“Inauguration of Barack Obama” Theme
This theme was used for CBS’ coverage of the inauguration of President Barack Obama, anchored by Katie Couric. It is a great variation on the CBS...
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“Early Show” 2008 – 2011 Theme
This is a remix of James Horner’s original Early Show theme that the morning program used for a little over three years. By giving it an...
“Early Show” 2006 – 2008 Open
This is the theme that James Horner composed for the Early Show. It was recorded in New York, two weeks after the original session in Los...
“CBS News Special Report” 2006 – 2011 Theme
This ominous sounding cue of James Horner’s theme package for the CBS Evening News was composed for special reports. Before these impromptu newscasts start, viewers can...
“CBS Evening News” 2006 – 2011 Theme
For Katie Couric’s transition to the anchor chair, the CBS Evening News underwent a complete makeover. Following in NBC’s footsteps, CBS turned to a renowned film score composer...
“Campaign ’06” Theme
James Horner’s CBS package is fairly extensive, it literally contains hundreds of cuts. This is the music that CBS used for the election coverage in 2006....
“Sunday Morning” Current Theme
This is the theme to Sunday Morning, usually attributed to 18th century German composer Gottfried Reiche and called Abblasen. This music has been used on CBS...
“America at War” Theme
This was the theme that CBS used for all coverage of the 2003 War in Iraq. Theme music is very important in setting the tone for...
“48 Hours Mystery” 2002 – 2008 Theme
In 2002 Dan Rather stepped down as anchor of 48 Hours and the show was reformatted. In a trend that almost all other news magazines would...
“Face the Nation” 2002 – 2009 Theme
Bob Schieffer was in the middle of his 24 year stint as moderator of Face the Nation when this theme was in use. This theme made its...
“CBS Radio News” 2001 – 2018 Sounder
At the top of each hour, listeners of more than a thousand radio stations across the United States get a news update from CBS News. The...
“Campaign 2000” Theme
This theme was used during the last elections that Dan Rather covered for CBS, 2000, 2002 and 2004. It’s composed by Michael Colina, who had done...
“The Early Show” 1999 – 2002 Theme
On November 1, 1999 a new morning show debuted on CBS: The Early Show. The name was chosen to reflect that it should be considered a...
“48 Hours” 1997 – 2002 Theme
With the introduction of this theme, 48 Hours was given a makeover. The opening graphics showed us traveling at high speed through busy city streets. It...
“Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel” Theme
After a number of years on Today, Bryant Gumbel joined CBS News in 1997 to anchor a primetime news magazine: Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel. With an...