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Greatest News Themes of All Time

(August 2016)

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bilky asko

North East Tonight with Mike Neville
rob, AxG and Spencer gave kudos
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Inspector Sands
mark posted:

And am I allowed to sneak in a radio one (from 1:02, where it switches to London Newstalk)...?

The Newstalk one (here's another version) was pretty good, probably the best thing about the station, but the two themes it replaced (the Talkback one heard on that clip and the LBC Newstalk one) were a lot better, though my memory is tarnished because I really liked the stations it replaced.

Mind you one great classic radio news theme tune is the long standing Jeff Wayne LBC one, a 90's remix of which was played when Newstalk ended a couple of years later:
(at 15:30)
https://youtu.be/3-YMirTHMmg?t=929



LBC jingles page
Last edited by Inspector Sands on 11 August 2016 1:10pm - 4 times in total
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Spencer
I still love this Central News theme from 1997....



Also rather fond of Look North (NE&C)'s piano based theme tune and titles from 1997.
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AaronLancs
If I may add this suggestion.

BBC North West Tonight 1995-2000:
http://i2.wp.com/www.tvlive.org.uk/media/bbcnews2008/regions/northwest/1995/14.jpg
(Source: TV Live)

A truly urban theme without the need of an orchestra and from hearing it again in the below clip. It truly set us apart from the rest.

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Mouseboy33
WGN 9 Chicago 1991 - hints of The Mission from NBC.
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nwtv2003
ITN from 1995 to 1999, the last great tune where the ITN brand was dominant. The set to accompany this was dull as though.
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picard
I have always liked this tune,

There is a newer one with modern graphics somewhere on Youtube.

DJ
DJGM

ITN from 1995 to 1999, the last great tune where the ITN brand was dominant. The set to accompany this was dull as though.


The music that replaced it, as I recall, has been used on other news broadcasts in other parts of the world. I think we had a discussion about it on this very forum some time ago. It was even used in the radio news bulletins that were featured in the Saints Row 2 video game usually after the completion of the main storyline missions.
DJ
DJ Dave
This for me was the best Granada Reports theme and look



The update after this when Tony joined was poor and the set well the less said about that the better. Shocked
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rob Founding member
Meridian's first news theme was quite nice...

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mark Founding member

The Newstalk one (here's another version) was pretty good, probably the best thing about the station

Believe it or not, I've been trying to find that very cut for years! Thanks so much.
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deejay
Always liked that first incarnation of Meridian Tonight, the way they incorporated their ident and their 'three way split opt' in the titles was very nice indeed.

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