What's in a News theme? | What is Music

It turns out that iconic news themes worldwide owe a very big debt to the movies. Dan Golding from What is Music explores what it takes to make a memorable news theme. #WhatIsMusic
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[@lilyanddaddy]

this is very specific to an interest of mine (news themes of Australia) so am I glad this video exists

[@XiangYu94]

There’s nothing like the BBC breaking news head bopping beat

[@jonnathan7908]

Lol at the end *WELCOME TO SHI**Y NEWS*😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kascnef]

Eyewitness news and nbc are my favorite

[@Jack_Stafford]

Who is this person? He didn't introduce himself and I don't see his name in the credits Very good presenter!

[@enochliu8316]

In the description,Dan Golding.

[@austinl169]

Love this!! I live in the United States and "Cool Hand Luke" was certainly part of our ABC stations' themes. But in earlier years, it was another theme - look up "007 Theme" by composer John Barry. Great report!!!

[@jerrodcardwell1887]

Great video. Didn't know the Cool Hand Luke connection.

[@sumneetkaurbamrah1982]

Vast research! Well presented. One can easily view it multiple times.

[@rossleonardsayer2006]

Lots of old Songs oer the years have been used in advertising - commercials - There is hundreds of them.

[@prismaticmarcus]

i'm surprised you didn't mention the BBC theme. that's THE classic IMHO

[@whophd]

BBC went way lateral in 1998, breaking with all the stereotypes to try out dance music. And over the next decade or two, you could see other UK networks, then other countries, following suit.

[@pnutz_2]

2:07 there it is

[@RakeshSingh-dd4qp]

Very good job

[@oufukubinta]

Check out the WHDH 7 News Boston theme for News at Noon

[@josephtisdale5262]

british new wabe band opened with a "teletype sound by a musical instrument in the mix.

[@alzoraig]

Where's the Pendulum Remix?

[@whophd]

Not really relevant since the 2010 and 2017 versions start from a different theme. Pendulum matches the 1990s and 2005 theme only.

[@ndulmillenium]

Anyway, Anyone wants to compose a news theme out of Rickroll?

[@swissmediastuff]

Stephen Arnold and Frank Gari

[@multiverseone8115]

BBC News: 🅱️EEP

[@latenightlogic]

2:08 is by far and away the best theme. Why the abc changed it and ruined everything is beyond me.

[@ndulmillenium]

Fact: Nine Network is pretending to be ABC in America. Either from the theme nor the look

[@ngdukic]

Ask the likes of Roland, Trioli or O'Brien and the will tell you the trumpeting news theme music is to herald their pending appearance on our TV screens. They conduct themselves like celebrities and the content is just commentary, people really just tune in to see them perform. I can't bring myself to watch ABC24 until noon when the news really starts. Thank you Fauziah Ibrahim, Roz Childs and Tamara Oudyn for your news reading. I wish ABC would screen it's breakfast program on ABC alone and leave News24 for the news. If that happened, ratings for the morning show would plummet. No doubt this sincere yet long winded rant will be censored by the ABC gestapo.

[@ngdukic]

I hear you sister! 😏