BBC Election 2024 - Transparent Theme - Arthur Theme [1080p50]

Probably one of the best re-composed versions of the Arthur Theme. Aranged by Rick Wakeman, Composed by David Lowe
The buildup to the exit poll is much more advanced, with different themes and different parts to it. Many more instruments used and David Lowe has a video about the creation of this theme.
Arthur Theme: • Election '97 / Arthur
ALL CONTENT IS OWNED BY THE BBC AND BBC NEWS OUTPUT, NONE OF IT IS MINE. MUSIC IS COMPOSED BY RICK WAKEMAN, ARRANGED BY DAVID LOWE

[@superninja252]

I like how it mixes the BBC News theme with the old elections theme

[@glassowlie]

It's been like that since 2019.

[@lukenews]

Such an impressive and suitable composition for the BBC Election programme. It's British, regal, urgent, anticipatory, and conveys the gravity of the situation.

[@gorebrush]

I love your use of the word anticipatory. Such a fine adjective to describe it!

[@CtO-nj9uu]

2010 theme was better. Arthur is incredibly dated and sounds stuck in the past

[@f4rr3r]

It is bizarre but wonderful that BBC News has better music than most primetime dramas.

[@stellwyn]

Maybe the most tense 5 minutes of TV ever! Thanks so much for uploading this. I'll remember the moment when the exit poll was released forever

[@randomtheorist251]

I was in Lincoln while the election was on. When the bells rang on the coverage I could hear the bells in the cathedral behind me ringing in unison. Absolute chills.

[@ronanmurphy98]

That actually sounds amazing! 🔔

[@vraaac2687]

I'm French and I've been obsessed with this music for a week ! This is the greatest election theme i've heard. Thanks David Lowe, Rick Wakeman and the unknown genius who chosen this song for an election opening 45 years ago !

[@MintiesPoopin]

Massive improvement from last election! Arguably the best theme AND buildup.

[@ChanT3]

The best theme was 2010, this sounds incredibly dated and unfitting compared to the newer song they used in 2010.

[@MintiesPoopin]

@@ChanT3 I’m a sucker for Arthur so we can agree to disagree here.

[@mildlydispleased3221]

The last theme was just a stock footage sandwich. I was worried they'd keep it corporate and stale forever, being too afraid to show the politicians' faces like in previous intros. This theme would've been perfect if they'd used better footage for Starmer, it's a bit weird how every other mainstream candidate had people holding signs indicating which party they supported but he didn't. Also, the clip where you slip the ballot paper into the box is literally the first thing that comes up when you search "UK voting" and looks a bit cheap.

[@MintiesPoopin]

@@mildlydispleased3221 also Reform didn’t have signs. I was more talking about the song itself rather than the visuals. But for me I think the visuals are an improvement too.

[@mildlydispleased3221]

@MintiesPoopin I know Reform didn't have signs, and really it's a one-man party, so Iike the footage they used of Farage, even if I despise the man himself. I just find how it's a bit strange that they didn't use the mountain of footage with people holding Labour signs but did for every other "real" party. I think this is a massive improvement and the best election intro so far.

[@DeclanEDowns]

This theme hit's all the right notes. BBC have always had a fantastic team of musicians. Also, this is the best version of their Election theme yet.

[@jarletheaton2860]

Maturing is realising that this is quite possibly the best news/election theme of all time. Goosebumps every time.

[@pipoo1]

I’m 45 and I still can’t believe I lived to see another Labour victory on this scale, I didn’t think I would after the 2019 election. Loved the Arthur theme and this was the best opening sequence since 1992. Nothing will ever top 1992’s opening sequence, leading upto the infamous exit poll that went wrong!

[@DazzaS83]

Only thing I would say is caution yourself on the scale of the win. Turnout is down 11% compared to 1997. Also while Labour have a lot of MPs, a lot are based on slim majorities. They are ocean wide but pond deep. Labour need to be the govt we hope they can be to put any other option completely out of the window come 2028/29 election.

[@pipoo1]

@@DazzaS83 oh yes my fear is what happened to Attlee in 1950 where his 146 seat majority was all but wiped out by a small swing back to the Conservatives.

[@199019852007]

@@DazzaS83the Tories will lurch to the right and fight amongst themselves at best they will win 160 seats in 2029. If they pick James Cleverly the best they can hope for is 200 seats they won’t taste power till at least 2034 or more likely 2039 . The more interesting question is how long sir Keir will be prime minister(?) I can’t see him doing ten years because of his age he do seven years max then hand over to the next generation.

[@DFandV]

​@@199019852007And if Keir Starmer doesn't act and put mass reforms especially on fundamental points to the left such as wealth inequality and the climate. He will be ousted as leader.

