Television news music
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Television news music is used by television stations to brand their news operations. Each television station uses an identifiable news theme; some themes are used by multiple stations while others are composed specifically for a certain station.
, news themes used on local television stations are typically organized into News Music packages, with each theme within a package sharing a similar musical signature. A typical television News Music package consists of anywhere from 50 to as many as 1000 cuts of music. One of the largest News Music packages is Overture, created by Stephen Arnold Music
. This package consists of a total of 36 themes and over 1000 cuts.
News Music packages consist of the following: opens, closes, bumper
s, topicals (promo beds), franchise opens/stingers, ID
s, utility tracks and billboards.
Stations within the same market area will always use different music packages, unless they are related to each other in some manner; e.g., if two stations may be owned by the same company (or operated by the same company under a LMA (Local Marketing Agreement
), or one station may contract out its news production to the other. For example: in Ft. Myers, Florida, ABC
affiliate WZVN-TV
is owned by Montclair Communications, Inc., while NBC
affiliate WBBH-TV
in the same market is owned by Waterman Broadcasting Corporation
, which operates WZVN under an LMA. That said, both stations currently use This is Your News by Gari Communications
. In newscasts airing on WZVN, NBC Network ID stingers can be heard in the news opens, even though WZVN-TV is an ABC affiliate.
A case where the opposite of the aforementioned is true is in Denver, Colorado
, Fox affiliate KDVR
is owned by Local TV LLC
, while CW affiliate KWGN is owned by the Tribune Company
but is operated by KDVR under an LMA. However, KDVR uses the Fox Affiliate News Theme by OSI Music, while KWGN uses Indie-Band News by Stephen Arnold Music
.
Some packages are custom made for a specific station group company, or owned and operated stations and affiliates of a specific television network:
's "Hello" and "Turn to...", were composed during this era, and some were even used on stations in some other countries and in languages other than English
.
Station image packages are designed to give a positive branding method for broadcast television stations. Many such packages from the 1970s and 1980s often portrayed stations in a community-oriented light, accompanied by footages of the stations' personalities participating in recreational activities and charity events with regular everyday people. By the 1990s, many stations had adopted a more hard-hitting approach to branding, resulting in a reduced demand for traditional promotion campaigns. However, a few stations which used Gari's Hello campaign briefly re-introduced it in the 2000s as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations.
In the United States
In the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, news themes used on local television stations are typically organized into News Music packages, with each theme within a package sharing a similar musical signature. A typical television News Music package consists of anywhere from 50 to as many as 1000 cuts of music. One of the largest News Music packages is Overture, created by Stephen Arnold Music
Stephen Arnold Music
Founded in 1993 by Stephen Arnold, Stephen Arnold Music is a Dallas-based music production company, specializing in Television news music. With additional offices in San Diego, California and a studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the company services television networks, cable channels, TV stations,...
. This package consists of a total of 36 themes and over 1000 cuts.
News Music packages consist of the following: opens, closes, bumper
Commercial bumper
In broadcasting, a commercial bumper, ident bumper or break-bumper is a brief announcement, usually two to 15 seconds that can contain a voice over, placed between a pause in the program and its commercial break, and vice versa...
s, topicals (promo beds), franchise opens/stingers, ID
Station identification
Station identification is the practice of radio or television stations or networks identifying themselves on air, typically by means of a call sign or brand name...
s, utility tracks and billboards.
- Opens: These are the cuts used to begin a newscast, usually accompanied by a vamp straight out of the open (either a stripped or full version of the bumper.) In a news package, opens come in short credit forms (for the main open) and long credit forms (for talent opens.) Some packages even include different lengths of the talent opens for 3 or 4-anchor lineups.
- Closes: Closes also come in different formats and lengths, many of which are similar in sound to that package's open. Usually, there are :60, :30, :20, :15, and :10 versions of the close, designed to resolve at a precise time.
- Bumpers: These are used primarily before the main open and teasing out to the next segment of a newscast. When the bumper is played, a summary of what will air in the upcoming newscast or later in the newscast will be shown.
- Topicals/promo beds: These are the cuts of music used only in promos for a specific upcoming newscast. Topicals come in four types: theme donut/theme donut open beds, ID/promo beds, end theme news open/promo beds, and ID/stingers. These usually correspond with regular promo times (:30, :20, :10, and :05 ID.)
