It's such a beautiful piece of music - yet so dramatic. I can't help but feel like this would be perfect for World Service Radio.
I'd personally like David Lowe's old music back on World Service English - they were very catchy and those three notes were a strong sonic logo for the BBC.. I've even found myself whistling them sometimes...
They replaced the
TOTH sequence with some generic music I think around 2014, which was a huge downgrade.
"Wherever you are, you're with the BBC" is a much stronger tagline than "This is the BBC World Service, the world's radio station"
Parts of it are still used on some foreign language services.
Maybe there's a slight hint of nostalgia there of when I was younger listening to the World Service, but what they have currently doesn't feel very cohesive. Although you could argue that Newshour not using David Lowe's music defeats my argument a bit, David Arnold's theme was majestic; I've even got it as my
ringtone so I'll let it slide
It's a shame both packages weren't as documented as the ones on television were - I would like to find them in clearer audio one day haha
In terms of TV, I think the Circles were fine, but they were getting rather uninspiring. The 2007 mix was the best version of the BBC News music. I'll admit that I've never really been someone who watches TV, spending most of my time listening to Radio 4/World Service. BBC World 1997 music was lovely but I feel that if it were still being used you'd all be calling it tired, like David Lowe's pips
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