“Today” 2005 – 2012 Headline Bed
For many years Today had a cold open in which an anchor quickly teased a few stories. It lasted about 10 or 15 seconds while no...
NBC News
“Dateline NBC” 2005 – 2007 Theme
For the last few years of its classic era, Dateline used a reorchestrated version of its long-running theme. During the period in which this theme was...
“Meet the Press” 2005 – 2012 Theme
This is the very subtly updated Part IV of The Mission, used for Meet the Press and special reports. As the longest running program on television,...
“Today” 2005 – 2006 Promo
Country music artist Phil Vassar wrote Live For Today together with his wife Julie and Randy Wachtler, president of 615 Music, a Nashville company that composed...
“Today” Current Bumper
This Copland-esque theme — think Hoedown from Rodeo — is part of the 2004 update of The Mission. It was originally intended for a possible Tom...
“Decision 2004” Theme
Election themes don’t get much better than this. Michael Karp composed this theme for the 2004 presidential election on NBC. Since then it has become a...
“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...
“Early Today” 2004 – 2013 Theme
In 2004 Early Today received a complete makeover. MSNBC took over production of the show and it shifted focus from financial news to general news. Subsequently...
“NBC Nightly News” Current Theme
In 2004 after the general election, veteran anchor Tom Brokaw retired from NBC News. The transition had been announced long in advance and so successor Brian...
“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...
“NBC Nightly News” 2003 Promo
This promo is called “NBC Nightly News Hard & Fast”. It was used to promote a feature report on the next edition of Nightly News. Aside...
“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...