It looks like it's not just Peter Capaldi and Steven Moffat who are leaving Doctor Who after this year's Christmas special – famed composer Murray Gold is apparently off as well.

Gold has worked on the sci-fi show ever since joining as musical director for its revival all the way back in 2005. You'll have heard his music in every episode up to and including next month's 'Twice Upon a Time'.

But The Mirror reports that after 12 years of scoring the series, Gold has decided to step away. Digital Spy has reached out to the BBC for comment.

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Related: Read our 2015 interview with Doctor Who composer Murray Gold

Throughout his career, the composer also worked on Queer as Folk – created by ex-Who showrunner Russell T Davies – Shameless, Last Tango in Halifax and The Musketeers, among others.

Gold also collaborated with RTD on the 2005 serial Casanova (starring a certain David Tennant) and The Second Coming (starring a certain Christopher Eccleston).

He's been nominated for a BAFTA five times in the Best Original Television Music category, for Vanity Fair (1999), Queer as Folk (2000), Casanova (2006) and twice for Doctor Who (2009 and 2014).

As well as Who, Gold wrote the theme tunes for spin-offs The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood.

He also orchestrated three special live concerts featuring the music from the main series, which included some incredible shows at the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC's Doctor Who Prom in 2008 and 2010.

Gold will no doubt be a big loss to Doctor Who, but there's still one episode left for you to hear his work, when the Christmas special airs on Christmas Day on BBC One in the UK and BBC America in the US.

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