- Franchise opens/stingers: Franchise opens or stingers are used to open various segments of a newscast in-show (breaking news, special reports, sports, weather, investigation, etc.)
- IDs: This is a short package signature used to identify the television station. It can also be used in conjunction to identify talent. The Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications CommissionThe Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
requires several over-the-air (OTA) stations (including radio stations) to identify themselves at regular intervals by either stating their call letters or brand name (sometimes known, particularly in the United States, as a "sounder" or "stinger", more generally as a station or network ident). Also, an ID can signify a network affiliation such as the NBC chimesNBC chimesThe NBC chimes, named for the radio and television network on which they have been used, consists of a succession of three distinct pitches: G3, E4, and C4 , sounded in that order, creating an arpeggiated C-major chord in the second inversion, within about two seconds time, and reverberating for...
or the Fox TVFox Broadcasting CompanyFox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
drum-roll. - Utility tracks
- Billboards
Stations within the same market area will always use different music packages, unless they are related to each other in some manner; e.g., if two stations may be owned by the same company (or operated by the same company under a LMA (Local Marketing Agreement
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
), or one station may contract out its news production to the other. For example: in Ft. Myers, Florida, ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate WZVN-TV
WZVN-TV
WZVN-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for Southwest Florida licensed to Naples. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 41 from a transmitter in Southeastern Punta Gorda along SR 31. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 7 and in high definition on...
is owned by Montclair Communications, Inc., while NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate WBBH-TV
WBBH-TV
WBBH-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Southwest Florida licensed to Fort Myers. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 15 from a transmitter in Southeastern Punta Gorda along SR 31. Owned by the Waterman Broadcasting Corporation, WBBH operates ABC affiliate...
in the same market is owned by Waterman Broadcasting Corporation
Waterman Broadcasting Corporation
Waterman Broadcasting Corporation is a company based in Fort Myers, Florida,it was founded in 1978 in Ft. Myers FL when it purchased WBBH.It is owned by Bernard Waterman.-Stations owned by Waterman:...
, which operates WZVN under an LMA. That said, both stations currently use This is Your News by Gari Communications
Frank Gari
Frank Gari is a popular singer and songwriter from the late 1950s and early 1960s. His best known songs as a performer are "Utopia" , "Lullaby of Love" and "Princess" , all of which hit the U.S. Top 40 in 1961. He co-wrote with Roger McGuinn the song Beach Ball for Bobby Darin...
. In newscasts airing on WZVN, NBC Network ID stingers can be heard in the news opens, even though WZVN-TV is an ABC affiliate.
A case where the opposite of the aforementioned is true is in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, Fox affiliate KDVR
KDVR
KDVR, , is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the Denver, Colorado designated market area. The station is owned by Local TV LLC, the media arm of private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners, under a local marketing agreement with Tribune-owned CW affiliate KWGN . Its transmitter is...
is owned by Local TV LLC
Local TV
Local TV LLC is a limited liability corporation, owned by Oak Hill Capital Partners , which operates 18 local network-affiliated television stations in the United States.-History:...
, while CW affiliate KWGN is owned by the Tribune Company
Tribune Company
The Tribune Company is a large American multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, with ten daily newspapers and commuter tabloids including Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Hartford Courant, Orlando Sentinel, South Florida...
but is operated by KDVR under an LMA. However, KDVR uses the Fox Affiliate News Theme by OSI Music, while KWGN uses Indie-Band News by Stephen Arnold Music
Stephen Arnold Music
Founded in 1993 by Stephen Arnold, Stephen Arnold Music is a Dallas-based music production company, specializing in Television news music. With additional offices in San Diego, California and a studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the company services television networks, cable channels, TV stations,...
.
Custom News Music packages
Some News Music packages are custom made for one station only, as opposed to syndicated packages which are used by multiple stations. While syndicated packages are normal in the industry, there are some stations that still use custom made packages. Such examples include:- WLS-TVWLS-TVWLS-TV, virtual channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The station operates their full power digital operations on UHF channel 44, with their digital fill-in translator on VHF channel...