[@RJRC_105]

@@199019852007 This is assuming he's not cannibalised from within by defections to the Rubber Dinghy Rapids party over Palletline or to Catman over being "red Tories."

[@DemokrasyaTV]

AMAZING! Have been looking all for this since Election Night. Those were five intense minutes I’ll never forget. The inclusion of Big Ben is a nice touch! Thank you!

[@eIucidate]

I've been watching election coverage since 2010 and in that time they've always had the chiming of Big Ben.

[@Megacooltommydee]

Not in 2019 however, that year they just played a recording of a single bong as Big Ben was under renovation at the time.

[@eIucidate]

​@@MegacooltommydeeI sit on my toilet corrected.

[@topoftheaipops]

By a country mile (as John Bercow would say) this is the best version of King Arthur for election night we've ever heard. Absolutely brilliant version, shame we watched another channel though so we could avoid Kuenssberg

[@ChazDude]

The few minutes before 10 o'clock had me shaking. Probably the best damn iteration of Arthur the beeb have used!

[@klemon]

In my opinion the most beautiful piece of Television the BBC puts on for us every 5 years - sometimes more often - but they outdid themselves this time!

[@eIucidate]

Absolutely. But I feel 2019 was a blip that needs to be forgotten about.

[@_theryanchap]

The intro, the buildup, the iconic chimes of Big Ben at the end as the Exit Poll was revealed. ...this theme is absolutely stellar. David Lowe has really brought Rick Wakeman's theme to life. Adding that BBC Flair with the pips and the thunderclaps... It's fantastic!

[@james.whelan]

I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that you've posted this, it is a vast improvement on 2019 that really brought Arthur into the 2020s. After waiting many years to hear the 2010-2017 exit poll music and it's still not available, it is a relief to just listen and take in this music in all its glory!

[@eIucidate]

Yeah I thought I'd have to wait years for someone to leak it. What a pleasant surprise it was officially released just a couple of days post-election!

[@robertdavies9934]

Simply a brilliant production. Had me on the edge of my seat. It had it all, a classic riff that sends a shiver down your spine with a modernised undertone. Only thing I would improve would be the way the exit poll was announced. Missing Dimbleby dearly there.

[@eIucidate]

The way that the figures are put up on screen has an effect on the way the presenter presents them. During the Dimbleby era, they'd just give you a textual headline - no numbers ("Labour landslide", "Hung parliament"/"Conservatives largest party") for a few seconds, and THEN they'd give you a breakdown of figures. In 2019, for Huw's election, they gave the headline ("Conservative majority") and two biggest parties' figures simultaneously, before then showing other parties. And in 2024 they went all-in à la ITV and Sky. The arrangement of the reveal in Dimbleby's era makes for a more dramatic announcement at the expense of details.

[@wyzachidmond]

Absolutely stunning build up. Best ever. Very impressive work. Thanks for releasing this!

[@tomgreen663]

The way it all times up to Big Ben is very impressive. Must have taken some tweaking!

[@MePeterNicholls]

I think I can hear a little tiny speed up just as the bells before the bongs are playing.

[@nikobatallones]

Pretty sure they timed everything -- and Big Ben's bells are pretty predictable. Of course, the actual intro segment on the results show is pre-recorded (up until 30 seconds before the exit polls).

[@MePeterNicholls]

@@nikobatallones may be? They subways used to be slightly erratic in their exact timing (the tune) maybe the refurb has sorted that out.

[@MePeterNicholls]

Subways lol. The tune. Subways?!?

[@FairlySadPanda]

I was opposite Big Ben watching the coverage at 10pm. Chills. Such a good piece of work by Lowe.

[@MatthiaGryffine]

It blows my mind that the BBC still uses the "boop" sound effect after more than 20 years

[@9t4rdis6]

Thanks so much for posting - I’m getting goosebumps from this build-up to 10pm and the reveal of the exit poll once again!

[@JMundy168]

Im sure Rick Wakeman's proud of it too!

[@CtO-nj9uu]

He fought BBC for years to stop using Arthur. It’s honestly too bad he gave up on that because BBC had a better theme commissioned in ‘10.

[@martinw93]

Thanks for posting such clear audio. Brilliant variation of the theme :)

[@MePeterNicholls]

Please adjust: Composed by Rick Wakeman, arranged by David Lowe

[@ChanT3]

Rick Wakefield definitely didn’t compose the cool parts. This song sounds incredibly old and dated. The parts from after the intro and on could definitely be argued as Lowes composition.

[@Penguin-24S99]

3:02 gives goosebumps leading into final 2 minutes

[@klemon]

"well let's just see, shall we?!" I loved that!

