This bright and sunny piece is perhaps one of the most famous themes used on the Today Show. It’s the second theme by Ray Ellis. It replaced the theme that Ellis composed earlier for the Today Show that was forced off the air by a lawsuit. This theme however was so popular with viewers that after The Mission premiered in 1985, this theme was brought back occasionally as the secondary theme. However, it will forever be closely associated with the 1970′s era of Today, with Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley as anchors.