, Chicago- News Series 2000 Plus (1992–present)
- KFOR-TVKFOR-TVKFOR-TV, virtual channel 4 , is the NBC-affiliated television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. KFOR-TV is owned by Local TV, a subsidiary of the private equity group Oak Hill Capital Partners, in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate KAUT-TV ; its studios are located at 444 East Britton Road in...
, Oklahoma City- Newsmusic Central's KFOR Custom News Package (1993–1997)
- Wow and Flutter Music's KFOR-TV News Package (1997–present)
- KSTP-TVKSTP-TVKSTP-TV, channel 5, is the ABC affiliate for the Twin Cities. Its transmitter is located at the Shoreview Telefarm. It is the flagship station of Hubbard Broadcasting, which also owns several other broadcasting properties across the United States....
, Minneapolis-St. Paul- Latitude Music's Leading Edge (1995–1999)
- Stephen Arnold Music's Overture (1999–2005)
- KTHVKTHVKTHV , is the CBS network affiliate television station serving the Little Rock/Pine Bluff television market and central Arkansas. The station is owned by Gannett Company, which purchased the station in 1994...
, Little Rock- KTHV 1995 News Package (1995–2004)
- KTHV 2004 News Package (2004–2008)
- KUSA-TVKUSA-TVKUSA, channel 9, is an NBC-affiliated television station in Denver, Colorado. KUSA is owned by the Gannett Company, and is a sister station to MyNetworkTV affiliate KTVD...
- KUSA News Package by Third Street Music (1995–2009) (While it ceased to be the main theme as of October 2008, it was used for the Talent ID until Feb of 2009.)
- WPIX-TV, New York
- WPIX-TV Custom News Package by Non-Stop Music (1994–present)
- WGN-TVWGN-TVWGN-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the CW-affiliated television station in Chicago, Illinois built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WGN-TV's studios and offices are located at 2501 W...
, Chicago- Chicago's Very Own by John Hegner (1993–1997)
- WGN News Theme by Non-Stop Music (1997–2007)
- Chicago's Very Own by 615 Music (2007–present)
- WWL-TVWWL-TVWWL-TV, virtual channel 4, is the CBS-affiliated television station serving New Orleans, Louisiana, southeast Louisiana and parts of southern and coastal Mississippi, and is the primary CBS station for South and Coastal Mississippi. It broadcasts on UHF digital channel 36...
, New Orleans- Stephen Arnold Music's WWL News (1989–2004)
- Stephen Arnold Music's WWL Custom News Package [The Spirit Of Louisiana] (2004–2006)
- WTVKWTVKWXCW is the CW-affiliated television station for Southwest Florida licensed to Naples. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 45 from a transmitter near the Charlotte and Lee County line. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 6 and in high definition on Comcast...
, Knoxville (now WVLT-TVWVLT-TVWVLT-TV is the CBS television network affiliate station serving Knoxville, Tennessee, the 58th DMA in America according to Nielsen Media Research...
)- Pulstar (1977-1981)
- Hello News (1981-1985)
- WTVK 1985 News Theme (1985–1986)
- WTVK 1986 News Theme (1986–1987)
- KOMO News theme (KOMO-TVKOMO-TVKOMO-TV, virtual channel 4, is a television station in Seattle, Washington. It is an affiliate of ABC and broadcasts on digital channel 38. KOMO-TV is the flagship station of Fisher Communications, and its studios and offices are co-located with sister radio stations KOMO , KVI , and KPLZ-FM ...
, Seattle, composed and recorded by Dan Dean Productions)- KOMO News theme 1988
- KOMO News theme 1990
- KOMO News theme 1992
- WCAU-TV, Philadelphia
- WCAU NBC News Theme (1997–2008)
- WISH-TVWISH-TVWISH-TV, virtual channel 8, is the CBS-affiliated television station for Central Indiana licensed to Indianapolis. Owned by the LIN TV Corporation, WISH-TV is part of a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate WNDY-TV and the two share studios on North Meridian Street at the north end of Indianapolis'...
