BBC | Nine O'Clock News | Intro/Outro 1988-1993 - transparent

Instrumental Version of the Opening & Close for BBC Nine O'Clock News, used from 1988 to 1993.
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00:00 Opening
00:46 Close

[@MrKpsuk84]

This is by far the best pre-David Lowe BBC news theme

[@jacksugden8190]

A bit flat, the recreations were better in 1993.

[@sporkfindus4777]

It's also the best post-David Lowe theme

[@ajs41]

@@jacksugden8190 I didn't like the 1993 to 1999 versions very much. All much weaker than the previous ones in my opinion.

[@pipoo1]

This was really the first and only time the BBC had a news theme with the same gravitas as News at Ten on ITV.

[@Brinkly1000]

Ahhh childhood. We were a proud nation back then.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

0:28 ''By the power of Grayskull!'' 0:33 ''I HAVE THE POWER!!!''

[@sacredandthepropane]

The greatest news music ever created.

[@northernshaver3111]

best news music ever written awsome piece of music

[@Ioniq5N-Gaming]

I like this as much as the 1993 version which is very similar to this one

[@angelacooper2661]

I well remember this era well and the theme tune. Aged between eighteen and twenty three back then, now fifty three!

[@DVSyoutube]

It was also used for the weekend/holiday BBC News that era.

[@jacksugden8190]

Tracks used were: X Alt (No Horns) I I New (Less Perc) 14 tracks Composer George Fenton

[@latintvman09]

How do you know all this? Are you some sort of a BBC News theme researcher? I've seen your comments all around these videos, and I was tickled to know.

[@jacksugden8190]

@@latintvman09 Thank you for your comment. I have had some very good connections, both within the BBC and elsewhere, over the years collected all sorts of information, this was just comment on what tracks were used at the time.

[@latintvman09]

Hi Jack, I hope you're doing well. I'm just wanting to ask you a question, is there a website that showcases some BBC News cues from the 1980s?

[@grahampearson5670]

The studio lights go out when the closing music is playing.

[@peterwilliamskelhorn6675]

+Graham Pearson they did until October 2000 when the 9pm news moved to 10pm

[@MQsCues]

@@peterwilliamskelhorn6675 These days I think they'd avoid doing it because it gives the impression that the newsroom is closing down for the night. "Nothing left to see here" etc

[@Elitist20]

Tower of Power

[@ajs41]

Please can you do the same thing for the Nine O'clock News 1985 to 1988, and also 1981 to 1985.

[@skyfuzzball8312]

How do you transparent this video? I want to do this with Le 19h30 by TSR (2001)

[@marnanel]

See the uploader's comment: this is an inside job