 David Huckvale identifies Wagnerian homage in both the theme music and the series ' premise . Noting that the theme 's opening string ostinato is similar in effect to a recurring motif in Ride of the Valkyries , he also likens the Thunderbird machines to Valkyries themselves : " Their function is more benevolent than those warrior maidens , but they do hover over danger , death and destruction . " Kevin J. Donnelly of the University of Southampton acknowledges the series ' " big @-@ sounding orchestral score " , which he compares to that of a live @-@ action film . He also suggests that the music serves partly to draw attention away from the physical imperfections of the puppets . 
 David Huckvale <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>identifies</mark></a> Wagnerian homage in both the theme music and the series ' premise . Noting that the theme <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>opening string ostinato is similar in effect to a recurring motif in Ride of the Valkyries , he also <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>likens</mark></a> the Thunderbird machines to Valkyries themselves : " Their function <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>is</mark></a>more benevolent than those warrior maidens , but they do hover over danger , death and destruction . " Kevin J. Donnelly of the University of Southampton <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>acknowledges</mark></a> the series ' " big @-@ sounding orchestral score " , which he <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>compares</mark></a> to that of a live @-@ action film . He also <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>suggests</mark></a> that the music <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>serves</mark></a> partly to draw attention away from the physical imperfections of the puppets . 
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