, Indianapolis (These packages used the "Back Home Again, in Indiana" melody in the music exclusive to Indiana)- Newsleader, possibly a.k.a. Newsleader in Indiana by Stephen Arnold, first use the melody (1991-1997)
- WISH-TV News Music Package, a.k.a. Counterpoint with Indiana by Stephen Arnold (1997-2004)
- In-Sync V.4, a.k.a. In-Sync with Indiana by 615 Music (2004-present)
Some packages are custom made for a specific station group company, or owned and operated stations and affiliates of a specific television network:
- Daily News by Gari Communications (December 2006–present) for the SinclairSinclair Broadcast GroupThe Sinclair Broadcast Group is an American telecommunications company that operates the largest number of local television stations in the United States. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, it owns a total of 57 stations across the country in 35 primarily small and medium markets, many of...
stations. - Fox Affiliate News Theme by OSI Music (2005–present) for Fox O&Os and affiliates.
- Gannett News Music Package by Rampage Music (2008–present) for the GannettGannett CompanyGannett Company, Inc. is a publicly-traded media holding company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States, near McLean. It is the largest U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation. Its assets include the national newspaper USA Today and the weekly USA Weekend...
stations. - Hearst-Argyle News Package by NewsMusic Central (2003/2004–present) for the Hearst stations.
- Media General Station Group Package by John D. Keltonic (2006–present) for the Media GeneralMedia GeneralMedia General, Inc. is a media company based in the Southeastern United States. Its major properties include newspapers such as The Tampa Tribune, the Winston-Salem Journal, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch, as well as numerous television stations, such as flagship station WFLA-TV.The company was...
stations - Move Closer to Your WorldMove Closer to Your WorldMove Closer to Your World is a television news music package composed by jingle writer Al Ham under his Mayoham Music label. In the 1970s it was considered an anthem for local television news, and is considered the anthem of WPVI-TV in Philadelphia for its Action News programs to the current day...
by Al Ham (1972–1988) for stations owned by Capital Cities CommunicationsCapital Cities CommunicationsCapital Cities redirects here. For the article about the seat of a government, see Capital .Capital Cities Communications was an American media company best known for its surprise purchase of the much larger American Broadcasting Company in 1985...
. - The NBC Collection by Gari Communications (1995–present), The Rock by Stephen Arnold (2005–present) and The Tower by 615 Music (2000–present) for NBC O&Os and affiliates.
- Sinclair News Music Package by Stephen Arnold (2002-December 2006) for the SinclairSinclair Broadcast GroupThe Sinclair Broadcast Group is an American telecommunications company that operates the largest number of local television stations in the United States. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, it owns a total of 57 stations across the country in 35 primarily small and medium markets, many of...
stations. - Scripps TV Station Group Package by MusikvergnuegenMusikvergnuegenMusikvergnuegen , sometimes abbreviated to MusikV, is a music and sound design production company located in Los Angeles, California. The company name translates into English as "enjoyment of music". It was founded by Austrian-born composer Walter Werzowa.Werzowa founded the company after achieving...
(2009–present) for the E. W. ScrippsE. W. Scripps CompanyThe E. W. Scripps Company is an American media conglomerate founded by Edward W. Scripps on November 2, 1878. The company is headquartered inside the Scripps Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its corporate motto is "Give light and the people will find their own way."On October 16, 2007, the company...
stations.
Station imaging packages
Some News Music packages are accompanied by a station image package, featuring promotional jingles which often share the same musical signature as the parent news music package. Often, imaging packages include jingles for the holiday and elections. Such promotional packages first came to prominence in the United States in the 1970s, and had become widespread by the 1980s, used by many (though not all) television stations. Many memorable packages, such as Frank GariFrank Gari
Frank Gari is a popular singer and songwriter from the late 1950s and early 1960s. His best known songs as a performer are "Utopia" , "Lullaby of Love" and "Princess" , all of which hit the U.S. Top 40 in 1961. He co-wrote with Roger McGuinn the song Beach Ball for Bobby Darin...
's "Hello" and "Turn to...", were composed during this era, and some were even used on stations in some other countries and in languages other than English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
Station image packages are designed to give a positive branding method for broadcast television stations. Many such packages from the 1970s and 1980s often portrayed stations in a community-oriented light, accompanied by footages of the stations' personalities participating in recreational activities and charity events with regular everyday people. By the 1990s, many stations had adopted a more hard-hitting approach to branding, resulting in a reduced demand for traditional promotion campaigns. However, a few stations which used Gari's Hello campaign briefly re-introduced it in the 2000s as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations.
