“Rock Center” 2012 – 2013 Theme
This news magazine is named after the location of NBC News headquarters in the GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Center. It’s NBC’s first new news magazine...
Other
Themes from other NBC News productions
“We’re everywhere” 2008 Promo
This catchy promo was used by NBC News in 2008 to emphasize that they are everywhere you go: on TV, on the radio and online. At...
“Seven News” (Australia) 2004 – 2014 Theme
In 2004, after the Athens Olympics, Seven News was revamped. Part of that revamp was a new remix of John Williams classic theme that Seven News...
“State Funeral of Ronald Reagan” Music
For the state funeral of former president Ronald Reagan, NBC chose this solemn piece composed by Michael Karp. It’s called Requiem. Tom Brokaw anchored, in what...
“Operation: Iraqi Freedom” Theme
The 2003 war in Iraq had a long and protracted build up to it. This meant that news organizations had ample time to get ready. All...
“Countdown with Keith Olbermann” Theme
Countdown started as more or less a regular newscast in the early days of the Iraq War. But it would grow into MSNBC’s signature show. It’s...
“Chris Matthews Show” 2002 – 2009 Theme
The Chris Matthews Show is a half-hour show airing on Sunday mornings that debuted in 2002 and focusses on politics. It consists of the roundtable format...
“Seven News” (Australia) 1999 – 2004 Theme
Seven News in Australia uses this contemporary remix of John Williams’ The Mission. In terms of branding, Seven News has always been closely aligned with NBC...
“Later Today” Theme
Later Today was the second installment of the Today franchise that was created in 1999. It aired at 9 a.m. (in most markets), right after the...
“The News with Brian Williams” 1998 – 2002 Theme
Brian Williams joined NBC News in 1993 and was quickly groomed to be the next anchor of NBC Nightly News. At first he was named White...
“Nightside” 1997 – 1998 Theme
NBC Nightside was NBC’s second overnight newscast. The program started in 1991 and was produced in Charlotte, North Carolina by the NBC News Channel. That is...
“The News with Brian Williams” 1996 – 1998 Theme
The News with Brian Williams was MSNBC’s signature news program, intended for viewers who missed NBC Nightly News. Shelly Palmer composed the musical identification package for...
“Before Hours” Close
The program may have been forgotten, the theme certainly is not forgettable. This is Part II of The Mission by John Williams; originally titled as the...
“1986” Theme
1986 was NBC’s fourteenth attempt in seventeen years to launch a successful newsmagazine. It debuted in June of 1986 and lasted for only twenty broadcasts. The...
“NBC News Overnight”
“You hear something that may be music or may be the sound Donald Duck would make if you held his head underwater a while,” that is...