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Newsnight Theme

How many versions are there? (May 2006)

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ST
Stuart
I have searched and found no other thread with this on, so here goes....

I thought tonight's classical ending to Newsnight was very nice
Newsnight - Classical Theme
(apologies about video quality I was more after the sound Very Happy )

How many different ones are there, and does anyone have any of the others as MP3 or WMV files?
NE
Neil__
It was good - caught it too.

Although I'd call it 'light jazz' rather than classical.
ST
Stuart
Neil Green posted:
Although I'd call it 'light jazz' rather than classical.


Having listened again, I agree, more "light jazz" Laughing
AS
Asa Admin
So there's the normal one and that one, then I've got an upbeat jazz version. Any more?

I think it's quite a unique idea to play a different theme depending on how the show ends.
TE
TELEVISION
I don't like it. I'd rather they just played the proper closing theme. Rolling Eyes
JO
johnofhertford
The answer to the question is 42.
JO
johnofhertford
Sorry, bit too much sauce.
HC
Hatton Cross
TELEVISION posted:
I don't like it. I'd rather they just played the proper closing theme. Rolling Eyes


Those two are truly terrible.
The Newsnight theme is one of the best news themes around, but to prat around with it in this way (even though it is for the credit scroll) devaules the entire show.

Why bother with the trouble of sticking a sofa and desk in TC7, and just do the entire bleedin show on location from Ronnie Scott's Jazz club. Rolling Eyes
UK
ukjds
A similar version to the NN Jazz "mix" was played out on NN Review on Friday.

It all started with those Latin America programes...

How many different versions have been played so far, I usually fall asleep by about 11pm!

John
GM
nodnirG kraM
Very film noir that first one - was expecting Paxo to get up and walk down a deserted alley dimly lit by pools of street light, light up a cigarette in a damp rain jacket and give us a soliloque about his latest run in with the femme fatale.

Very nice idea to have variation on a theme - bit like fridays at 6 on News 24!!

29 days later

DJ
David Jonathan
Last night's tango theme was great! Did anyone capture it?
SP
Spencer
They really should release a CD of all these themes. If they develop a following, it's the kind of quirky thing I could see them doing. Perhaps.

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