News music adopted from other sources
Besides standard news music packages, some stations had opted to use the soundtrack from some movies or other popular songs as their main news themes; examples include:- Cool Hand Luke: The Tar SequenceCool Hand LukeCool Hand Luke is a 1967 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Paul Newman. The screenplay was adapted by Donn Pearce and Frank Pierson from Pearce's 1965 novel of the same name. The film features George Kennedy, Strother Martin, J.D...
by Lalo Schiffrin http://www.southernmedia-nmsa.com/search.php?search=3,1,577 (later gave rise to News Series 2000 by Frank Gari http://www.southernmedia-nmsa.com/search.php?search=3,1,61) - Classical GasClassical Gas"Classical Gas" is an instrumental musical piece composed and originally performed by Mason Williams. Originally released in 1968 on the album The Mason Williams Phonograph Record, it has been re-recorded and re-released numerous times since by Williams...
by Mason WilliamsMason WilliamsMason Williams is an American guitarist and composer, best known for his guitar instrumental "Classical Gas". He is also a comedy writer, known for his writing on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, and Saturday Night Live...
http://www.southernmedia-nmsa.com/search.php?search=3,1,604 (later gave rise to an identically-named news theme by Telesound http://www.southernmedia-nmsa.com/search.php?search=3,1,222) - Do You Know the Way to San Jose?, used by KNTVKNTVKNTV, channel 11, is the NBC owned-and-operated television station in the Bay Area market. It is licensed to San Jose, with its transmitter located on San Bruno Mountain, just south of San Francisco. It shares facilities in San Jose with NBC Universal sister station KSTS and CNBC's Silicon...
in San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
in the 1980s and early 1990s. - Gonna Fly NowGonna Fly Now"Gonna Fly Now", also known as "Theme from Rocky", is the theme song from the movie Rocky, composed by Bill Conti with lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins, and performed by DeEtta Little and Nelson Pigford...
(version by Maynard FergusonMaynard FergusonMaynard Ferguson was a Canadian jazz musician and bandleader. He came to prominence playing in Stan Kenton's orchestra, before forming his own band in 1957...
) http://www.southernmedia-nmsa.com/search.php?search=3,1,760, used most famously by CitytvCITY-TVCITY-DT, Channel 57 , is a television station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada owned and operated by Rogers Media...
Toronto in the 1970s - The Happening: The Fuzz by Frank De VolFrank De VolFrank Denny De Vol, also known simply as De Vol was an American arranger, composer and actor.-Early life and career:...
- Group W'sWestinghouse BroadcastingThe Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, also known as Group W, was the broadcasting division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation. It owned several radio and television stations across the United States and distributed television shows for syndication....
Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
format at KYW, WBZ, and WJZ once used 007 from the From Russia With LoveFrom Russia with Love (soundtrack)From Russia with Love is the soundtrack for the second James Bond film of the same name. This is the first series film with John Barry as the primary soundtrack composer.John Barry, arranger of Monty Norman's "James Bond Theme" for Dr...
film soundtrack. - Al CaiolaAl CaiolaAl Caiola is a guitarist who plays jazz, country, rock, western, and pop music. He has been both a studio musician and stage performer...
's version of Elmer BernsteinElmer BernsteinElmer Bernstein was an American composer and conductor best known for his many film scores. In a career which spanned fifty years, he composed music for hundreds of film and television productions...
's main theme of The Magnificent SevenThe Magnificent SevenThe Magnificent Seven is an American Western film directed by John Sturges, and released in 1960. It is a fictional tale of a group of seven American gunmen who are hired to protect a small agricultural village in Mexico from a group of marauding Mexican bandits...
. - WGCL-TVWGCL-TVWGCL-TV, virtual channel 46.1 is the CBS-affiliated television station serving the Atlanta, Georgia area. Its city of license is Atlanta, and the station is owned by Meredith Corporation, making it the largest-market CBS station not owned by the network...
in Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
used a news theme based on Johnny NashJohnny NashJohn Lester "Johnny" Nash, Jr. is an American pop singer-songwriter, best known in the US for his 1972 hit, "I Can See Clearly Now". He was also the first non-Jamaican to record reggae music in Kingston, Jamaica.-Life and career:...