[@philip2205]

The tetrahedron looks like the Google Play icon at times

[@timowagner1329]

it took me so long to notice that it folded out into a 24... I dont know why they were so obsessed with triangles

[@henrybalkwill3276]

Absolutely Awesome! So many people wouldn’t have noticed how good the music is!

[@DylanSargesson]

I'm glad for the new Government forming and getting to work, but I will miss this theme and the election coverage

[@paulblight8919]

This is one of the best remakes of the Arthur Theme for many many years. Thanks to Rick Wakeman & an Amazing composure from David Lowe. It really is a fantastic theme for such an important event.

[@AA-pp7kz]

From 4:00 This is my favourite, it is immaculate.

[@48paterson]

It feels very Succession

[@civil6844]

THANK YOU!

[@Reichsprotektorat]

Fantastic. Congratulations on a job well done. The sequence is timed to perfection. Gives me goosebumps hearing this on election night.

[@ethanpowell7428]

One of the best BBC election themes so far

[@danieledwards8695]

Gonna start on a transposition of this right away!

[@jamezstarter48967]

Live From BBC BROADCASTING HOUSE IN CENTRAL LONDON Welcome To The BBC NEWS SPECIAL PROGRAMME This Is BBC ELECTION 2024

[@Sadgoilia]

Magnificent and majestic, just like every single BBC News theme.

[@JMundy168]

That's the 🚩 about it, it's an election, not the ten o'clock news!

[@JMundy168]

But yeah brilliant modern version of it!

[@PWdeBB]

@@JMundy168 But it allows for brand recognition and integration. I quite like it.

[@shafichowdhury2315]

Who’s here listening to this epic theme tune after UK’s Labour Party completed a comeback victory against the Conservative Party government? As a US citizen I love BBC and their coverage of how global politics play a major part of the younger generation of American people who look for valid coverage of their own country. American news media has gotten worse since trump was in power from 2017-2021!

[@emreguvensoy5399]

Amazing

[@hnlthebustransithunter893-9]

He never misses, the absolute legend!

[@Bra1nwash]

This is gold!

[@Skuu]

Ok this is epic 😎

[@HistoryNerd718]

I loved staying up for Truss.

[@shafichowdhury2315]

Truss didn’t last long unfortunately. The shortest tenure as PM in Conservative Party history!

[@johnjtm1097]

Loved how they got Big Bin in at 4:33 and 4:58. Sounds more like ITV News!

[@joelmurphy8177]

This is timeless ❤❤

[@Peter-tm7rl]

How did you get this?

[@MrChrisalf2004]

His studio was the composer in association with the BBCs David Lowe

[@Noel_Jaco8]

i really like this theme

[@wooble73]

Labour please rebuild our trust to the government again

[@tennyho3236]

Seems like “BBC US Election 2024” could use the same music

[@shafichowdhury2315]

Let’s hope that’s the case in November 24

[@marksteelejr]

One of the hosts Clyve hosts Mastermind i was looking for the black leather chair

[@marcellima4643]

Sensacional!

[@iCrackr]

not the Arthur theme i was expecting when i clicked

[@MrChrisalf2004]

In the context of British elections there is only 1 Arthur. Been in usage since 1979.

[@iCrackr]

@@MrChrisalf2004 was just a bit of banter mate

[@alex.weiss98]

We need this in Germany 😅

[@raphaeltoast]

Fun fact: _Composed by Jacob Rees Mogg in his spare time_

[@EuroGhgkj]

Will never forget this moment when the Tory party got annihilated 😅

[@SuperCatman]

i didnt realise this then, but this is a slightly different version to 2019 isnt it?

[@adeybobs]

Can you host the audio as FLAC somewhere please?

[@Karabo1903]

Can you also do Sky News Election night theme song please 🙏🔥🔥🔥

[@JMundy168]

I don't like the beeps😅 Makes it sound too generic and almost the same as the normal news theme, however it's still brilliant though, if Lowe erased them for 2029(or earlier) it would be super god tier!

[@ACochrane]

That's what I like about it, the BBC beeps are pretty iconic and as a piece of music *for* BBC News it works well. I'd understand without if it was a single release 😂

[@ZeeManifold]

Do you have the sky news one? It's impossible to find it any where

[@pplesandoranges]

You might just have to listen to Kay Burley having a moment, over and over.

[@Karabo1903]

I'm also looking for it

[@Karabo1903]

The Sky News Election night theme is so chill

[@TheCheshireCat.]

The previous music was better unfortunately.

[@imaplateoftoast]

I preferred the 2019 theme.

[@pipoo1]

But the outcome of the actual 2024 election was a vast improvement.😂

[@alit5340]

The 2019 version was better in my opinion.

[@hoanganhkheo-editor]

Very good job mate xx