Munchkin Song, his singing voice was perhaps not as strong as Howard's, and the composer sang the writer's words to his own, irritatingly catchy tune. Reaching even further back, the original Red Dwarf opening theme was heard for the first time in years when the crew finally caught up with their mothership.

Elsewhere, in order to keep the escalating costs down, the editors made judicious use of music available in the library. Tracks in Beyond a Joke and Epideme, amongst others, were pre-existing but little heard tracks widely available in the industry. The most 'famous' piece used was the classic Voyager spoof music that introduced the X-tended tape's Tikka to Ride.