's I Can See Clearly NowI Can See Clearly Now-Certifications:-Charts:-Other covers:The song also appears in various other films, such as Grosse Pointe Blank, The Break-up, Thelma & Louise, Antz, Deep Blue Sea, Envy, Hitch, Shrek 2s Far Far Away Idol, Viktor Vogel – Commercial Man and Jennifer's Body, as well in a 2009 advertisement for Lipton...
http://www.southernmedia-nmsa.com/search.php?search=3,1,543 from 2001 to 2002 as part of its "Clear TV" branding. - MacArthur ParkMacArthur ParkMacArthur Park is a park in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, named after General Douglas MacArthur and designated city of Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument #100.- Geography :...
by Richard HarrisRichard HarrisRichard St John Harris was an Irish actor, singer-songwriter, theatrical producer, film director and writer....
and adapted by Hugo MontenegroHugo MontenegroHugo Montenegro was an American orchestra leader and composer of film soundtracks. His best known work is derived from interpretations of the music from Spaghetti westerns, especially his cover version of the main theme from the 1966 film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly...
was used by Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
WJW-TV in the 1970s when they were still a CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
station and they used the City Camera News theme.
News Music worldwide
Certain News Music packages used in the United States have also been used worldwide. Eyewitness News by Frank Gari has been picked up for use in overseas markets. Hong Kong Cable News has used it for its morning newscast, and POP TV in Slovenia has used it for its main newscasts.United States
- Stephen Arnold MusicStephen Arnold MusicFounded in 1993 by Stephen Arnold, Stephen Arnold Music is a Dallas-based music production company, specializing in Television news music. With additional offices in San Diego, California and a studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the company services television networks, cable channels, TV stations,...
- Third Street Music
- Gari Media Group
- Chris Crane Music, Inc.
- John Hegner Music
- Edd Kalehoff Productions
- Shelly Palmer Company
- 615 Music615 Music615 Music is a broadcast production music company based in Nashville, Tennessee. 615 Music composes television news music packages and custom image campaigns for many television networks around the world. 615 Music also operates out of Los Angeles...
- Non-Stop Music
- JDK Music
- Rampage Music New York, Inc.
- Groove WorxGroove WorxGroove Worx is a custom music house that produces music for various categories of media. Based in Marina Del Rey, CA, Groove Worx was founded in 1996 as a custom music house for television commercials and radio stations, producing custom jingle packages for domestic and international clients...
- Cue11
- In the Groove Music, is a subsidiary of AirCast Production, a division of Megatrax Production Music, Inc
- FirstComFirstComFirstCom Music began in 1980 as a broadcast service company. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company offered several services utilized by radio stations throughout the United States...
- 360 Music
- Newsmusic Central
- Lattitude Music
- Music Partners
- Killer TracksKiller TracksKiller Tracks is a company that provides production music for use in film, television, radio, advertising and interactive media. The company was founded in Hollywood, California in 1989 with an original catalog of 30 CDs. Today, Killer Tracks' catalog contains over 2,000 CDs of music from 21...
- Music Oasis
- HitPlay Productions
- OSI Music
- Radio Band of America
United Kingdom
- David Lowe
- Adelphoi Music
- David ArnoldDavid Arnold (conductor)David Arnold is a British composer, conductor and music producer.Born in 1951, he began to play percussion at the age of 12 and went on to study at the Royal College of Music in London...
The Netherlands
- Stephen EmmerStephen EmmerStephen Emmer is a Dutch musician and composer. After releasing an album in 1982 he worked in television. He released the album Recitement in 2008, combining his music with spoken word from artists including Lou Reed.-Biography:...
- Martijn Schimmer
- Jeroen Kuitenbrouwer
- Bernard Joosten
- Ronald Schilperoort
External links
- SouthernMedia's NMSA, News Music Search Archive
- News Music Now, website allowing listeners to hear news music packages without the voice-overVoice-overVoice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...
- Network News Music, listen to full themes from network newscasts